Behind the facades and hidden in plain sight are the buildings that are the founding structures of Tel Aviv. These seemingly insignificant white houses, factories, hotels, and cinemas are part of one of the 20th century’s most important trends and esthetic styles: Bauhaus. And, Tel Aviv has nearly 2,000 white Bauhaus buildings, the highest concentration anywhere in the world.
At the AMIT Orot Shaul Hesder Yeshiva in Ra’anana, Rav Yuval Cherlow is teaching the morning Torah class to first year students. As he rounds up his discussion of the prophet Amos, he raises questions related to ethics, Judaism and the modern era. “Is it possible to have a code of ethics for the Internet? How does Judaism deal with such issues? Can one draw up a code of ethics that balances Jewish halacha and the modern world of communications?” The questions are complex and do not always have an easy answer, but they reflect the ethos that is helping to make AMIT Orot Shaul an attractive place of learning for young boys who wish to pursue both in-depth Torah studies and make a contribution to Israeli society.
