The Samaria Regional Council officially announced Wednesday the establishment of three new religious seminaries (yeshivas) in the northern Samaria area, set to open this summer. One will be located on Mount Ebal, an extension of the Alon Moreh settlement, headed by Rabbi Aviaad Shinoel. The other two will be established in Ganim and the Dothan Valley. The announcement was made by council head Yossi Dagan, alongside Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, the rabbi of Samaria, and Rabbi Shinoel, during an inaugural study day with students.
The Samaria Regional Council formally announced Wednesday the opening of three new yeshivas in northern Samaria beginning this summer, a significant expansion of religious-educational infrastructure in the area. The initiative was presented by council head Yossi Dagan alongside Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, the regional rabbi of Samaria, and Rabbi Aviaad Shinoel, who will head the yeshiva on Mount Ebal — an extension of the Alon Moreh settlement. The other two yeshivas will be located in Ganim and the Dothan Valley.
The announcement was made during an inaugural study day and gathering with students ahead of the yeshivas' scheduled opening on the 1st of Elul (the Hebrew calendar date). Rabbi Levanon described the development as "a meaningful expression of our path," while Rabbi Shinoel called it "a huge privilege." Dagan said it was "a huge value-based message for Israel; the people of Israel win from a position of strength."
As The Zioneer reported, Dagan previously presented a broader plan for 18 new communities in northern Samaria at a Washington conference in early June, winning support from Republican lawmakers. The new yeshiva openings align with that settlement expansion vision, though they are concentrated on educational institutions rather than residential communities. All three yeshivas are located inside recognized settlements or their immediate extensions, not in new unauthorized outposts.
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