Alum in Israel: Ronnie Mizrachi

By Samantha Ryba Sophomore Editor

Yeshivah of Flatbush graduate Ronnie Mizrachi (HS ’22), is currently spending his gap year studying at Yeshivat Har Etzion, more commonly known as “Gush.”

At the Yeshivah, Mizrachi takes daily Judaic studies classes including Gemara and Tanakh. The classes are highly detailed and focus on the close meanings and commentaries of the text. In the evenings, he continues to learn Gemara using a method called Bekiut. With this style of learning, he learns broad topics at a fast pace, especially focusing on the literal text, also known as the p’shat

His favorite class is Tanakh with Rabbi Menachem Leibtag. Mizrachi said he especially enjoys the Rabbi’s interpretations and methodology of analyzing text. The style the Rabbi uses is how Mizrachi was taught at home and in school, which makes him appreciate the class even more. The class consists of doing an objective