page_title: Yeshivat HaHesder Yerucham
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yeshivat HaHesder Yerucham / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Inside the beis medresh of the yeshiva
context_page_description: Yeshiva Yerucham
  Yeshivat Hesder Yerucham is a hesder yeshiva located in the development town of Yeruham, Israel. It was founded in 1993 and currently there are over 220 students. It is known for its high level of Gemara learning.
context_section_description: In the early 1970s, a group of Religious Zionists settled in Yeruham with the goal of improving the south of Israel, and helping to increase the quality of life for the residents of Yerucham.  Over time, the group grew in number and expanded its activities by taking on educational responsibilities as well. After establishing "Midreshet B'Yahad", a Seminar Center of Judaism, Society and Zionism Studies, the group realized the need for a yeshiva as the next step in strengthening the existing projects by bringing youth to Yeruham.
  The leader of this group, Shmuel Friedman Ben-Shalom, approached Rabbi Eliyhau Blumenzweig, who at the time taught at Yeshivat Har Etzion, with a proposition to be the Rosh Yeshiva, which he accepted. The yeshiva subsequently opened its doors in 1993.  
  Today, the yeshiva is considered to be one of the most serious hesder yeshivas in the country.
caption: Inside the beis medresh of the yeshiva
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