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When they were both teachers at Yeshivat HaDarom in Rehovot, Rabbis Yehuda Amital and Elazar Menachem Shach were known to argue constantly about Zionism, the fledgling State of Israel, and the necessity of drafting yeshiva students into the army. Despite an age gap of almost 25 years, the cousins-by-marriage would bounce ideas and bum cigarettes […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315