Yoel Schwartz

Yoel Schwartz was an Israeli Haredi Jewish rabbi, Torah scholar, and writer who published over 200 Jewish books. He was a senior lecturer at Dvar Yerushalayim yeshiva in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof, an English-speaking institute for baalei teshuva. He was also involved in 2004 [attempt to revive the Sanhedrin|attempts to revive] the Sanhedrin.

Education

Schwartz studied at Kol [Torah Yeshiva] in Jerusalem, Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He served as the mashgiach ruchani of Yeshivas Itri.

Prizes

In 2009, he received the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism in Jerusalem for his work in establishing the "Nahal Haredi" framework for conscription of Haredi males to serve as combat troops in the Israel [Defense Forces|IDF].