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In the annals of history, certain individuals emerge whose personal journeys not only tell their own story but represent an entire era or movement. Rabbi Aryeh Bina is one such figure %u2013 a talmid chacham and Torah educator whose life parallels the development of Israel%u2019s religious community from his arrival in the 1930s until his passing in the 1990s.Born Leibele Benosovksi in 1913 in Slonim, Belarus, Rabbi Bina received a traditional Lithuanian Jewish education. In 1926, he entered the renowned Mir Yeshiva, studying under Rabbi Leizer Yuda Finkel, the Rosh Yeshiva, and Rav Yerucham Leibowitz, the Mashgiach. These formative experiences forged connections he would maintain throughout his life.In 1933, driven by Zionist ideals, he decided to make Aliyah to Eretz Yisrael. While awaiting his immigration certificate from Polish Zionist organizations, he trained at an agricultural Hachsharain Kosnice. During this period, he became engaged to his cousin Rachel from Slonim. To avoid the Polish draft, he departed for Palestine ahead of her, with Rachel joining him a few months later.Upon arriving in Jaffa, Rabbi Bina found work as a construction laborer in Tel Aviv, helping build the bustling thoroughfare of Allenby Street. He frequented the Hapoel HaMizrachi synagogue on Achad Ha%u2019am Street, which also served as a hub for the nascent Bnei Akiva movement, founded just a few years earlier in 1929. It was here that he learned of plans to establish a new religious settlement near Hadera in northern Israel.This pioneering community was Kfar HaRoeh, a religious moshav named after Rav Kook. As one of the early religious agricultural settlements, it embodied the principle of Torah V%u2019avoda %u2013 the integration of Torah study and physical labor. Rabbi Bina and Rabbanit Rachel relocated there in the early 1930s, where he lived out his ideals by simultaneously serving as a Torah teacher and working the land. While engaged in agricultural pursuits, he continued his Torah studies, corresponding on halachic matters with Rabbi Ben Tzion Uziel, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi, and Rabbi Reuven Katz, the rav of Petach This year, the 21st of Marcheshvan marks the 30th yahrzeit of Rabbi Aryeh Bina, a visionary educator and architect of the Religious Zionist community in Israel. Today, his memory lives on through Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh, named in his honor. Rabbi Bina was an extraordinary figure who played a pivotal role in shaping Religious Zionism during Israel%u2019s formative years %u2013 from establishing religious moshavim in the 1930s to founding Religious Zionist high schools in the 1950s, and later spearheading the creation of Yeshivot Hesder in the 1960s. Beyond these significant contributions, Rabbi Bina%u2019s personal journey included four years as a Prisoner of War under Nazi rule. On this milestone anniversary, Rabbi Aron White reflects on his enduring legacy.This profile draws significantly from %u201cAri Bein HaOlamot%u201d by Prof. Aviad Hacohen (2018).Photos in this article were taken from the book with permission from the author. The Legacy ofRabbi Aryeh BinaA LionRemembered (PHOTO: ARI BEIN HAOLAMOT) | 51