Eli Sadan
Rabbi Eliezer "Eli" Sadan (born December 1948) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, and the founder and head of the mechina "Bnei David", the first pre-military preparatory program in Israel. Sadan is a recipient of the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement for special contribution to society and to the state.[1]
Biography
Eli Sadan was born in 1948 in
Before joining the
After completing his military service, he began studying physics at the
Together with Rabbi Tzvi Tau, he was delegated by Rabbi Zvi Yehuda with regarding to prisoners of Zion, among them Natan Sharansky. They even held a secret telephone conversation before Sharansky entered the Russian prison. Afterwards, Sadan held several meetings with US officials, in order to secure Sharansky's release.
In 1988, Sadan established the first pre-military preparatory program (
Rabbi Sadan also initiated the establishment of the first secular mechina program, "Nachshon", established in 1997.
In 2016, Rabbi Sadan was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement due to his special contribution to society and to the State of Israel.
Sadan is married, and has twelve children.
References
- ^ "'Religious-Zionist revolutionary' Rabbi Sadan wins Israel Prize". Israel National News. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.