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Mechinat Avnei Eitan
Educational institution in Israel
Mechinat Avnei Eitan (Hebrew: מכינת אבנ"י אית"ן), also referred to as Leadership Yeshiva Academy in English, is a pre-military mechina which combines classical Yeshiva learning with the preparation for the service in the Israel Defense Forces and leadership functions in Jewish communities. The mechina, the first of its kind for English speakers, was founded in 2004, in Avnei Eitan, an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the Golan Heights.