The Ayelet Hashachar Hesder Yeshiva in Eilat was founded in 1997.
The Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Yossi Rodriguez, a former deputy battalion commander in the IDF.
There are 120 students currently studying at the Yeshiva, with another 60 performing their army service. The Yeshiva has hundreds of alumni in Eilat and all over Israel, working in a diverse range of professions - rabbis, military officers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, educators, etc.
The Yeshiva follows in the path of Rabbi Kook and believes that young men should dedicate a few years, both before and after performing their army service, to in-depth Torah study.