▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces . ▁B aks ht ▁studied ▁in ▁Tal m ud ▁Tor ah ▁Sher et ▁Israel , ▁he ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Yes h iva ▁ ▁Of ▁Israel , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Jewish ▁s age ▁H af etz ▁Ha im , ▁ra bbi ▁Y akov ▁Na iman . ▁Later , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁yes h iva ▁ ▁N ah al at ▁David , ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁ra bbi ▁Bor uch ▁Sh imon ▁Sal am on ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁chief ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁Pet ah ▁T ik va ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁B aks ht ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁( has ▁ 5 ▁children ▁and ▁ 5 ▁grand children ) ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁D ov ▁founded ▁kole l , ▁L amed ▁Tor ah . ▁He ▁taught ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Od essa ▁by ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁Jewish ▁school , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁a ▁board ing - school ▁for ▁foreign ▁students . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁Od essa ▁moved ▁to ▁brand ▁a ▁new ▁syn agog ue ▁that ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Ris he lev sk aya ▁Street ▁and ▁Ev rey sk aya ▁St . ▁Now ▁there ▁are