The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/oranim/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Oranim | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/oranim/ 32 32 Jerusalem ordination of secular Jews seeks to ‘redeem’ the word ‘rabbi’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-ordination-of-secular-jews-seeks-to-redeem-the-word-rabbi/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:12:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1466901 Egalitarian and pluralistic, the first cohort of the Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis is set to lead Israelis in the promised land on their own terms

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]]> Israeli artist takes home international painting prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-artist-takes-home-international-painting-prize/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:34:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1200300 Matan Ben Cnaan's Guy and Annabelle, inspired by the biblical story of Jephthah, wins painter £30,000 prize, £5,000 commission

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]]> American who shot Eilat hotel employee committed suicide https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-who-shot-eilat-hotel-employee-committed-suicide-police-probe-finds/ Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:40:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=274538 William Herskovitz, 23, took his own life and was not killed by a counter-terrorism cop as was initially reported

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]]> Colleges gear up to train English teachers for preschoolers https://www.timesofisrael.com/english-to-be-taught-in-israeli-kindergartens/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:11:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=253984 Pressure from parents is prodding schools to begin language instruction at a much younger age than is currently practiced

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]]> Eilat shooting raises questions about recruitment for Israel programs https://www.timesofisrael.com/eilat-shooting-raises-questions-about-recruitment-for-israel-programs/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:30:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=247102 Past recruiters at Oranim and other long-term internship schemes say it's hard to gauge the personalities of applicants from across the ocean

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]]> 23-year-old New Yorker kills hotel employee in Eilat, then shot dead by security forces https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-citizen-kills-hotel-employee-in-eilat-shooting/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:02:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=242216 William Hershkovitz was working at hotel as part of work-study program sponsored by the Jewish Agency

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]]> ‘Bakery cartel’ indicted for fixing bread prices https://www.timesofisrael.com/bakery-cartel-indicted-for-price-coordination/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:44:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=208840 Top chains such as Angel, Berman and Ahdut charged with collaborating to raise regulated price of plain white bread and halla

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