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| − | + | ('''Hebrew''': ישיבת אורות האר”י / '''Pronounciation'' Or-ot Ha’Ari / ''Translation''': Light of the Ari / ''Other Names''': Rav Scheinberg Yeshivah, Mechina K’dam Tz’vai /'''Definition''': Tzfat Yeshivah / '''Description''': Institutions which offer a wide variety of services and study options according to the teachings of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Kook) | |
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| − | Rav Ezra Scheinberg is the “Rosh Yeshiva” -- head of the yeshiva -- of | + | Rav Ezra Scheinberg is the “Rosh Yeshiva” -- head of the yeshiva -- of Orot HaAri, a yeshiva which includes a variety of options for study. The yeshiva’s “Mechina K’dam Tz’vai” program -- Army preparatory yeshiva -- provides a framework for young men who wish to study Jewish texts before beginning their army service. A variety of post-army programs also operate at Orot HaAri. |
== Orot HaAri == | == Orot HaAri == | ||
| − | The Orot HaAri yeshiva | + | The Orot HaAri yeshiva opened in 1999 as a religious Mechina K’dam Tzvai for the Air Force. The Mechina, an army preparatory program, evolved into a program for young men who planned to serve in any of the army’s branches. Over time the yeshiva grew into a network which offered varying programs and projects. Orot HaAri operates under the auspices of Rav Ezra Scheinberg, a scholar of Torah and Kabbalah. |
=== Tzfat’s Mechinat K’dam Tzvai === | === Tzfat’s Mechinat K’dam Tzvai === | ||
Orot HaAri provides a year’s religious preparation for 18-year-old boys who are taking a year of extra study before they begin their army service. The “mechina” -- preparatory -- program operates in religious and non-religious frameworks throughout the country, enabling young men and women to prepare physically, mentally and emotionally for their army service. Some religious mechinot are co-ed but Orot HaAri is a program which serves only young men. The yeshivah encourages its mechina graduates to complete their army service in the Nahal Haredi religious army unit. | Orot HaAri provides a year’s religious preparation for 18-year-old boys who are taking a year of extra study before they begin their army service. The “mechina” -- preparatory -- program operates in religious and non-religious frameworks throughout the country, enabling young men and women to prepare physically, mentally and emotionally for their army service. Some religious mechinot are co-ed but Orot HaAri is a program which serves only young men. The yeshivah encourages its mechina graduates to complete their army service in the Nahal Haredi religious army unit. | ||
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=== Yeshiva Gevoa’ah === | === Yeshiva Gevoa’ah === | ||
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== Location == | == Location == | ||
| − | Orot HaAri is located in the [[ | + | Orot HaAri is located in the [[Caanan Neighborhood Safed|Canaan neighborhood]] next to the city’s open-air market. There are dormitory facilities on site for students who dorm at the yeshiva. |
== Services == | == Services == | ||
In addition to the study options the Orot HaAri institutions operate two kindergartens for boys, Gur HaAri and Perchai HaAri, as well as a day care center, “Nitzanai HaAri” for babies and toddlers. There is transportation available which allows families from throughout the city to send their children to these facilities. | In addition to the study options the Orot HaAri institutions operate two kindergartens for boys, Gur HaAri and Perchai HaAri, as well as a day care center, “Nitzanai HaAri” for babies and toddlers. There is transportation available which allows families from throughout the city to send their children to these facilities. | ||
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