The Oranit Local Council Rabbinical Election Committee, headed by retired dayan Rabbi David Levanon, announced today (Sunday) after the vote count, the unanimous election of Chabad emissary Rabbi Yanam Ben Harush to the position of local council rabbi.
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This appointment is part of the Ministry of Religious Services' policy to lead the permanent appointments of rabbis of cities and localities in Israel, recognizing the importance of stable and permanent Torah leadership.
This is a significant step for the residents of Oranit; Rabbi Ben Harosh has served as the rabbi of the village for decades - even before it became a local council - and this was clearly reflected in his unanimous election, evidence of a broad consensus among all committee members and representatives of the village.
After the vote count was completed, the Elections Committee released the official results: Of the 24 members of the electorate, 18 members showed up to vote and 6 were absent. Rabbi Ben Harosh received the full support of all 18 members of the electorate who participated in the vote.
Rabbi Yanam Ben Harush began his career in the Ornit rabbinate in 1993, after he was sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to serve as a Chabad emissary in the town.
Rabbi Ben Harosh was born into a traditional family after the Six-Day War. He was named after the war, in light of Israel's victory over four nations.
During his youth, he became close to Judaism and studied at the Nahalim Yeshiva. During this period, he began to become close to Hasidism in general and Chabad Hasidism in particular.
He is a graduate of the central 'Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch' yeshiva in Kfar Chabad, and is considered a student of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Katz zt"l, the Gaon Rabbi Zvi Meir Grozman zt"l, author of 'Ha'mri Zvi', and the late Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Landau - Rosh Ha-Yashiva.
In 1989, he traveled for the year of "Kavutsa" with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, where he was ordained to the rabbinate by the great rabbis of Chabad and by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He holds a certificate of competency as a city rabbi.
After his marriage, he lived for a short period in Petah Tikva. On the 12th of Kislev 5793, he went on a mission to the settlement of Oranit.
Oranit is a settlement in Samaria that was founded 40 years ago and is currently home to about 10,000 residents. The religious community makes up about 151% of the total population in Oranit.
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