Batei Midrash Table
- Chairwoman: Dr. Shlomit Ravitzky Tur-Paz
The Batei Midrash round table is Panim's longest-standing table. Its representatives
meet every six weeks at a different organization throughout the country. Through its
activity, the round table has amassed a wealth of experience in increasing national
resources in the field of Jewish renewal in Israel and focuses on two joint projects:
coordinated marketing of the Israeli Beit Midrash programs, and organization of the
annual Panim Moderators' Conference – the central meeting place for moderators
and all professionals in the field of Israeli Judaism education, both formal and
informal. Panim's conference is Israel's largest and most professional in this field and
constitutes an important platform for study, business networking, and professional
exposure and acquaintance. Representatives of the following organizations
participate in the round table:
- Elul
- Kolot
- Alma – Home for Hebrew Culture
- Hannaton Educational Center
- Beit Yisrael
- The Yaacov Herzog Center
- Atid Bamidbar
- Shalom Hartman Institute
- Ha-Midrasha at Oranim
- Hebrew Union College
- Memizrach Shemesh
- Ein Prat – The Midrasha in Alon
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- BEIT AVI CHAI
- The Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
- Schechter Rabbinical Seminary
- Midreshet Schechter
- Yeshivat Talpiot
- Masa Chai
- Poteah Shearim
- Kolot BaNegev
- Natur – Midreshet Shiluv
- Neve Schechter
Schools Round Table
The schools round table brings together representatives of organizations active in the field
of formal education, from kindergarten until 12 th grade, that work with communities of
teachers, pupils and parents. The table incorporates organized study between its members
with the objective of publicizing the various school programs conducted by the
organizations, constructing a joint data base in order to enable the synchronization of their
activities and the increase of the organizations' influence within the schools, and to increase
the national resources allocated to this field in general and specifically, to the organizations'
school activity.
Representations of the following organizations participate in the round table:
- BINA
- Ha-Midrasha at Oranim
- Ha-Meorer
- The Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
- Heled – Educational Projects
- Ma׳arag – KIAH
- Morasha – KIAH
- CET – Tarbut Israel
- Shittim - The Kibbutz Institute for Holidays and Jewish Culture
- The Yaacov Herzog Center
- Tzav Pius
- TALI Education Fund
- Shalom Hartman Institute
- Meitarim
- Machon Kerem
Communities Round Table
The Communities Round Table meets five times a year and hosts representatives of the
pluralistic Jewish communities in Israel to engage in mutual study and promote various
topical issues. Among others, this table led the 'Tikkun Kehilla' Conference, held each year
on Tisha B'Av in conjunction with local authorities and organizations: the Modi'in and Be'er
Sheva municipalities, the Jerusalem Cinematheque and others. The Communities Table was
the instigator of the Panim Conference that brings together all the Panim organizations for
joint sessions of strategic long-term planning.
Representations of the following organizations participate in the round table:
- Nitzanim
- MIRKAM – Network of Assorted Communities
- Israel Association of Community Centers
- The Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
- The Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel
- Representatives of the Network of Non-Affiliated Communities, including 'Israeli Beit
Tefilla' and 'Nigun Ha-Lev'.
Gender Round Table
Chairwoman: Devorah Evron
This is the youngest of the Panim round tables, and unlike its "siblings", connects
organizations according to subject of interest rather than field of activity. The table hosts
representatives of organizations sharing an interest and activity in the fields of gender and
feminism. The round table is currently occupied with the formulating of a gender charter to
be incorporated into the Panim organizations and with the assimilation of a voluntary
gender ethical code within each organization.
Representations of the following organizations participate in the round table: