Kfar HaOranim (), also known as Menorah () or Giv'at Ehud, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Contiguous with Lapid and located near to the major city of Modi'in, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History Planning for the settlement (then named Giv'at Ehud, after Ehud Ben-Amitai, a fighter pilot killed in a training accident) began in 1981. The cornerstone was laid in 1984 at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, by which time the name Menorah was suggested. Ultimately, the name Kfar HaOranim was accepted. However, legal issues over the ownership of the land led to a delay in construction. The first residents moved in during October 1997.
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 682 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Saffa for the construction of Menorah/Kfar HaOranim.Saffa village profile, ARIJ, p. 17
Notable residents , retired police officer, Director General of KnessetDirector General of the Knesset (retrieved 11 September 2026)
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