Kfar Haroeh (Hebrew: כְּפַר הָרֹאֶ"ה, lit.'Haroeh Village') is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain between Hadera and Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,438.[1]

Kfar Haroeh
כְּפַר הָרֹאֶ"ה
Kfar Haroeh is located in Central Israel
Kfar Haroeh
Kfar Haroeh
Coordinates: 32°23′27″N 34°54′44″E / 32.39083°N 34.91222°E / 32.39083; 34.91222
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded23 November 1933
Founded byEuropean immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,438

History edit

Kfar Haroeh was established on 23 November 1933 and named for Abraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Mandate Palestine. "Haroeh" is an acronym for HaRav Avraham HaCohen Kook. The founders were religious Jews who immigrated from Europe. The land which the village was built on had been bought by the Jewish National Fund.

The yeshiva on the moshav was founded by Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria.[2] This was the forerunner of the numerous Mamlachti Dati Torah high schools associated with Bnei Akiva.

 
Entrance to Beit Hazon

Beit Hazon, initially a neighborhood of Kfar Haroeh, is now regarded as a separate community settlement.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ From starvation in Auschwitz to pomegranates in Kfar Haroeh

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