Mevo Modi'im (Hebrew: מְבוֹא מוֹדִיעִים, lit. Modi'im Gateway), officially Me'or Modi'im (Hebrew: מְאוֹר מוֹדִיעִים), is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav.[2] Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 238.[1] In 2019, a fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im and it is currently in the process of reconstruction and expansion.
Mevo Modi'im
מְבוֹא מוֹדִיעִים | |
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| Coordinates: 31°56′2″N 34°59′16″E / 31.93389°N 34.98778°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founded by | Shlomo Carlebach |
| Population (2022)[1] | 238 |
Establishment
editThe village was founded as a moshav shitufi in 1975 by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,[3] who acquired it from Poalei Agudat Yisrael where he had family connections. Rabbi Carlebach lived there in the later years of his life.[4] Some of the residents came to the village as a group from Jerusalem, following the direction of Carlebach. Many came from or through the former "The House of Love and Prayer" which was first established in San Francisco, and later in Jerusalem.
Description
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At its center, the village has a hand-painted and ornately decorated main synagogue, painted by Yitzchak Ben Yehudah.
Mevo Modi'im has a variety of eateries including Luciano’s, HaChatzer, and Falafel al HaDerech.
On an uninhabited hill at the moshav center there are remains of an ancient settlement. The remains of a monastery from the Byzantine period were found as well as a mosaic floor that has been preserved almost in its entirety. Next to the remains moshav residents built a new pavilion in memory of Esh Kodesh Gilmore who was killed in a terrorist attack on 30 October 2000.[5][6]
Fire and rebuilding
editOn May 23, 2019 a large fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im - forty out of fifty homes.[7][8][9] A Fire Services investigation concluded it was started in multiple locations, raising suspicion of arson.[10] A year after the fire most of the residents were still homeless.[11] In 2020 the residents made a land settlement with authorities.[12] Public contracts for the construction of 112 residential units were engaged in 2021.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Mevo Modi'im Goat Farm Israel Inside Out
- ^ Goren, Dotan; Ashkenazi, Maayan Hess (July 7, 2013). "The History of the Modi'in Nahal Stronghold and the Ben-Zvi Road". Jewish National Fund. Jewish National Fund. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (August 8, 2013). "A Musical's Unorthodox Genesis". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Hallé, Charlotte (August 24, 2001). "Disproportionate Number of Anglos Slain; Olmert Praises Families' Dignity". Haaretz. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Alifa (November 2, 2000). "Aish Kodesh Gilmore". Beliefnet. Beliefnet. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (23 May 2019). "Carlebach 'Moshav Of Love And Prayer' Engulfed In Flames". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Nearly all of Mevo Modi'im destroyed by wildfire". Times of Israel. Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Bar Peleg, Aaron Rabinowitz: Emergency Forces Battle Wildfires for Second Day as Heatwave Intensifies, Haaretz, 24.05.2019
- ^ Authorities suspect arson behind fire that gutted central Israel village
- ^ "שנה לשריפה במבוא מודיעים: 50 משפחות עדיין מחוסרות בית". MYNet. 22 May 2020.
- ^ "בעקבות שריפת הענק: פשרה היסטורית תסדיר את זכויות התושבים בקרקע". The Marker. 19 February 2020.
- ^ "שנתיים אחרי השריפה שהחריבה 40 בתים: בנייה חדשה במבוא מודיעים". Ynet. 23 August 2021.