Kfar Tapuach
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| Hebrew | כפר תפוח | |
| Name meaning | Appleville | |
| Founded | 1978 | |
| Founded by | The Jewish Agency | |
| Region | West Bank | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Affiliation | Jewish | |
| Coordinates | 32°7′19.92″N 35°15′3.24″E / 32.1222°N 35.2509°ECoordinates: 32°7′19.92″N 35°15′3.24″E / 32.1222°N 35.2509°E | |
| Population | 919 (2009) | |
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| Website | http://www.hayamin.org/ | |
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Kfar Tapuach (Hebrew: כְּפַר תַּפּוּחַ, lit. Apple-ville) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, founded in 1978. It sits astride one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder. As of December 2007, it had 800 residents.[1][2] The chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
The town located near the archaeological site of the biblical Kfar Tapuach appears in the Bible in the Book of Joshua chapter 12 as one of the first 31 cities conquered by Joshua Bin-Nun and the children of Israel when they entered the land. The book of Joshua chapter 17 places Tapuach the border between the territory of the sons of Joseph, the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim.
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[edit] Community members background
Although its population consists entirely of Jews, Kfar Tapuach is one of the more ethnically diverse Israeli settlements. Founded by a core of Habani Yemenite Jews from Bareket, it has since absorbed Russian and American Jews, a large group of Peruvian converts to Judaism from Trujillo, Peru, and others . Between February 2004 and August 2009, over 90 new families have moved to Kfar Tapuach.[4]
[edit] Kahanism
Kfar Tapuach is often associated with Kahanism since Rabbi Binyamin Kahane and his family moved there in 1990 with other core members of Kach and Kahane Chai organizations.[citation needed]
[edit] Public services
- Four synagogues, two of which have three minyanim (prayer gatherings) daily and evening Torah classes; all five are fully functional on Shabbat.
- Two Mikvaot (ritual baths), one for women and one for men.
- A nursery school and three kindergartens with a playground.[5]
- A qualified and experienced volunteer emergency medical and anti-terrorist team, ready and on call for whatever needs might occur.[2]
[edit] Private businesses
Grocery store, mechanic garage, moving company, goat farm, honey bee farm, Klaf (leather parchment) factory, perfume factory.[2]
[edit] Tapuach West
Kfar Tapuach's nearby Israeli outpost, Tapuach West, located halfway between the main part of the town on the Yehuda and Shomron University campus in Ariel, is home to some ten young families. Some of whom run organic farms producing honey, olive oil and wine.
In 2004, a synagogue was built on the hill in memory of Binyamin Kahane and his wife, Talya Kahane, who were slain by Palestinian terrorists. A Torah scroll was also written in their memory. Shortly after the building was completed, the Israeli government declared the synagogue an illegal structure and sent in the IDF and police to demolish it.
A temporary structure was rebuilt after the original synagogue was destroyed and is in use by the community for prayer and Torah reading.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ "Download Attachment". Yesha.israel.googlepages.com. http://yesha.israel.googlepages.com/shomron.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ a b c "Kfar Tapuach - The Shomron Liaison Office". Yeshuv.org. 2010-09-26. http://www.yeshuv.org/about-our-towns/kfar-tapuach. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Kfar Tapuach Population Doubles in Two Years - Good News - Israel News". Israel National News. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128123. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "The Kfar Tapuach Playground Project". Tapuach.org. http://www.tapuach.org/. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
