Yavne'el
| Yavne'el | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | יַבְנְאֵל |
| • ISO 259 | Yabnˀel |
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| Coordinates: 32°42′34.19″N 35°29′57.84″E / 32.7094972°N 35.4994000°ECoordinates: 32°42′34.19″N 35°29′57.84″E / 32.7094972°N 35.4994000°E | |
| District | North |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1951) |
| • Head of Municipality | Ronny Cohen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31,680 dunams (31.68 km2 or 12.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,100 |
Yavne'el (Hebrew: יַבְנְאֵל) is a moshava and a local council in the North District of Israel. It is named after a village in the tribe Naphtali (Jos 19:33), which was probably located on the tel north of the moshava. Located south-west of Tiberias, it was declared a local council in 1951. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 3,100 in 2008, with a growth rate of 1.4%. The majority of the citizens of the council are Jewish. The local council includes Yavne'el, Beit Gan, Mishmar HaShlosha and Smadar.
The village was established by the Jewish Colonization Association on lands bought by the Baron Rothschild, by villagers from Horan and Metula. In Yavne'el many organizations were established including the Israeli Farmers Union, the Galilee Squadron and the Golani Brigade.
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Breslov City [edit]
In 1986, Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schik founded a Breslov community largely consisting of baalei teshuvah (newly religious) adherents in Yavne'el. Today this community, which calls itself "Breslov City," numbers 350 residents. It includes a beis medrash, kollel, yeshiva and mikveh. There is also a boys school, girls school, nursery and kindergarten, with enrollment of over 1000 children.[2]
Notable residents [edit]
- Ruth Amiran (1941-2005), Israeli archaeologist
References [edit]
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Yavne'el Breslov City". mohorosh.com. 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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