Hoshaya

Hoshaya Template:Hebrew
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1980
Founded by	Nahal
Population  (2022)	2,057
Website	www.hoshaya.org.il

Hoshaya (Template:Lang-he-n) is a national-religious communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of Shefa-'Amr, on Route 77 between Hamovil Interchange and Golani Interchange, three kilometers from Beit Rimon Interchange, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,057.

Etymology

The village is named after Rabbi Hoshaya (or Oshaya) a scholar in the Amoraic Period of the Talmud.

History

The village was established in 1980 as a Nahal settlement, originally planned for soldiers from moshavim in the Galilee and later manned by soldier of the Religious Nachal Youth Aliyah, as part of the Lookouts in the Galilee plan. Three years later it was civilianised and 10 families moved into caravans on the site, though some of the original Nahal settlers still live there.

The Hoshaya community lives according to Orthodox Judaism, and in addition however there are many religious activities for women: Torah reading by women for women, reading of the Scroll of Esther on Purim by women for women, reading of the Book of Ruth on Shavuot.

The founders of the village stressed volunteering and community activity. In 2000 they founded a Soup Kitchen to prepare and deliver meals for the needy in nearby communities.

All the streets in Hoshaya are named after the former Israeli settlements in Gush Katif: Gan Or, Morag, Shirat Hayam, Pe'at Sadeh, Dugit, Katif, Bedolah, Gadid, Ganei Tal, Elei Sinai.

Currently, facilities such as Nativ Elementary School (including pupils from Tefahot, Kalanit and Kfar Hananya), Kfar kedem an ancient Galilee village theme park, and a boutique hotel. Maccabi and Clalit medical clinics are active in Hoshaya.

Notable residents

• Elazar Stern

External links

• Village website Template:He icon