Religious Israeli Communities - Meron, Israel, Hanaton, Bnei Brak, IR Ovot, Gimzo, El'ad, or Haganuz, Nitzan, Yad Binyamin, Mevo Modi'im (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Meron, Israel, Hanaton, Bnei Brak, Ir Ovot, Gimzo, El'ad, Or HaGanuz, Nitzan, Yad Binyamin, Mevo Modi'im, Kfar Chabad, Beit Meir, Merkaz Shapira, Tkuma, Israel, Kfar Maimon, Hafetz Haim, Yahel, Sha'alvim, Birya, Hodayot, Nir Etzion, Nov, Golan Heights, Shibolim, Kfar Haroeh, Sharsheret, Israel, Beit HaGadi, Bnei Re'em, Shuva, Hevel Yavne Regional Council, Yoshivia, Aluma, Nehalim, Zimrat, Kfar Pines, Zru'a, Nir Galim, Tirat Yehuda, Givat Washington, Shorashim, Tnuvot, Ahi'ezer, Haspin, Hoshaya, No'am, Merhav Am, Shokeda, Moreshet, Hemed, Even Shmuel, Kfar Yabetz, Geulei Teiman, Tushia, Mlilot, Eitan, Israel, Alonei HaBashan, Sde Ya'akov, Tifrah, Givolim, Beit Gamliel, Yakhini, Beit Hilkia, Ma'agalim, Aviezer, Tzafria, Yesodot, Zrahia, Porat, Revaha, Azri'el, Zavdiel, Komemiyut, HaZor'im, Ben Zakai, Mitzpe Netofa, Uza, Israel. Excerpt: Meron (Hebrew:, Meiron) is a moshav (cooperative village) on the slopes of Mount Meron, in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Safed, and within municipal jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Meron is most famous for the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and is the site of annual mass public commemoration of Lag Ba'omer. The association of Meron with the ancient Canaanite city of Merom or Maroma is generally accepted by Archeologists. According to Avraham Negev, by the Second Temple period, Merom was known as Meron. Meron is mentioned in the Bible as the site of Joshua's victory over the Canaanite kings. In the 12th century, Benjamin de Tudela visited Meron and described a cave of tombs located there believed to hold the remains of Hillel, Shammai, and "twenty of their disciples and other Rabbis." Until at least 1931, Meron consisted of an Arab and Jewish quarter (See also Mirun) . Meron's Arab inhabitants were driven out or have fled during the Israeli War of In...