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'''Giv'at HaMoreh''' (Hebrew: ####) is a neighborhood of Afula, detached from the main city. It is home to a ''kehillah'' of ''bnei'' Torah officially called HaKehillah HaToranit Giv'at HaMoreh, commonly known as "The Kehillah." | '''Giv'at HaMoreh''' (Hebrew: ####) is a neighborhood of Afula, detached from the main city. It is home to a ''kehillah'' of ''bnei'' Torah officially called HaKehillah HaToranit Giv'at HaMoreh, commonly known as "The Kehillah." | ||
| − | == History == | + | ==History== |
| − | The Kehillah was established on Rosh Chodesh Elul | + | The Kehillah was established on Rosh Chodesh Elul 5771 (2011) by a core group of ten families of ''avreichim''. Since then there has been steady growth, and as of 2020 there are about 300 families. |
The Kehillah was established for the purpose of having more-affordable housing available for young Chareidi couples. | The Kehillah was established for the purpose of having more-affordable housing available for young Chareidi couples. | ||
| − | == Population == | + | ==Population== |
| − | The existing population before the coming of the | + | [[File:Kehilla Gathering.jpg|thumb|The ''kehillah'' celebrting a ''Chanukas Habayis'' in the Ohel Moshe shul|alt=]] |
| + | The existing population before the coming of the kehillah comprised of several different groups, including mostly-traditional Morrocan Jews, Russians, Ethiopians, and a sprinkling of Arabs or Druze. There was also a small presence of Chareidim. | ||
Though predominantly Litvish, the Kehillah includes different stripes of Chareidi ''bnei'' Torah, including a sizeable Sephardic element and several families of Yemenite background. | Though predominantly Litvish, the Kehillah includes different stripes of Chareidi ''bnei'' Torah, including a sizeable Sephardic element and several families of Yemenite background. | ||
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The newcomers to the Kehillah are generally young couples, which makes for a very young median age. | The newcomers to the Kehillah are generally young couples, which makes for a very young median age. | ||
| − | == Rabbonim == | + | ==Rabbonim== |
Rav Nosson Rotshild ''shlita'' is rav of the Kehillah. He had previously been on the staff of Yeshivas Geon Yaakov in Bnei Brak. | Rav Nosson Rotshild ''shlita'' is rav of the Kehillah. He had previously been on the staff of Yeshivas Geon Yaakov in Bnei Brak. | ||
| − | Rav Lang ''shlita'' is a | + | Rav Lang ''shlita'' is a ''moreh hora'ah and rosh kollel'' of Kollel Ha'metzuyonim Behalocha. |
Rav Refoel Blum ''shlita'', a founder of the Kehillah, is ''rosh yeshivah'' of Yeshivah Gedolah of Afula in nearby Afula Illit. The ''mashgiach'', Rav Breuer ''shlita'', is also a member of the Kehillah. | Rav Refoel Blum ''shlita'', a founder of the Kehillah, is ''rosh yeshivah'' of Yeshivah Gedolah of Afula in nearby Afula Illit. The ''mashgiach'', Rav Breuer ''shlita'', is also a member of the Kehillah. | ||
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Rav Moshe Yehuda Begal ''zt"l'' (d. 5776), originally from Manchester, was one of the founders of the Kehillah and its first ''moreh hora'ah''. His father-in-law, Rav Reuven Meir ''shlita'', who had been a ''rosh yeshivah'' in France, now lives in the neighborhood. | Rav Moshe Yehuda Begal ''zt"l'' (d. 5776), originally from Manchester, was one of the founders of the Kehillah and its first ''moreh hora'ah''. His father-in-law, Rav Reuven Meir ''shlita'', who had been a ''rosh yeshivah'' in France, now lives in the neighborhood. | ||
| − | == Shuls == | + | ==Shuls== |
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - kollel in the Ohel Moshe shul.jpg|thumb|Kollel in the Ohel Moshe shul]] | ||
There are several shuls that have predated the Kehillah. One is Ashkenazi (''nusach'' Sefard or Chabad), which serves the Ashkenazi non-Yeshivish population and some of the Kehillah members. All the others are ''nusach'' Edot Mizrach (Sephardic), and the members scale from traditional to fully observant. | There are several shuls that have predated the Kehillah. One is Ashkenazi (''nusach'' Sefard or Chabad), which serves the Ashkenazi non-Yeshivish population and some of the Kehillah members. All the others are ''nusach'' Edot Mizrach (Sephardic), and the members scale from traditional to fully observant. | ||
The Kehillah currently has three shuls - one Sefardic and two Ashkenaz. | The Kehillah currently has three shuls - one Sefardic and two Ashkenaz. | ||
| − | == Chinuch == | + | #'Ohel Moshe' is situated towards the top of Givat Hamoreh. A very big percentage of the Kehilla lives within very close proximity. There are currently over seventy minyonim taking place weekly. The shul's rov is Harav Binyomin Simcha Lang ''Shlita''. |
| + | #'Minyan Avreichim' is situated towards the bottom of the Givah. The shul Rov is Harav Nossan Rotshild ''Shlita.'' Minyan Avreichim also houses the Kollel 'Kesser Torah'. | ||
| + | #'Mishkan Yitzchak U'Meir' is the Sephardic (Edot Mizrach) shul of the kehillah. The rav of the shul is Harav Refael Benschimol. Kollel Marganisa DeYakov is also in this shul. | ||
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| + | ==Chinuch== | ||
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - kids waiting to be taken home from cheider.jpg|thumb|kids waiting to be taken home from ''cheider''|alt=]] | ||
The Kehillah is served by a well-established ''cheider'', Derech Emes, which was founded under the aegis of Rav Aaron Leib Shteinman ''zt"l''. It preceded the Kehillah by several years and serves Chareidim living in a wide geographical area who are interested in a solid Chareidi ''chinuch''. The cheider follows the "Zichru" method, and has several hundred ''talmidim''. | The Kehillah is served by a well-established ''cheider'', Derech Emes, which was founded under the aegis of Rav Aaron Leib Shteinman ''zt"l''. It preceded the Kehillah by several years and serves Chareidim living in a wide geographical area who are interested in a solid Chareidi ''chinuch''. The cheider follows the "Zichru" method, and has several hundred ''talmidim''. | ||
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A Beis Yaakov school was established together with the Kehillah, and includes all elementary grades. For Beis Yaakov highschool, some residents commute to Tzefas where there is a branch of the "Snif" Beis Yaakov of Yerushalayim, and others attend the schools in Rechasim, both about an hour away. There is talk about opening a local Beis Yaakov high school. | A Beis Yaakov school was established together with the Kehillah, and includes all elementary grades. For Beis Yaakov highschool, some residents commute to Tzefas where there is a branch of the "Snif" Beis Yaakov of Yerushalayim, and others attend the schools in Rechasim, both about an hour away. There is talk about opening a local Beis Yaakov high school. | ||
| − | == Groups & Programs == | + | ==Groups & Programs== |
There is a N'shei group for English-speaking women of the Kehillah. | There is a N'shei group for English-speaking women of the Kehillah. | ||
| − | == Geography & Climate == | + | ==Geography & Climate== |
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - view of neighboring areas, Har Tavor on right.jpg|thumb|View of neighboring areas, Har Tavor on right]] | ||
The neighborhood is located on the slopes of a hill of the same name overlooking Emek Yizre'el (Jezreel Valley) from the northeast. | The neighborhood is located on the slopes of a hill of the same name overlooking Emek Yizre'el (Jezreel Valley) from the northeast. | ||
The "city," the central part of Afula, is about a ten-minute drive down into the valley. | The "city," the central part of Afula, is about a ten-minute drive down into the valley. | ||
| − | == Housing == | + | ==Housing== |
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - old but very affordable semi-private apartments where many avreichim live.jpg|thumb|Old but very affordable semi-private apartments where many ''avreichim'' live.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - typical street of old and very afordable semi-private apartments.jpg|thumb|Typical street of old and very affordable semi-private apartments]] | ||
There is a wide variety of house types, ranging from apartment buildings to private villas. A small 3-room (2 bedroom) apartment can go for about 400K NIS, and a 4-room apartment from about 550K NIS. Monthly rent for a 3-room apartment can be about 1400 NIS, and a 4-room apartment can go for 1800 NIS. There is a lot of rent availability for 3-room apartments. | There is a wide variety of house types, ranging from apartment buildings to private villas. A small 3-room (2 bedroom) apartment can go for about 400K NIS, and a 4-room apartment from about 550K NIS. Monthly rent for a 3-room apartment can be about 1400 NIS, and a 4-room apartment can go for 1800 NIS. There is a lot of rent availability for 3-room apartments. | ||
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Most members of the Kehillah own their homes. | Most members of the Kehillah own their homes. | ||
| − | == Transportation == | + | ==Transportation== |
| + | [[File:Givat HaMoreh - kids getting on the bus after cheider.jpg|thumb|Kids getting on the bus after ''cheider'']] | ||
The neighborhood is about a ten-minute car ride or twenty-minute bus ride from the Afula Central Bus Station, from where there is regular transportation to destinations all around the country, including to and from Yerushalayim about every hour of the day (Egged #953). | The neighborhood is about a ten-minute car ride or twenty-minute bus ride from the Afula Central Bus Station, from where there is regular transportation to destinations all around the country, including to and from Yerushalayim about every hour of the day (Egged #953). | ||
There is also a bus stop at the foot of the neighborhood where some buses to and from Yerushalayim have stops, including one originating in Teveria (Egged #959) and another predominantly serving Chareidim (Netiv Express #982). | There is also a bus stop at the foot of the neighborhood where some buses to and from Yerushalayim have stops, including one originating in Teveria (Egged #959) and another predominantly serving Chareidim (Netiv Express #982). | ||
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| + | Buses go straight from the Givah to Bnei Brak multiple times daily. Over weekends there are also buses to and from the Givah to Modiin ilit and Givat ze-ev. | ||
The commute to Yerushalayim (by car, or from Afula CBS to Yerushalayim CBS) is about an hour and forty minutes. | The commute to Yerushalayim (by car, or from Afula CBS to Yerushalayim CBS) is about an hour and forty minutes. | ||
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The new train station in Afula connects to Bet She'an and to Haifa, and from there connects to trains going to many destinations. | The new train station in Afula connects to Bet She'an and to Haifa, and from there connects to trains going to many destinations. | ||
| − | == Employment == | + | ==Employment== |
Though most Kehillah men are in ''kollel'', working is not frowned upon. Some are ''rebbeim'', ''sofrim'', and ''mashgichei kashrus''. | Though most Kehillah men are in ''kollel'', working is not frowned upon. Some are ''rebbeim'', ''sofrim'', and ''mashgichei kashrus''. | ||
Women are employed in teaching positions, office work, as medical secretaries (also in the nearby Emek hospital) and more. One of the women in the Kehillah is tasked with job placement for Kehillah women who are interested. | Women are employed in teaching positions, office work, as medical secretaries (also in the nearby Emek hospital) and more. One of the women in the Kehillah is tasked with job placement for Kehillah women who are interested. | ||
| − | == Shopping == | + | ==Shopping== |
There are a several small grocery stores in the neighborhood, as well as a medium-sized supermarket. There are several supermarkets down in the "city," a ten-minute drive away. | There are a several small grocery stores in the neighborhood, as well as a medium-sized supermarket. There are several supermarkets down in the "city," a ten-minute drive away. | ||
| − | Inside the neighborhood there is a branch of the Mishnat Yosef weekly sale, as well as a low-cost sale of basic goods arranged by the Kehillah. | + | Inside the neighborhood there is a branch of the [[Mishnat Yosef]] weekly sale, as well as a low-cost sale of basic goods arranged by the Kehillah. |
| − | == Medical Services == | + | ==Medical Services== |
The Emek hospital, serving the whole region, is walking distance from the neighborhood and within the ''eiruv'' connecting Giv'at HaMoreh to Afula Illit. | The Emek hospital, serving the whole region, is walking distance from the neighborhood and within the ''eiruv'' connecting Giv'at HaMoreh to Afula Illit. | ||
| − | The neighborhood includes a Clalit medical clinic, and in response to growing demand from the Kehillah, a branch of Meuhedet was opened as well. | + | The neighborhood includes a [[Clalit]] medical clinic, and in response to growing demand from the Kehillah, a branch of Meuhedet was opened as well. |
| − | == Community Codes and Standards == | + | ==Community Codes and Standards== |
Israeli Chareidi standards expected of Kehillah members. Only kosher cellphones allowed. Filtered internet is available in a local store. | Israeli Chareidi standards expected of Kehillah members. Only kosher cellphones allowed. Filtered internet is available in a local store. | ||
Women may drive only with express allowance by Kehillah ''rabbonim'', but in general frowned upon. | Women may drive only with express allowance by Kehillah ''rabbonim'', but in general frowned upon. | ||
| − | Commonly used ''hechsheirim'' include Badat"z Eida Chareidis, She'eris, Rubin. | + | Commonly used ''[[hechsheirim]]'' include [[Badat"z Eida Chareidis]], [[Hechsheirim#She'eris|She'eris]], [[Hechsheirim#Rubin|Rubin]]. |
| − | == Absorption == | + | ==Absorption== |
Integration into the Kehillah, including use of services and educational institutions, involves getting approved by acceptance committee (Va'adat Kabalah). | Integration into the Kehillah, including use of services and educational institutions, involves getting approved by acceptance committee (Va'adat Kabalah). | ||
| − | == Why Giv'at HaMoreh? == | + | ==Why Giv'at HaMoreh?== |
Community of patriotic ''avreichim'' in the serene & scenic north with affordable housing. | Community of patriotic ''avreichim'' in the serene & scenic north with affordable housing. | ||
| − | == Contacts == | + | ==Contacts== |
| − | Yoel Berman - 053-319-1618, yberman613@gmail.com (former resident) | + | ALBA REAL-ESTATE, local real-estate agent (Hebrew / English / Yiddish) - 054-8446671 elbanadlan@gmail.com https://elba.co.il/ |
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| + | Yehuda Orzel - 0583266836, orzelyehuda [@] gmail.com (resident) | ||
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| + | Yoel Berman - 053-319-1618, yberman613 [@] gmail.com (former resident) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Useful Links== | ||
| + | [https://www.aviraderetzyisroel.org/post/paving-the-way Eretz Chemdah article - "Paving the Way"] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:03, 11 February 2024
Giv'at HaMoreh (Hebrew: ####) is a neighborhood of Afula, detached from the main city. It is home to a kehillah of bnei Torah officially called HaKehillah HaToranit Giv'at HaMoreh, commonly known as "The Kehillah."
Contents
History
The Kehillah was established on Rosh Chodesh Elul 5771 (2011) by a core group of ten families of avreichim. Since then there has been steady growth, and as of 2020 there are about 300 families.
The Kehillah was established for the purpose of having more-affordable housing available for young Chareidi couples.
Population
The existing population before the coming of the kehillah comprised of several different groups, including mostly-traditional Morrocan Jews, Russians, Ethiopians, and a sprinkling of Arabs or Druze. There was also a small presence of Chareidim.
Though predominantly Litvish, the Kehillah includes different stripes of Chareidi bnei Torah, including a sizeable Sephardic element and several families of Yemenite background.
There is a sizeable number of English speakers in the Kehillah, many of which are originally from out-of-town communities. Some are immigrants themselves, and others are children of immigrants.
The newcomers to the Kehillah are generally young couples, which makes for a very young median age.
Rabbonim
Rav Nosson Rotshild shlita is rav of the Kehillah. He had previously been on the staff of Yeshivas Geon Yaakov in Bnei Brak.
Rav Lang shlita is a moreh hora'ah and rosh kollel of Kollel Ha'metzuyonim Behalocha.
Rav Refoel Blum shlita, a founder of the Kehillah, is rosh yeshivah of Yeshivah Gedolah of Afula in nearby Afula Illit. The mashgiach, Rav Breuer shlita, is also a member of the Kehillah.
Rav Moshe Yehuda Begal zt"l (d. 5776), originally from Manchester, was one of the founders of the Kehillah and its first moreh hora'ah. His father-in-law, Rav Reuven Meir shlita, who had been a rosh yeshivah in France, now lives in the neighborhood.
Shuls
There are several shuls that have predated the Kehillah. One is Ashkenazi (nusach Sefard or Chabad), which serves the Ashkenazi non-Yeshivish population and some of the Kehillah members. All the others are nusach Edot Mizrach (Sephardic), and the members scale from traditional to fully observant.
The Kehillah currently has three shuls - one Sefardic and two Ashkenaz.
- 'Ohel Moshe' is situated towards the top of Givat Hamoreh. A very big percentage of the Kehilla lives within very close proximity. There are currently over seventy minyonim taking place weekly. The shul's rov is Harav Binyomin Simcha Lang Shlita.
- 'Minyan Avreichim' is situated towards the bottom of the Givah. The shul Rov is Harav Nossan Rotshild Shlita. Minyan Avreichim also houses the Kollel 'Kesser Torah'.
- 'Mishkan Yitzchak U'Meir' is the Sephardic (Edot Mizrach) shul of the kehillah. The rav of the shul is Harav Refael Benschimol. Kollel Marganisa DeYakov is also in this shul.
Chinuch
The Kehillah is served by a well-established cheider, Derech Emes, which was founded under the aegis of Rav Aaron Leib Shteinman zt"l. It preceded the Kehillah by several years and serves Chareidim living in a wide geographical area who are interested in a solid Chareidi chinuch. The cheider follows the "Zichru" method, and has several hundred talmidim.
The Kehillah has opened a local yeshivah ketanah, which includes all 3 shiurim. There is a yeshivah gedolah in nearby Afula Illit, and many of the staff members there are members of the Kehillah.
A Beis Yaakov school was established together with the Kehillah, and includes all elementary grades. For Beis Yaakov highschool, some residents commute to Tzefas where there is a branch of the "Snif" Beis Yaakov of Yerushalayim, and others attend the schools in Rechasim, both about an hour away. There is talk about opening a local Beis Yaakov high school.
Groups & Programs
There is a N'shei group for English-speaking women of the Kehillah.
Geography & Climate
The neighborhood is located on the slopes of a hill of the same name overlooking Emek Yizre'el (Jezreel Valley) from the northeast.
The "city," the central part of Afula, is about a ten-minute drive down into the valley.
Housing
There is a wide variety of house types, ranging from apartment buildings to private villas. A small 3-room (2 bedroom) apartment can go for about 400K NIS, and a 4-room apartment from about 550K NIS. Monthly rent for a 3-room apartment can be about 1400 NIS, and a 4-room apartment can go for 1800 NIS. There is a lot of rent availability for 3-room apartments.
The Kehillah keeps tabs on the real-estate prices by having all purchases and rentals done through or with the approval of the Kehillah's housing committee (Va'adat Diyur). They are very very strict about this, which has proven to prevent unrestrained increase in prices, by preventing competition between potential buyers and keeping the demand to the level of supply.
Membership in the Kehillah, inluding use of services and educational institutions, is contingent on adherence to this rule.
Most members of the Kehillah own their homes.
Transportation
The neighborhood is about a ten-minute car ride or twenty-minute bus ride from the Afula Central Bus Station, from where there is regular transportation to destinations all around the country, including to and from Yerushalayim about every hour of the day (Egged #953).
There is also a bus stop at the foot of the neighborhood where some buses to and from Yerushalayim have stops, including one originating in Teveria (Egged #959) and another predominantly serving Chareidim (Netiv Express #982).
Buses go straight from the Givah to Bnei Brak multiple times daily. Over weekends there are also buses to and from the Givah to Modiin ilit and Givat ze-ev.
The commute to Yerushalayim (by car, or from Afula CBS to Yerushalayim CBS) is about an hour and forty minutes.
The new train station in Afula connects to Bet She'an and to Haifa, and from there connects to trains going to many destinations.
Employment
Though most Kehillah men are in kollel, working is not frowned upon. Some are rebbeim, sofrim, and mashgichei kashrus.
Women are employed in teaching positions, office work, as medical secretaries (also in the nearby Emek hospital) and more. One of the women in the Kehillah is tasked with job placement for Kehillah women who are interested.
Shopping
There are a several small grocery stores in the neighborhood, as well as a medium-sized supermarket. There are several supermarkets down in the "city," a ten-minute drive away.
Inside the neighborhood there is a branch of the Mishnat Yosef weekly sale, as well as a low-cost sale of basic goods arranged by the Kehillah.
Medical Services
The Emek hospital, serving the whole region, is walking distance from the neighborhood and within the eiruv connecting Giv'at HaMoreh to Afula Illit.
The neighborhood includes a Clalit medical clinic, and in response to growing demand from the Kehillah, a branch of Meuhedet was opened as well.
Community Codes and Standards
Israeli Chareidi standards expected of Kehillah members. Only kosher cellphones allowed. Filtered internet is available in a local store.
Women may drive only with express allowance by Kehillah rabbonim, but in general frowned upon.
Commonly used hechsheirim include Badat"z Eida Chareidis, She'eris, Rubin.
Absorption
Integration into the Kehillah, including use of services and educational institutions, involves getting approved by acceptance committee (Va'adat Kabalah).
Why Giv'at HaMoreh?
Community of patriotic avreichim in the serene & scenic north with affordable housing.
Contacts
ALBA REAL-ESTATE, local real-estate agent (Hebrew / English / Yiddish) - 054-8446671 elbanadlan@gmail.com https://elba.co.il/
Yehuda Orzel - 0583266836, orzelyehuda [@] gmail.com (resident)
Yoel Berman - 053-319-1618, yberman613 [@] gmail.com (former resident)
