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'''Meitzad''' (Hebrew: ####, officially spelled Metzad) is a Chareidi ''yishuv'' deep in Harei Yehudah.
 
'''Meitzad''' (Hebrew: ####, officially spelled Metzad) is a Chareidi ''yishuv'' deep in Harei Yehudah.
  
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==Rabbonim==
 
==Rabbonim==
 
==Shuls==
 
==Shuls==
 
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[[File:Shul in Meitzad.jpg|thumb|Shul in Meitzad]]
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==Chinuch==
 
==Chinuch==
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[[File:Kids walking home from cheider in Meitzad.jpg|thumb|Kids walking home from cheider in Meitzad]]
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[[File:Cheider class in Meitzad.jpg|thumb|Cheider class in Meitzad]]
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==Groups & Programs==
 
==Groups & Programs==
 
==Geography & Climate==
 
==Geography & Climate==
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[[File:Meitzad - shul in background.jpg|thumb|Meitzad - shul in background]]
 
Noticeably cooler than Yerushalaim and very windy. There are views of the Dead Sea.
 
Noticeably cooler than Yerushalaim and very windy. There are views of the Dead Sea.
  
 
==Housing==
 
==Housing==
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[[File:Road with newly constructed private homes in Meitzad.jpg|thumb|Road with newly constructed private homes in Meitzad]]
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==Transportation==
 
==Transportation==
 
Half an hour's drive from Yerushalayim and Beitar..
 
Half an hour's drive from Yerushalayim and Beitar..

Latest revision as of 15:43, 27 January 2021

Private homes in Meitzad
Playground in Meitzad

Meitzad (Hebrew: ####, officially spelled Metzad) is a Chareidi yishuv deep in Harei Yehudah.

History

Started by the Diaspora Yeshiva around 1985. Originally exclusive for members of that Yeshiva. Opened to the wider Chareidi community in 2004. An Israeli Yeshiva, Nachalas Yair, came to the Yishuv around 2010. In 2014 a Zilberman cheder, Dover Shalom, was opened. The Beis Yaakov was started in 2019.

Population

Just over 100 families (2020).

Rabbonim

Shuls

Shul in Meitzad


Chinuch

Kids walking home from cheider in Meitzad
Cheider class in Meitzad


Groups & Programs

Geography & Climate

Meitzad - shul in background

Noticeably cooler than Yerushalaim and very windy. There are views of the Dead Sea.

Housing

Road with newly constructed private homes in Meitzad


Transportation

Half an hour's drive from Yerushalayim and Beitar..

Employment

Shopping

Medical Services

Community Codes and Standards

Absorption

Why Meitzad?

Contacts

Useful Links

Eretz Chemdah article - "Making an Impact"

Eretz Chemdah article - "From America to HaShem's Backyard"