Kfar HaRif
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Kfar HaRif is a moshav
on the border of the Shfela and the Coastal Plain in south-central Israel
. It is the largest community in the Yoav Regional Council
. It is about one km southeast of Masmiya junction and about 2 km northeast of Kiryat Malakhi.
East of the moshav flows HaRif creek, named after the community. Nearby are some wells.
The moshav was founded at the end of 1956 by immigrants
to Israel from Morocco
. Afterward, immigrants joined from many countries in Eastern Europe.
When it was founded, it joined the sector "HaMa'amad HaBeinoni" (the middle position) - a group of moshavim where the people who settled there paid for the economy they constructed, as opposed to most moshavim which received their property for free from the government. Today the moshav is part of "HaIhud HaHakla'i" (the agricultural union).
The community is named after the Rif (medieval rabbi Isaac Alfasi
), one of the great codifiers of Jewish law, who lived in Fez
, Morocco.
Today the moshav is home to about 200 families (800 people), many of whom live in a new neighborhood east of the old village.
In recent years, most residents have worked outside the community, while some continue to maintain an agricultural economy. The main branches of agriculture include orchards, vineyards, flowers, and fowl.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
on the border of the Shfela and the Coastal Plain in south-central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is the largest community in the Yoav Regional Council
Yoav Regional Council
Yoav Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon...
. It is about one km southeast of Masmiya junction and about 2 km northeast of Kiryat Malakhi.
East of the moshav flows HaRif creek, named after the community. Nearby are some wells.
The moshav was founded at the end of 1956 by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Afterward, immigrants joined from many countries in Eastern Europe.
When it was founded, it joined the sector "HaMa'amad HaBeinoni" (the middle position) - a group of moshavim where the people who settled there paid for the economy they constructed, as opposed to most moshavim which received their property for free from the government. Today the moshav is part of "HaIhud HaHakla'i" (the agricultural union).
The community is named after the Rif (medieval rabbi Isaac Alfasi
Isaac Alfasi
for other Al-Fasi's see Al-Fasi disambiguationIsaac ben Jacob Alfasi ha-Cohen - also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym Rif , was a Talmudist and posek...
), one of the great codifiers of Jewish law, who lived in Fez
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
, Morocco.
Today the moshav is home to about 200 families (800 people), many of whom live in a new neighborhood east of the old village.
In recent years, most residents have worked outside the community, while some continue to maintain an agricultural economy. The main branches of agriculture include orchards, vineyards, flowers, and fowl.