Komemiyut
Komemiyut
קוֹמְמִיּוּת كومميوت | |
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Coordinates: 31°39′43″N 34°43′50″E / 31.66194°N 34.73056°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Shafir |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Demobilised soldiers |
Population (2022)[1] | 606 |
Komemiyut (Hebrew: קוֹמְמִיּוּת, lit. '"sovereignty"') is an Hasidic moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 606.[1]
History
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The group which established the village was formed as a youth group by
After training in
The moshav was built as an agricultural village, but to ensure a livelihood during the shmita year, industries were also established. The moshav has two bakeries including a matzo bakery, a dairy, a shingles factory, a marble factory, and a tefillin factory.[5][6][7] The moshav also has a program for yeshiva students, during which they study for six days and return to their homes only for shabbat and a Talmud Torah school for children.
Shmita harvest
As it was founded by observant Jews, the village was one of the few that refrained from working the land during the first Shmita year after independence, 1952.[8]
References
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- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 965-220-186-3.
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- ^ "דבר | עמוד 4 | 2 מאי 1949 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ "הצפה | עמוד 4 | 14 דצמבר 1953 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ "דבר | עמוד 12 | 12 ספטמבר 1952 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ "דבר | עמוד 8 | 24 אפריל 1959 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ Mordechai Kuber (2007). "Shmittah for the Clueless". Jewish Action: The Magazine of the Orthodox Union. Vol. 68, no. 2. p. 6875.