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Yad Binyamin
Geographical location: Israel
Geographical coordinates: 31° 48' 0" North, 34° 49' 0" East
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Yad Binyamin, located in Central Israel, with its quiet, pastoral setting, is one of the settlements that comprise the Nachal Sorek Local Council. It is probably unique for Israel in that it combines:
- a religious 'village' lifestyle
- a high proportion of English speakers
- spacious housing
- modern infrastructure
- excellent transport links
History of Yad Binyamin
Yad Binyamin was originally founded as a religious settlement and educational center. It was founded in 1962 by Poalei Agudat Yisrael (
There are now hundreds of new houses in Yad Binyamin and a new community is developing.
Yad Binyamin forms the municipal headquarters of the Nachal Soreq regional council along with 4 other nearby villages. These are: Hafetz Haim (National Reglious) - A Kibbutz in the process of privatisation Bnei Re'em (National Religious) - A working Moshav of around 250 families Yesodot (Hareidi) - A collective Moshav with around 80 families Bet Hilkiya (Hareidi)
Today, over 200 Gush Katif families reside in Yad Binyamin. Some of them, the families of the Ganei Tal community, will be moving en masse to Kibbutz Hafetz Haim, 100 families will be moving to Nezer Hazani adjacent to Yesodot, while others will be building permanent homes in Yad Binyamin. The total planned size for the entire Yad Binyamin community is approximately 700 families.
Yad Binyamin Facilities
Municipal : Clinic (Clalit), Dentist, Eye Clinic, hospice, Baby Wellness Centre, Kindergartens, Nurseries, School, Library, Town Hall, Swimming Pool, Basketball courts
Shops & Services: Mini-market, greengrocers, toy shop, hardware store, Judaica store, lawyer, pizza shop, Gift, Jewelry and Hat shop, Women's hair Salon, Beautician, clothes shop
Other: Yeshiva, Seminary (Midreshet Tohar), Kollel, Mikvaot (Mens, Womens, Keilim), Guest Houses,
Location
Yad Binyamin is located 3 kilometers from the Re’em Junction on route 3 and one kilometer from the intersection of routes 6 and 7 - a thirty minute drive to
The nearest towns are
Israel Railroads plan to upgrade and double the track on this route and build a station at Kfar Menachem to serve the area, but it is unclear when this will happen.
Transportation: For bus routes check www.egged.co.il or call *2800 or text message 2800 with the bus line number or the starting point and destination . Up to date schedules are available at the central bus station in Jerusalem and online.
Torah Classes:
There are many shiurim that are given, in both English and Hebrew.
Community Composition There are a number of communities who live in Yad Binyamin:
New Residents (Anglo / Israeli),Sephardi, Vatikim, Gush Katif, Torat Chaim At this time no overall Rav has been selected for Yad Binyamin.
New Residents These are a combination of native
“Yad Binyamin Vatikim Shul” was started by the original “vatik” residents of Yad Binyamin.
Nusach: Sphard
Beit Knesset Ganei Tal
Beit Knesset Ganei Tal is composed of the former residents of Ganei Tal. Nusach: Sphard. Location: Beit Knesset Ganei Tal, near the Guest Houses and Midreshet Tohar off Rechov Harel.
Yeshivat Torat Hachaim:
Yeshivat Torat Hachaim is made of up more than 120 married kollel students and 100 yeshiva students under the leadership of the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Shmuel Tal Nusach: Sphard.
Shirat Katif
Nusach: Eidot HaMizrach.
Sha’arei Tzion:
Nusach: Yemenite.
The Misrad Haklitah Branch for Yad Binyamin is in Ashdod.
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