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Ben Zakai

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District
  
Central

Affiliation
  
Hapoel HaMizrachi

Founded by
  
Libyan immigrants

Local time
  
Thursday 10:39 PM

Council
  
Hevel Yavne

Founded
  
1950

Population (2015)
  
1,083

Ben Zakai

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity

The tombs of johanan ben zakai and the holy shelah in tiberias israel


Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי‎) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,083.

Contents

Map of Ben Zakai, Israel

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya, and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.

References

Ben Zakai Wikipedia