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District
  
Affiliation
  
Population (2015)
  
1,353

Council
  
Founded
  
1949

Local time
  
Sunday 7:23 PM

Bnei Re'em

Founded by
  
Eastern European immigrants and Yemenite Jewish refugees

Weather
  
15°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 73% Humidity

Bnei Re'em (Hebrew: בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם‎, lit. Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,353.

Contents

Map of Bnei Re'em, Israel

Etymology

The moshav is named for the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter. "Re'em" is a Hebrew acronym.

History

Bnei Re'em was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Arab village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira. Until a pump was installed that worked on an automated sabbath clock, an Arab family that lived in the area served as a Sabbath Goy.

References

Bnei Re'em Wikipedia


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