Kfar Shamai

Kfar Shamai
Kfar Shamai
Coordinates: 32°57′24.48″N 35°27′25.22″E / 32.9568000°N 35.4570056°E / 32.9568000; 35.4570056Coordinates: 32°57′24.48″N 35°27′25.22″E / 32.9568000°N 35.4570056°E / 32.9568000; 35.4570056
District Northern
Council Merom HaGalil
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1949
Founded by Immigrants from Yemen
Population (2015)[1] 460

Kfar Shamai (Hebrew: כפר שמאי) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles (3 km) west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 460.

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen, built on the abandoned Arab village of al-Sammu'i.[2] Most of these immigrants have stayed, as of 2006, and over the years immigrants from Romania and Morocco joined them. Today, the moshav houses a museum for the preservation of local history, since its establishment.

The name "Kfar Shamai" is based on Shammai the Elder, who was the partner of Hillel the Elder. According to Jewish tradition, Shammai was buried in Har Meron or in "Shammai Hill" near the community.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Yalqut Teiman, Yosef Tobi and Shalom Seri (editors), Tel-Aviv 2000, p. 131, s.v. כפר שמאי (Hebrew) ISBN 965-7121-03-5
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