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Mevo Modi'im
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| Coordinates: 31°56′2″N 34°59′16″E / 31.93389°N 34.98778°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Sub-district | Ramla |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founded by | Shlomo Carlebach |
| Population (2024)[1] | 187 |
Mevo Modi'im (Hebrew: מְבוֹא מוֹדִיעִים, lit. Modi'im Gateway), officially Me'or Modi'im (Hebrew: מְאוֹר מוֹדִיעִים), is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav.[2] Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 187.[1] In 2019, a fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im and it is currently in the process of reconstruction and expansion.
Establishment
[edit source]The village was founded as a moshav shitufi (village cooperative) in 1975 by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,[3] who lived there in the later years of his life.[4]
Description
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At its center, the village has a hand-painted and ornately decorated main synagogue, painted by Yitzchak Ben Yehudah.[citation needed]
On an uninhabited hill at the moshav center there are remains of an ancient settlement. The remains of a monastery from the Byzantine period were found as well as a mosaic floor that has been preserved almost in its entirety. Next to the remains moshav residents built a new pavilion in memory of Esh Kodesh Gilmore who was killed in a terrorist attack on 30 October 2000.[5][6]
Fire and rebuilding
[edit source]On May 23, 2019 a large fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im - forty out of fifty homes.[7][8][9] A Fire Services investigation concluded it was started in multiple locations, raising suspicion of arson.[10] A year after the fire most of the residents were still homeless.[11] In 2020 the residents made a land settlement with authorities.[12] Public contracts for the construction of 112 residential units were engaged in 2021.[13]
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Mevo Modi'im Goat Farm Israel Inside Out
- ↑ Goren, Dotan; Ashkenazi, Maayan Hess (July 7, 2013). "The History of the Modi'in Nahal Stronghold and the Ben-Zvi Road". Jewish National Fund. Jewish National Fund. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (August 8, 2013). "A Musical's Unorthodox Genesis". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Hallé, Charlotte (August 24, 2001). "Disproportionate Number of Anglos Slain; Olmert Praises Families' Dignity". Haaretz. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Alifa (November 2, 2000). "Aish Kodesh Gilmore". Beliefnet. Beliefnet. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (23 May 2019). "Carlebach 'Moshav Of Love And Prayer' Engulfed In Flames". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nearly all of Mevo Modi'im destroyed by wildfire". Times of Israel. Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Bar Peleg, Aaron Rabinowitz: Emergency Forces Battle Wildfires for Second Day as Heatwave Intensifies, Haaretz, 24.05.2019
- ↑ Authorities suspect arson behind fire that gutted central Israel village
- ↑ "שנה לשריפה במבוא מודיעים: 50 משפחות עדיין מחוסרות בית". MYNet. 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "בעקבות שריפת הענק: פשרה היסטורית תסדיר את זכויות התושבים בקרקע". The Marker. 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "שנתיים אחרי השריפה שהחריבה 40 בתים: בנייה חדשה במבוא מודיעים". Ynet. 23 August 2021.
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