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Kfar Pines

Coordinates: 32°29′2″N 35°0′10″E / 32.48389°N 35.00278°E / 32.48389; 35.00278
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Kfar Pines
כְּפַר פִּינֶס
Etymology: Pines' Village
Kfar Pines is located in Haifa region of Israel
Kfar Pines
Kfar Pines
Kfar Pines is located in Israel
Kfar Pines
Kfar Pines
Coordinates: 32°29′2″N 35°0′10″E / 32.48389°N 35.00278°E / 32.48389; 35.00278
Country Israel
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1933
Founded byEastern European immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,102

Kfar Pines (Hebrew: כְּפַר פִּינֶס, lit.'Pines Village') is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,102.[1]

History

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The village, named after the author Rabbi Yehiel Michel Pines, was established in 1933 by Kvutzas Avraham (Hebrew: he:קבוצת אברהם, lit.'The Avraham Group'), a group of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, that was affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi political party.

History of Kfar Pines' founding by the Avraham Group
Community Synagogue in Kfar Pines

Education

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The first ulpana in Israel, a religious girls high school, was opened in Kfar Pines in 1960. It was opened under the encouragement & support of Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria and was affiliated with the Bnei Akiva youth movement.[2][3] Named "Ulpana Ramat Karniel" (Karniel's height) or "Ulpana Kfar Pines", it is also called "Em HaUlpenot" (mother of all ulpenas אם האולפנות) due to it being the first Ulpana in Israel.[4] In a typical school year, the Ulpana has nearly 650 girls from 100 different locations throughout Israel. There are also tailor made programs for immigrant students form Russia, South Africa, and Ethiopia.[3] Ulpana Kfar Pines is one of two Israeli high schools to lead the list for high school diploma eligibility, with 100% of students being eligible.[5][6]

Kfar Pines's Educational Institutions include Ulpana Kfar Pines; the High School in Hadera; the Ulpanit in Or Akiva; Dror Boys School, the Kfar HaRoeh Yeshiva; and the YBA Ulpanit in Or Akiva.[7]

Economy

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Rikmat Elimelech (founded in 1949) is a designer and producer of hand-woven and embroidered Judaica.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Educating Israel's religious young women". The Jerusalem Post. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Rav Yehiel Michael Pines (1824-1912)". Mizrachi World Movement. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Ulpana Kfar Pines". Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ Zagrizak, Asaf (22 August 2017). "Religious girls' schools leading in Israeli education". ynet. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "6 Religious-Zionist Girls' High Schools in Israel's Education Ministry's Top 10". The Jewish Press. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Mosdot Kfar Pines". Israel Gives.
  8. ^ Lazar, Shula (17 August 2023). "My Israel Story – 'An enduring love for our homeland'". The Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 2 December 2024.