Hoshaya ( he, הוֹשַׁעְיָה) is a national-religious

community settlement A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ...

in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located to the south-east of Shefa-'Amr, on Route 77 between Hamovil Interchange and the Golani Interchange, three kilometers from the Beit Rimon Interchange, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Jezreel Valley Regional Council Jezreel Valley Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק יזרעאל, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Yizra'el'') is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, ...

. In , it had a population of .

Etymology

The village is named after Rabbi Hoshaya (or Oshaya), a scholar in the Amoraic Period of the Talmud who lived in nearby

Sepphoris Sepphoris (; grc, Σέπφωρις, Séphōris), called Tzipori in Hebrew ( he, צִפּוֹרִי, Tzipori),Palmer (1881), p115/ref> and known in Arabic as Saffuriya ( ar, صفورية, Ṣaffūriya) since the 7th century, is an archaeolog ...

History

Hoshaya was founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian town of

Saffuriya Sepphoris (; grc, Σέπφωρις, Séphōris), called Tzipori in Hebrew ( he, צִפּוֹרִי, Tzipori),Palmer (1881), p115/ref> and known in Arabic as Saffuriya ( ar, صفورية, Ṣaffūriya) since the 7th century, is an archaeolog ...

in 1981. It was established as a

Nahal settlement Nahal settlements ( he, היאחזות נח"ל, ''Heahzut Nahal'') were settlements established by Nahal soldiers in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Isra ...

, originally planned for soldiers from

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

im in the

Galilee Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Galil ...

, and later manned by soldier of the religious Nahal Youth Aliyah, as part of the "Lookouts in the Galilee" plan. Three years later, it was re-purposed for a civilian population, and ten families moved into caravans on the site, with some of the original Nahal soldiers remaining. The Hoshaya community lives according to

Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...

, with the addition of are many religious activities for women: Torah reading by women for women, reading of the Scroll of Esther on

Purim Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jews, Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Boo ...

by women for women, reading of the

Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth ( he, מגילת רות, ''Megilath Ruth'', "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the ...

Shavuot (''Ḥag HaShavuot'' or ''Shavuos'') , nickname = English: "Feast of Weeks" , observedby = Jews and Samaritans , type = Jewish and Samaritan , begins = 6th day of Sivan (or the Sunday following the 6th day of Sivan i ...

. The founders of the village stressed volunteering and community activity. In 2000, they founded a soup kitchen to prepare and deliver meals for the needy in nearby communities. All the streets in Hoshaya are named after the former Israeli settlements in

Gush Katif Gush Katif ( he, גוש קטיף, , Harvest Bloc) was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the Israeli army forcibly removed the 8,600 residents of Gush Katif from their homes after a decision from the Ca ...

Gan Or Gan Or ( he, גַּן אוֹר, ''lit.'' Garden of Light) was an Israeli settlement located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc and evacuated in Israel's Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, disengagement of 2005. On the day of its evacuation 5 ...

, Morag,

Shirat Hayam Shirat HaYam ( he, שִׁירַת הַיָּם, lit. ''Song of the Sea'') was an Israeli settlement established in 2001 on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea west of Neve Dekalim in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip until 2005. ...

Pe'at Sadeh Pe'at Sadeh ( he, פְּאַת שָׂדֶה, ''lit. Mouth Field'') was an Israeli settlement, in the Gaza Strip until 2005. History Pe'at Sadeh was originally established in 1989 by a group of families on the 'Slav' Israel Defense Forces base in ...

Dugit Dugit ( he, דּוּגִית, lit. dinghy) was an Israeli settlement located in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip closest to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Nisanit. While Dugit was under the ...

, Katif,

Bedolah Bedolah ( he, בְּדֹלַח, ''lit.'' Crystal) was an Israeli settlement and army base in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the southwest edge of the Gaza Strip. Home to 220 religious Jews, its inhabitants were evicted, its houses demo ...

Gadid Gadid ( he, גָּדִיד) was an Israeli settlement and Moshav located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005. The origin of the name Gadid comes from the term used in ...

Ganei Tal Ganei Tal ( he, גני טל, lit. ''Gardens of Dew'') is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south of Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was establish ...

Elei Sinai Elei Sinai ( he, אֱלֵי סִינַי, ''lit.'' Towards Sinai) was an Israeli settlement in the north of the Gaza Strip. Founding Elei Sinai was established in 1982 (Sukkot 5743) by a group who had been evicted from Yamit in the Sinai Penins ...

. Currently, there are facilities such as Nativ Elementary School (including pupils from

Tefahot Tefahot ( he, טְפָחוֹת) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, several hundred meters south of Maghar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Te ...

Kalanit Kalanit ( he, כַּלָּנִית) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located between Tiberias and Karmiel, next to Maghar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kalan ...

, and

Kfar Hananya Kfar Hananya ( he, כְּפַר חֲנַנְיָה) is a community settlement in the Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . The village marks the border between the historic Up ...

Kfar Kedem Kfar Kedem ( he, כפר קדם) is a tourist center in Israel which reconstructs the everyday life in the Galilee 2000 years ago, during the Mishnah period. Kfar Kedem is located on Route 77, next to the Hamovil intersection. It was established ...

, an ancient Galilee village theme park, and a boutique hotel. Maccabi and Clalit medical clinics are active in Hoshaya.

Notable residents

* Elazar Stern

References

External links

Village website
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