Beit Meir ( he, בֵּית מֵאִיר, lit. ''House of Meir'') is a religious
moshav in central
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 in the Jerusalem hills around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was established on the land of the
depopulated Palestinian village of
Bayt Mahsir in 1950,
and was named after Rabbi
Meir Bar-Ilan.
Landmarks
*Hamasrek Nature Reserve
*
Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, a yeshiva for American post high-school students headed by Rabbi D. Schecter.
Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim
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References
External links
Hamasrek winery
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Moshavim
Populated places established in 1950
Religious Israeli communities
Populated places in Jerusalem District
1950 establishments in Israel
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Israel
Breslov Hasidim
Sephardi Jewish culture in Israel