Aderet, Israel
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Aderet אַדֶּרֶת |
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| • official | Adderet |
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 Aderet
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| Coordinates: 31°39′36.71″N 34°59′42.36″E / 31.6601972°N 34.9951000°ECoordinates: 31°39′36.71″N 34°59′42.36″E / 31.6601972°N 34.9951000°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founded by | Moroccan immigrants |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Motti Gabbai |
| Population (2015) | 869 |
| Name meaning | Glorious (Vine) |
Aderet (Hebrew: אַדֶּרֶת) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills in the Adullam region, south of Beit Shemesh, west of Gush Etzion and overlooking the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 869.
The moshav was founded in the early 1959 by immigrants from Romania. All of the initial settlers, however, left the site. In 1963, the government re-established the town and brought in immigrants from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Its name was taken from Book of Ezekiel 17:8, meaning "mighty" in the phrase "mighty vine", a symbol of reborn Israel. The name recalls the viticulture in the area.
The residents were involved in poultry farming and other agricultural activities until the late 1980s, when the village evolved into a dormitory community for Jerusalem (40 km) and Tel Aviv (65 km). In 1997 a new neighborhood was built, bringing the population to over 110 families. An additional building project started in late 2006 for seventy plots.
There are two kindergartens located on the moshav. School-age children are bused outside the community mostly to either Alon Shvut or Rosh Tzurim. A pre-military mechina, open to both religious and non-religious students, was founded after the year 2000. There are four synagogues in Aderet, and the chief rabbi is Moshe Dadon.
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