Brosh, Israel
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Brosh בְּרוֹשׁ |
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 Brosh
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| Coordinates: 31°22′14.87″N 34°37′58.8″E / 31.3707972°N 34.633000°ECoordinates: 31°22′14.87″N 34°37′58.8″E / 31.3707972°N 34.633000°E | |
| Council | Bnei Shimon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Moroccan immigrants |
| Population (2016) | 465 |
| Name meaning | Cypress |
Brosh (Hebrew: בְּרוֹשׁ, lit. Cypress) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2016 it had a population of 465.
The name Brosh is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;
Two other nearby moshavim, Tidhar (plane-tree) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").
The moshav was established in 1953, with Moroccan immigrants making up most of the founders. It houses a service centre serving all three moshavim, including a library, an after-school child care centre, a club for the elderly and a medical clinic.
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