Har Bracha
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Har Brakha הַר בְּרָכָה |
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 Har Brakha
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| Coordinates: 32°11′34.07″N 35°15′55.08″E / 32.1927972°N 35.2653000°ECoordinates: 32°11′34.07″N 35°15′55.08″E / 32.1927972°N 35.2653000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomrom |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2015) | 2,267 |
| Name meaning | Mount of Blessing |
Har Brakha (Hebrew: הַר בְּרָכָה, lit. Mount [of] Blessing) is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of 870 metres above sea level, in the West Bank's Samarian mountains near Nablus. Har Brakha is named after one of the two mountains that are mentioned in Deuteronomy on which half of the twelve tribes of Israel ascended in order to pronounce blessings, and shares the Mount Gerizim ridge with Kiryat Luza, the main Samaritan village. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 2,267
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law. The Israeli government does not accept this.
Har Brakha was first established as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes on Yom Ha'atzmaut in 1983. The rapid expansion of the village is universally attributed to the Yeshivat Har Brakha, which was built in 1991 as well as its rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, who is also the chief rabbi of Har Brakha. While the vast majority of students (about 150 annually) are not originally from settlements, many graduates of the yeshiva return to live on the settlement.
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