Tzafririm | |
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Coordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°ECoordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°E | |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1958 |
Founded by | Indian and North African Jews |
Population (2016) | 449 |
Tzafririm (Hebrew: צַפְרִירִים, lit. Zephyrs) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2016 it had a population of 449.
The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from North Africa and India on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.