Sde Ya'akov

Sde Ya'akov שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב‎
Road entrance to Sde Ya'akov
Etymology: Ya'akov's Field
Sde Ya'akov
Coordinates: 32°41′48″N 35°8′28″E / 32.69667°N 35.14111°E / 32.69667; 35.14111
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1927
Population  (2021)[1]	1,094

Sde Ya'akov (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב, lit. Ya'akov Field) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,094.^[1]

History

Sde Ya'akov was established in 1927, largely from pioneers who had settled in Sheikh Abreik after its purchase by the Jewish Agency.^[2] It was the first settlement founded by Hapoel HaMizrachi and was named for Yitzchak Yaacov Reines, founder of the Mizrachi movement.

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  Sde Ya’akov 1928
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  Sde Ya’akov 1935
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  Sde Ya’akov 1945
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  Sde Ya’akov 1947
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  A sign at the entrance to Sde Ya'akov

Ancient site of Tel Yizhaki

Several kilometers to the southwest, lies an unexcavated tell named Tel Yizhaki or Hurvat Izhaqia. Among the discoveries at this site is a column base featuring an Aramaic inscription in the Jewish script, mentioning a donor named "Yudah son of Sardah". It is believed that the inscription was part of an ancient synagogue.^[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sde Ya'akov.

• The official website of Sde Yaakov (in Hebrew)
• Sde Yaakov at the Galilee Development Authority website (in Hebrew)
• Moshav Sde Ya'akov Collection (in Hebrew) on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa

This page was last edited on 7 February 2024, at 15:15