Mevo'ot Yericho

Mevo'ot Yericho (Hebrew: מְבוֹאוֹת יְרִיחוֹ‎), founded in 1999, is a communal settlement and Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho. A communal settlement (יישוב קהילתי Yishuv Kehilati) in Israel is type of Cooperative community that in contrast to a Kibbutz or Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô The local area is called Biq'at Yitav (the Yitav Valley) and is higher than the Jordan Valley (though still 150m under sea level). The village falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Biq'at Hayarden Regional Council. Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council (מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן lit The village doesn't have a rabbi yet but follows the rulings of Rabbi Dov Lior. Dov Lior (דב ליאור born 1933 is the Chief Rabbi of Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the southern West Bank.

The new Mikvah in Mevo'ot Yericho

The settlement was originally founded as a station for agricultural experiments but in 2000 became an agricultural community when some of the employees got married and decided to move to the location. Its original name, Havat HaIklum, has fallen out of use.

The community has lemon and date trees in large amounts (several hundred) and small amounts of many other plants (figs, grapes, sweet potatoes, passion fruit and more). More plantations are planned.

In the mid 2000s, a project for high school girls from difficult backgrounds was founded. The girls live and work in the community and travel to Jerusalem for their studies in the evening. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the

In 2007, construction of a mikvah was completed. Mikvah (or mikveh) ( plural mikva'ot or mikves) is a ritual bath designed for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism. It is probably the first solar powered Mikvah in the world. As of 2007, 24 families live in Mevo'ot Yericho (approximately 100 people).

In Mevo'ot Yericho and it's surroundings there are many archaeological findings, proof of an older Jewish settlement in the area. Within the settlement remains of an aqueduct are clearly visible. The aqueduct and the nearby Na'aran synagogue are both dated to the 6th century. Naaran or Na'aran (נערן lit juvenile or boyish) was a Jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century AD and was located

External links

• Village website

Coordinates: 31°54′28″N 35°25′01″E / 31.90778, 35.41694