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Yad Binyamin

Community settlement in central Israel

Summary

Community settlement in central Israel

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name	Yad Binyamin
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image	Yad Binyamin Aerial View.jpg
meaning	Binyamin Memorial
founded	1962
district	center
council	Nahal Sorek
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Yad Binyamin (, lit. Binyamin Memorial) is a community settlement in central Israel. The seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council, it is located adjacent to the junction of three major highways: Highway 3, Highway 6, and Highway 7. In it had a population of .

History

The land had been used as a Ma'abara Nativa which was abandoned as a religious settlement and educational center in 1962 by Poalei Agudat Yisrael, in partnership with the municipality of Nahal Sorek. It was named after the former Minister of Postal Services, Binyamin Mintz, who had died the previous year. For many years, the community was a center of higher Jewish learning, based around the yeshiva.

Following the disengagement plan, around 200 families from Gush Katif moved into temporary pre-fabricated housing in Yad Binyamin. Some later moved to a new village named Ganei Tal after the former settlement by the same name. Many other families have moved to Netzer Hazani.

The community has a neighborhood, called Ahuzat Yonatan, that is for people ages 55 and older. The neighborhood has approximately 160 apartments as well as a shared building containing a synagogue.

Transportation

Yad Binyamin is located 3 km from the Re'em Junction on Highway 3, and one kilometer from the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. In September 2018, Israel Railways opened the nearby Kiryat Malachi-Yoav station, connecting the area to the Nahariyah–Beersheba line. A number of Egged bus routes provide transport links to Jerusalem, Ashkelon, and other cities.

References

"Yad".
(2021-11-02). "ישוב קהילתי יד בנימין, גדרות".
Jung, Leo. (1992). "Reverence, Righteousness, and Rahamanut: Essays in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung". J. Aronson.
(November 7, 2005). "1,100 evacuee families to stay together". [[The Jerusalem Post]].
Shomron, Shifra. (October 5, 2013). "New Beginnings: Netzer Harani". [[The Jewish Press]].
"Ahuzat Yonatan | Yad Binyamin".
(2018-09-18). "נפתחה תחנת הרכבת מלאכי יואב".

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