Kfar Pines
{{Short description|Moshav in northern Israel}}
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| affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi
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Kfar Pines ({{langx|he|כְּפַר פִּינֶס||Pines Village}}) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Pines}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village, named after the author Rabbi Yehiel Michel Pines, was established in 1933 by Kvutzas Avraham ({{langx|he|:he:קבוצת אברהם||The Avraham Group}}), a group of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, that was affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi political party.
Education
The first ulpana in Israel, a religious girls high school, was opened in Kfar Pines in 1960. It was opened under the encouragement & support of Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria and was affiliated with the Bnei Akiva youth movement.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Educating-Israels-religious-young-women-566114|title=Educating Israel’s religious young women|date=29 August 2018|access-date=2 December 2024|website=The Jerusalem Post}}{{cite web|url=https://mizrachi.org/biography/rav-yehiel-michael-pines-1824-1912/|title=Rav Yehiel Michael Pines (1824-1912)|access-date=2 December 2024|website=Mizrachi World Movement}} Named "Ulpana Ramat Karniel" (Karniel's height) or "Ulpana Kfar Pines", it is also called "Em HaUlpenot" (mother of all ulpenas {{lang|he|אם האולפנות}}) due to it being the first Ulpana in Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.ulpanakp.org/|title=Ulpana Kfar Pines|access-date=2 December 2024}} In a typical school year, the Ulpana has nearly 650 girls from 100 different locations throughout Israel. There are also tailor made programs for immigrant students form Russia, South Africa, and Ethiopia. Ulpana Kfar Pines is one of two Israeli high schools to lead the list for high school diploma eligibility, with 100% of students being eligible.{{cite web|last=Zagrizak|first=Asaf|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5006375,00.html|title=Religious girls’ schools leading in Israeli education|date=22 August 2017|access-date=2 December 2024|website=ynet}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/religious-secular-in-israel-israel/6-religious-zionist-girls-high-schools-in-israels-education-ministrys-top-10/2017/08/22/|title=6 Religious-Zionist Girls’ High Schools in Israel’s Education Ministry’s Top 10|date=22 August 2017|access-date=2 December 2024|website=The Jewish Press}}
Kfar Pines's Educational Institutions include Ulpana Kfar Pines; the High School in Hadera; the Ulpanit in Or Akiva; Dror Boys School, the {{ill|Kfar HaRoeh Yeshiva|he|ישיבת בני עקיבא כפר הרא"ה}}; and the YBA Ulpanit in Or Akiva.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580049146|title=Mosdot Kfar Pines|website=Israel Gives}}
Economy
Rikmat Elimelech (founded in 1949) is a designer and producer of hand-woven and embroidered Judaica.
Notable people
- Hanan Porat (born 1943), Rabbi, educator, and politician who served in the Knesset
==References==
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Category:Religious Israeli communities
Category:Populated places established in 1933