Mevo Modi'im
{{Short description|Moshav in central Israel}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Mevo Modi'im
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|מְבוֹא מוֹדִיעִים}}
| image = File:Mevo Modi'in Synagoge.jpg
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| foundation = 1964
| founded_by = Shlomo Carlebach
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = center
| council = Hevel Modi'in
| affiliation = Poalei Agudat Yisrael
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| population = {{Israel populations|Mevo Modi'im}}
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|coordinates = {{coord|31|56|2|N|34|59|16|E|display=inline,title}}
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Mevo Modi'im ({{Langx|he|מְבוֹא מוֹדִיעִים}}, lit. Modi'im Gateway), officially Me'or Modi'im ({{Langx|he|מְאוֹר מוֹדִיעִים}}), is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav.[http://www.israelinsideout.com/Partner-Descriptions/mevo-modiim-goat-farm.html Mevo Modi'im Goat Farm] Israel Inside Out Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Mevo Modi'im}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} In 2019, a fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im and it is currently in the process of reconstruction and expansion.
Establishment
The village was founded as a moshav shitufi in 1975 by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,{{cite web |url=http://www.kkl-jnf.org/about-kkl-jnf/kkl-jnf-in-public-discourse/in-the-press/july-sept-2013/modiin-history-kkl/ |title=The History of the Modi'in Nahal Stronghold and the Ben-Zvi Road |last1=Goren |first1=Dotan |last2=Ashkenazi |first2=Maayan Hess |date=July 7, 2013 |website=Jewish National Fund |publisher=Jewish National Fund |access-date=April 25, 2019}} who acquired it from Poalei Agudat Yisrael where he had family connections. Rabbi Carlebach lived there in the later years of his life.{{cite news |last=Kozinn |first=Allan |title=A Musical's Unorthodox Genesis |date=August 8, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/theater/soul-doctor-recalls-the-life-of-shlomo-carlebach.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 25, 2019}} Some of the residents came to the village as a group from Jerusalem, following the direction of Carlebach. Many came from or through the former "The House of Love and Prayer" which was first established in San Francisco, and later in Jerusalem.
Description
File:Remains of mosaic floor.jpg
At its center, the village has a hand-painted and ornately decorated main synagogue, painted by Yitzchak Ben Yehudah.
On an uninhabited hill at the moshav center there are remains of an ancient settlement. The remains of a monastery from the Byzantine period were found as well as a mosaic floor that has been preserved almost in its entirety. Next to the remains moshav residents built a new pavilion in memory of Esh Kodesh Gilmore who was killed in a terrorist attack on 30 October 2000.{{cite news |last=Hallé |first=Charlotte |date=August 24, 2001 |title=Disproportionate Number of Anglos Slain; Olmert Praises Families' Dignity |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5406131 |access-date=April 25, 2019 |newspaper=Haaretz}}{{cite web |author=Alifa |date=November 2, 2000 |title=Aish Kodesh Gilmore |url=https://www.beliefnet.com/milestones/commemoration.asp?milestoneTypeID=2&milestoneID=3362 |access-date=April 25, 2019 |website=Beliefnet |publisher=Beliefnet}}
Fire and rebuilding
On May 23, 2019 a large fire destroyed most of Mevo Modi'im - forty out of fifty homes.{{cite news |last1=Jaffe-Hoffman |first1=Maayan |title=Carlebach 'Moshav Of Love And Prayer' Engulfed In Flames |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Carlebach-Moshav-of-love-and-prayer-engulfed-in-flames-590507 |accessdate=23 May 2019 |publisher=Jerusalem Post |date=23 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Nearly all of Mevo Modi’im destroyed by wildfire |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nearly-all-of-mevo-modiim-destroyed-by-wildfire/ |website=Times of Israel |publisher=Times of Israel |accessdate=23 May 2019}}Bar Peleg, Aaron Rabinowitz: [https://www.haaretz.com/whdcMobileSite/israel-news/emergency-forces-continue-to-battle-wildfires-as-heatwave-intensifies-1.7281426 Emergency Forces Battle Wildfires for Second Day as Heatwave Intensifies], Haaretz, 24.05.2019 A Fire Services investigation concluded it was started in multiple locations, raising suspicion of arson.[https://www.timesofisrael.com/authorities-suspect-arson-behind-fire-that-gutted-central-israel-village/ Authorities suspect arson behind fire that gutted central Israel village] A year after the fire most of the residents were still homeless.{{cite news |title=שנה לשריפה במבוא מודיעים: 50 משפחות עדיין מחוסרות בית |url=https://modiin.mynet.co.il/local_news/article/rkzu8OfoI |work=MYNet |date=22 May 2020}} In 2020 the residents made a land settlement with authorities.{{cite news |title=בעקבות שריפת הענק: פשרה היסטורית תסדיר את זכויות התושבים בקרקע |url=https://www.themarker.com/realestate/2020-02-19/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-e190-d804-ad7f-f1faab3a0000 |work=The Marker |date=19 February 2020}} Public contracts for the construction of 112 residential units were engaged in 2021.{{cite news |title=שנתיים אחרי השריפה שהחריבה 40 בתים: בנייה חדשה במבוא מודיעים |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/economy/article/skm119yewf |work=Ynet |date=23 August 2021}}
See also
References
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Category:Community settlements
Category:Religious Israeli communities
Category:Populated places established in 1964