Ta'oz
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Ta'oz
| image = TaozNov302021.jpg
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|תָּעוֹז}}
| foundation = 1950
| founded_by = Yemenite Jews
| district = jerusalem
| council = Mateh Yehuda
| affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Ta'oz}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map=Israel jerusalem
| pushpin_mapsize=250
| coordinates = {{coord|31|48|7|N|34|58|33|E|display=inline,title}}
}}File:Dan Hadani collection (990045544000205171).jpg
Ta'oz ({{langx|he|תָּעוֹז||Stronghold}}) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the northwest of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ta'oz}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. When the majority of these abandoned the village on account of security reasons, the village absorbed immigrants from Cochin, which now make-up the majority of its residents.{{Cite web |title=Untitled — דבר 29 יולי 1956 — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים |url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/dav/1956/07/29/01/article/50?&dliv=none&e=-------he-20--1--img-txIN%7CtxTI--------------1&utm_source=he.wikipedia.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=%22%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%96%22&utm_content=itonut |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=www.nli.org.il |language=he}} Its name is taken from Psalms 89:14 as the name of neighbouring moshav Tarum;Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.431, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}}Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.9: Judaea, Jerusalem 1980, Keter Press, p.390 {{in lang|he}}Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.71, {{ISBN|965-220-423-4}} {{in lang|he}}
Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.
References
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Category:Populated places established in 1950
Category:Populated places in Jerusalem District