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Beit Meir

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Beit Meir (Hebrew: בית מאיר, lit.'House of Meir') is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 765.[1]

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History

Beit Meir was established on the land of the depopulated Arab Palestinian village of Bayt Mahsir in 1950,[2][3] and was named after Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan.[4]

Landmarks

  • Masrek Nature Reserve[5]
  • Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, a yeshiva for American post high-school students headed in the past by Rabbi D. Schecter[6] and as of 2024 by Rabbi Noach Victor.[7]

References

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