Revaha

Revaha (Hebrew: רְוָחָה, lit. prosperity) is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 670.^[1]

Revaha רווחה رفاحا
Revaha
Coordinates: 31°38′56″N 34°43′59″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Shafir
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1953
Founded by	Kurdish immigrants
Population  (2023)[1]	670

History

Revaha was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Kurdistan on lands which had formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Karatiyya.^[2] It is located close to Hatta, but not on its village land.^[3] The name of the moshav is derived both from the symbolic significance of the name itself and from the quote in Pirkei Avot 1:5: "Let thy house be wide open".^[4]

The majority of residents are national-religious. ^{[citation needed]}