Shoresh

Not to be confused with the term, Shoresh (שורש), the Hebrew word for root..

For the Israeli footwear manufacturer, see Source Sandals.

Shoresh (Hebrew: שורש, שֹׁרֶשׁ, lit. Root / source) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,195.^[1]

Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ, שורש‎
Shoresh
Coordinates: 31°47′48″N 35°3′55″E
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1948
Founded by	Eastern European Jewish immigrants
Area	7,500 dunams (7.5 km2 or 2.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,195
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)

History

On 15 April 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles travelling on the road below.^{[2][citation needed]} Later that year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, they called him 'Shoresh' after the biblical village of Soris, which was, according to the Septuagint translation of the Book of Joshua, located in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. The biblical name was preserved in the name of the nearby Arab village, Saris.^[3] Four years later, it became a moshav. Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall.

In July 1995, a fire destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.^[4]

Notable residents

• Anastasia Gloushkov, Olympic synchronized swimmer
• Matan Vilnai
• Eli Avidar