Beit Meir () is a religious
moshav in central
Israel
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. Located around nine miles from
Jerusalem
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, just off the
Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Yehuda'', ) is a Regional council (Israel), regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel. In 2024 it was home to 51,125 people.
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. In it had a population of .
History
Beit Meir was established on the land of the
depopulated Arab Palestinian village of
Bayt Mahsir in 1950,
and was named after Rabbi
Meir Bar-Ilan.
Landmarks
*Masrek Nature Reserve
*
Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, a yeshiva for American post high-school students headed in the past by Rabbi D. Schecter and as of 2024 by Rabbi Noach Victor.
Official website: "Rebbeim" (faculty)
Accessed 14 May 2024.
References
External links
Hamasrek winery
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Moshavim
Populated places established in 1950
Religious Israeli communities
Populated places in Jerusalem District
1950 establishments in Israel
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Israel
Breslov Hasidim
Sephardi Jewish culture in Israel