Brosh

Infobox Kibbutz
name = Brosh
foundation = 1953
founded_by = Moroccan immigrants
region = Northern Negev
council = Bnei Shimon
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Brosh ( _he. בְּרוֹשׁ, lit. "Cypress") is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 221.

The moshav was established in 1953, with Moroccan immigrants making up most of the founders. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together; [ [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1041.htm Isaiah 41] Mechon Mamre]

Two other nearby moshavim, Tidhar (plane-tree) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim"). Brosh houses a service centre serving all three moshavim, including a library, an after-school child care centre, a club for the elderly and a medical clinic.

References

External links

* [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12635 Brosh] Negev Information Centre