Tal Shahar

Tal Shahar

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Tal Shahar
foundation = 1948
founded_by = Greek, Polish and Turkish Jews
region = Shephelah
council = Mateh Yehuda
industry =
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Tal Shahar (Lang-he|טל שחר, lit. "Dawn Dew") is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Gederot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 857.

The village was established in 1948 by immigrants from Greece, Poland and Turkey. It was named after Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (Morgenthau is German for Morning Dew)


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