Rosh Tzurim

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Rosh Tzurim
foundation = 1969
founded_by = Religious Scouts and Nahal
region = Judea
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = nowrap|Religious Kibbutz Movement
website =

Rosh Tzurim ( _he. ראש צורים, lit. "Head of Rocks") is a religious Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank. A member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of around 100 families.

History

The kibbutz was established in 1969 by members of the Religious Scouts and Nahal soldiers. It is located on a hilltop that had previously been occupied by Ein Tzurim, a kibbutz that was destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War by the Jordanian Arab Legion and later re-established in the Lakhish area.

Economy

The kibbutz raises turkeys, produces milk and grows grapes for wine production.

It is located on the site of the ancient Beth Zechariah.