Sha'alvim

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Sha'alvim
foundation = 13 August 1951
founded_by = Nahal
region = Central Israel
council = Gezer
industry = Agriculture, education
affiliation = Agudat Israel Workers
website =

Sha'alvim ( _he. שַׁעַלְבִים) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council.

History

The kibbutz was founded on 13 August 1951 by a Nahal group from the Ezra movement, on lands of the abandoned Arab village Salbit. It was named after a Biblical location known as Tel Sha'alvim. Until the Six-Day War it was a target of numerous attacks from the West Bank due to its proximity to the Green Line. According to a document captured from the Jordanian Arab Legion, the legion was planning to attack the village and massacre all its residents.cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=922|isbn=965-448-413-7]

In 1961, a yeshiva, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, was founded in Sha'alvim, and later became a large regional religious education facility.

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