Avnei Hefetz

Avnei Hefetz ( _he. אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ, "lit." precious stones), is an Israeli settlement located on the western edge of the central Samarian region of the West Bank. The village, under the administrative municipal government of the Shomron Regional Council, is located adjacent to Tulkarm, Einav and Sal'it. The nearest Israeli cities are Netanya to the west and Kfar Saba to the southwest ,both about a twenty five minute drive away.

There are four distinct neighbourhoods of Avnei Chefetz:
* Neve Chefetz - urban
* Avnei Shoham - rural
* Mitzpe Chefetz - rural
* Avnei Chen - rural

History

Established in 1990 by a group of Israeli Orthodox Jewish students from the Karnei Shomron Hesder Yeshiva with help from Amana, Avnei Hefetz is now home to over 200 families, including hundreds of children. The name of the village comes from Isaiah [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et1054.htm 54:12] :::"And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones."

Education

There are many institutions located on the settlement: six nurseries, six kindergartens, a combined elementary school and junior high school, and a morning and evening kollel.

External links

* [http://sdf.shomron.org.il/yishuv/avneihef.html Photos of Avnei Hefetz]