Hashmonaim (Hebrew: חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים, also known as Ramat Modi'in) is an Israeli settlement located in the Binyamin Region of Israel in the western section of the West Bank, off of Route 443, three kilometers north of Modi'in, and 30 minute drive from both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Construction of the first homes began in December 1983. A dedication ceremony on June 12, 1984, was attended by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and the Sephardi chief rabbi...
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Hashmonaim (Hebrew: חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים, also known as Ramat Modi'in) is an Israeli settlement located in the Binyamin Region of Israel in the western section of the West Bank, off of Route 443, three kilometers north of Modi'in, and 30 minute drive from both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Construction of the first homes began in December 1983. A dedication ceremony on June 12, 1984, was attended by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and the Sephardi chief rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu. The first families moved in on August 1987.
In 2008, there were 530 families living in Hashmonaim. Over 50% of the residents are native English speakers. Yemenite and Sefardi Jewish groups are also present. Most are members of the religious Zionist community.
The rabbi of the community is Rabbi Itamar Orbach, who rotates between Hashmonaim's seven synagogues. The largest is Glenwood Jewish Center, named after a synagogue in Brooklyn, New York, which paid for its construction. Hashmonaim has five kindergartens, an elementary...
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