Shefayim
Sign in to saveShefayim (, lit. High Hills) is a kibbutz in central Israel located 2.5 miles north of Herzliya along the Mediterranean coast. Shefayim falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Key facts
- Kibbutz.name
- Shefayim
- Kibbutz.foundation
- 1935
- Kibbutz.founded_by
- Polish Jews
- Kibbutz.image
- Risjpon018.jpg
- Kibbutz.district
- center
- Kibbutz.council
- Hof HaSharon
- Kibbutz.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Kibbutz.pushpin_map
- Israel center ta#Israel
- Kibbutz.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
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Shefayim (, lit. High Hills) is a kibbutz in central Israel located 2.5 miles north of Herzliya along the Mediterranean coast. Shefayim falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== Kibbutz Shefayim was established in 1935 by Jewish immigrants from Poland. The name is taken from the Book of Isaiah: "I will open rivers in high hills." During the British Mandate for Palestine, Shefayim was a base for clandestine immigration. thumb|Members of Palmach loading gravel in Shefayim, July 1947