Sha'alvim
Sha'alvim (Hebrew: שַׁעַלְבִים) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel, one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael (Chafetz Chaim being the other). 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 depopulated Palestinian Arab village Salbit. It was named after a Biblical location mentioned in Joshua 19:42, Judges 1:35 and in 1 Kings 4:9. The hill between the kibbutz and Nof Ayalon is commonly 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.
In 1961, a yeshiva, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, was founded in Sha'alvim, and later became a large regional religious education facility.
