Hoshaya

Place in Northern Israel

Not to be confused with Hoshaiah II, Hoshaiah Rabbah, or Abba Hoshaya of Turya.

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Place in Northern, Israel

Hoshaya

הוֹשַׁעְיָה

Hoshaya

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Coordinates: 32°45′30″N 35°17′36″E﻿ / ﻿32.75833°N 35.29333°E﻿ / 32.75833; 35.29333
Country|  Israel
District| Northern
Council| Jezreel Valley
Affiliation| Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded| 1980
Founded by| Nahal
Population

(2023)[1]

| 2,024
Website| www.hoshaya.org.il

Hoshaya (Hebrew: הוֹשַׁעְיָה) is a national-religious community in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of Shefa-'Amr, on Route 77 between Hamovil Interchange and the Golani Interchange, three kilometers from the Beit Rimon Interchange, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 2,024.[1]

## Etymology

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The village is named after Rabbi Hoshaya (or Oshaya), a scholar in the Amoraic Period of the Talmud who lived in nearby Sepphoris.

## History

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Hoshaya was founded in 1981.[2] It was established as a Nahal settlement, originally planned for soldiers from moshavim in the Galilee, and later inhabited by soldiers of the religious Nahal Youth Aliyah, as part of the "Lookouts in the Galilee" plan. Three years later, it was re-purposed for a civilian population, and ten families moved into caravans on the site, with some of the original Nahal soldiers remaining.

The Hoshaya community lives according to Orthodox Judaism, with the addition of many religious activities for women: Torah reading by women for women, reading of the Scroll of Esther on Purim by women for women, reading of the Book of Ruth on Shavuot.

The founders of the village stressed volunteering and community activity. In 2000, they founded a soup kitchen to prepare and deliver meals for the needy in nearby communities.

All the streets in Hoshaya are named after the former Israeli settlements in Gush Katif: Gan Or, Morag, Shirat Hayam, Pe'at Sadeh, Dugit, Katif, Bedolah, Gadid, Ganei Tal, Elei Sinai.

As of 2024[update] there is an elementary school "Nativ" (with students from nearby communities, including Tefahot, Kalanit, and Kfar Hananya), Kfar Kedem, a theme park portraying an ancient Galilee village, and a boutique hotel. Maccabi and Clalit medical clinics are active in Hoshaya.

## Notable residents

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* Elazar Stern

## References

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1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
2. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 352\. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

## External links

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* Village website (in Hebrew)

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Jezreel Valley Regional Council

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* Adi
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* Manshiya Zabda
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