Nofei Aviv | Anglo Community
Anglo Communities, Raanana, Hertzliya, Netanya, Tel Aviv, Ramat Beith Shemesh, Zichron Yaakov, Jerusalem, Modi'in, Askelon, Beer Yaakov, Ness Ziona, 2005 Neighbourhood, Buchman, Baka, Central Raanana, Hertzliyah Pituach, Ir Yamim, Kaiser, Migdal Hayamim, Mishkafayim, Moshava, Neve Remez, Neve Tzedek, Nofei Aviv Adam Kushner Anglo Communities, Raanana, Hertzliya, Netanya, Tel Aviv, Ramat Beith Shemesh, Zichron Yaakov, Jerusalem, Modi'in, Askelon, Beer Yaakov, Ness Ziona, 2005 Neighbourhood, Buchman, Baka, Central Raanana, Hertzliyah Pituach, Ir Yamim, Kaiser, Migdal Hayamim, Mishkafayim, Moshava, Neve Remez, Neve Tzedek, Nofei Aviv Adam Kushner

Nofei Aviv | Anglo Community

In 1996, when construction workers were just beginning to lay the foundations for what would become one of Beit Shemesh’s most successful Anglo neighborhoods, few could have imagined that this small community of semi-attached cottages would serve as a model for Modern Orthodox aliyah that would influence community building across Israel for decades to come. Nofei Aviv, whose name means “Spring Landscape” in Hebrew, was established in that year as part of the wave of Anglo development in Beit Shemesh that had begun with Sheinfeld in 1991 and would continue with Migdal Hamayim, Nofei Hashemesh, and eventually Ramat Beit Shemesh itself. What made Nofei Aviv distinct from the beginning was its focus on creating not just housing but a genuine kehilla, a community built around a central synagogue and shared values, where families making aliyah from English-speaking countries could maintain their religious and cultural identity while integrating into Israeli life.

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