Ezer
Encyclopedia
Ezzer is a communal settlement
in central Israel
. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon
near the Mediterranean
coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 985.
The village was founded in 1966 as a village centre for the surrounding moshav
im. In 1990 it expanded and became a communal settlement. Ezzer houses religious facilities such as a mikvah
and a synagogue
.
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
near the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council , is a regional council in the southern Coastal Plain region in Israel.It borders Yoav and Nahal Sorek regional councils in the east; Hof Ashkelon regional council, the Mediterranean Sea, the city of Ashdod and Gan Yavne local council in the west; Gederot, Hevel Yavne...
. In 2006 it had a population of 985.
The village was founded in 1966 as a village centre for the surrounding moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
im. In 1990 it expanded and became a communal settlement. Ezzer houses religious facilities such as a mikvah
Mikvah
Mikveh is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism...
and a synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
.