We located an area that we are interested to live in when our lease is complete at our current location. There are already few yurts erected in the community. It is a farming community. There is a lot of orthodox Jews of different persuasions i.e. some of the women wear wigs, others wear scarfs, some dress in blank and white. However, these group of people seems very welcoming. There are people who are not religious living there too but are the minority.
We visited with an Israeli born Yemenite Jew in his yurt, even with my modest slacks and uncovered head he invited us inside and made coffee. This has not always been our experience in the city, but the farm people seem to be very different. Anyway, he encouraged us to seek land in this particular Moshav.
There is a growing green movement in this community. They are interested in ditching the pesticides. And the community really takes care of each other. If you know anything about the Orthodox in Israel, they are usually the bottom of the income scale, many live below the poverty level. And this one seems to be a poor community. So they are very supportive of the people in their community. The types of things we have learned about this area is:
1) there’s a program in place that purchases bread and gives it for free at the local grocery store. It’s freely given to those who have money as well as those who have no money so that those who have no money will not feel embarrassed.
2) There are two large organic gardens planted for the community to glean from. We picked some of the most beautiful and most tasty produce I have had in Israel. Very much like the richly tasty vegetables we were able to buy when we lived in Central America.
3) The farmers in this moshav donate their less than perfect produce to the community. It’s taken to a central location and the community takes what they can use. Two years ago I picked up almonds from the ground after the harvest was over in this Moshav.
4) There are two springs on the moshav so there is a possibility that a well can be dug.
I gotta say, it’s has an Act 4:32 ‘all things in common’ feel to it. They just need to know their Messiah.
Please keep us in prayer as we begin our search for a piece of land to rent. Elohim knows the particulars of what we need and where He wants us; He has the means and the way.Updated Feb 25, 2018, 2:46 AM