Kfar Baruch

Kfar Baruch
כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ‎ (Hebrew)
Kfar Baruch כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ‎ (Hebrew);
	Etymology: Baruch Village
	Kfar Baruch
	Coordinates: 32°38′47″N35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E / 32.64639; 35.18944
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1926
Founded by	New immigrants
Population (2023)	782

Kfar Barukh (Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, lit.'Baruch Village') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 782.^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who bequeathed his assets to the village.^[2]

Kfar Baruch railway station 1929
Kfar Baruch 1934

Archaeology

A loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, an ossuary was found, with the inscription "Iudas (son) of Thaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
^Jewish Virtual Library:Kefar Barukh
^"CXLII. Kefar Barukh no. 7513", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1627–1628, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-028, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

External links

Official website

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[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

[2] Jewish Virtual Library:Kefar Barukh

[3] "CXLII. Kefar Barukh no. 7513", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1627–1628, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-028, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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