Shvut Rachel
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Shvut Rachel (Hebrew: שבות רחל) is an Israeli settlement located in the Efrayim/Binyamin Region of the northern section of the West Bank, 28 miles (45 km) north of Jerusalem on Highway 60, adjacent to the Palestinian village Turmus Ayya, east of Shilo. Other nearby Israeli settlements include Giv'at Har'el, Esh Kodesh, Keeda, and Adei Ad. The village, administrated by the Matte Binyamin Regional Council, has a population of about a hundred families.
[edit] Founding
The village was founded in November 1991, in response to the murder of Rachela Druk, resident of Shilo and mother of 7, and Isaak Rofe. They were killed by terrorist fire on their way to a demonstration in Tel Aviv. Shortly afterwards, on the night of the funerals, a group of students from the yeshiva in Shilo as well as two young couples, including a pregnant woman who gave birth a week later, established Shvut Rachel in the name of the victims.
[edit] Midreshet Binat
Binat is a midrasha located in Shvut Rachel. Headed by Rabbi Ronen Tamir, it was founded in 2000 as an additional branch of the nearby yeshiva in Shilo. It includes a regular seminary program, a one month program in September for college students, and a joint program with Beit Vegan Teachers College.
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