Three Jewish Shomron Communities to be Advanced Part I

 Regulation of Avigail, Asael and Beit Hogla communities set in motion

The communities will join the jurisdictions of their respective regional councils and plans to allow for their development will be advanced.  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/376642

THIS GIVES ME SO MUCH NACHAS AND JEWISH PRIDE TO KNOW THAT I VISITED THIS AREA AFTER WE MOVED TO YERUSHALAYIM IN 2010. One of the first things I did was to tour all the places that I could find a tour for, to see the Blessed Eretz Yisrael.

THIS IS BEIT HOGLA

A very special place

The ruins of Biblical Beit Hogla,
near the present-day community of the same name

The biblical town of Beit Hogla is mentioned in the Book of Joshua, as being near the northern tip of the Dead Sea, on the frontier between Judah’s portion Binyamin’s portion: (Joshua 15:6) and (Joshua 18:19). It is mentioned again as one of the towns of Binyamin, together with Jericho and Beit El (Joshua 18:21).

Beit Hogla is also in the heart of the Plains of Jericho, where Israel dwelt after crossing the Jordan in preparation for the conquest of Jericho. Mt Nebo, where Moses spoke his last words, and from where he gazed at the Land of Israel, stands on the east bank of the Jordan, right across from Beit Hogla.

Present day Beit Hogla is an organic farm and community. The organic farm was founded by Erna Covos in 2001, after the Arabs vandalised the Shalom al Israel synagogue in Jericho, where Jews studied every day in the Kollel, under the presidency of Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh.

For 15 years, Erna lived on the farm alone, and managed to plant, with the help of many dedicated volunteers, dates, olives, figs, pomegranates, papaya and many other fruit whose cultivation is extremely challenging in the hot desert climate and the salty, sandy ground. Recently, families have come to settle the place and form a community.

HERE IS THE WONDERFUL SETTLEMENT OF BEIT HOGLA NEAR YERICHO TODAY