Hodayot

Hodayot
הוֹדָיוֹת‎
Hodayot
Coordinates: 32°47′19″N 35°26′6″E / 32.78861°N 35.43500°E / 32.78861; 35.43500Coordinates: 32°47′19″N 35°26′6″E / 32.78861°N 35.43500°E / 32.78861; 35.43500
District Northern
Council Lower Galilee
Founded 1950
Population (2015)[1] 293
Website Official website (Hebrew)

Hodayot (Hebrew: הוֹדָיוֹת‎) (lit. "Thanksgiving") is a religious boarding school and youth village in northern Israel. Located to the west of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 293.

History

Hodayot was founded in May 1950 on the early site of Kibbutz Lavi, which moved half a kilometer eastward. It has 211 students, many of them of Ethiopian origin.[2]

One of the special tracks offered by the high school is a police studies program, with classes in criminology, sociology and crime-solving.[3] The school also has a life sciences and agriculture track. Medicinal herbs based on the teachings of Maimonides are grown in the school's greenhouses, and the students experiment with various composting techniques.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Reli Avrahami; Avner Avrahami (22 February 2007). "Family affair / The Avrahams". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Vered Lee (3 February 2008). "A high-schooler and a policeman". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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