Kfar Tapuach (Hebrew: כפר תפוח‎, lit. Apple-ville) is an Israeli settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank, founded in 1978. It is one of the five Jewish villages in the region south of Nablus/Shechem, and sits astride one of the most vital traffic junctions in the West Bank. Hebrew redirects here. ... Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank. ... It has been suggested that Sebastia, Middle East be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Nāblus (sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:  ; IPA: , Hebrew:   Shechem ; IPA: ); ) is a major city under Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and, with a population of over 100,000, is one of the largest Palestinian population centers in the Middle East. ... Shechem is a name of geographical places. ...

Kfar Tapuach is one of the most ethnically diverse Israeli settlements. Founded by a core of Yemenite Jews nearly 30 years ago, over the years it has absorbed Russian and American Jews, a large group of Peruvian converts to Judaism from Trujillo, Peru, and others . Between February 2004 and August 2005, Kfar Tapuach absorbed over 30 new families from Ariel. Yemenite Jews (תֵּימָנִי, Standard Hebrew Temani, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānî; plural תֵּימָנִים, Standard Hebrew Temanim, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānîm) are those Jews who live, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Yemen (תֵּימָן far south, Standard Hebrew Teman, Tiberian Hebrew Têmān), on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. ... Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew גיור, giur, conversion) is the religious conversion of a previously non-Jewish person to the Jewish religion. ... Trujillo is a city in northwestern Peru. ... The city of Ariel (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli settlement located north of the Palestinian town of Salfit on the West Bank, in the Biblical region of Samaria near the ancient village of Timnat Serah. ...

Even though the vast majority of residents are not active supporters of Kahanism, Kfar Tapuach is often associated with Kahanism since Rabbi Binyamin Kahane moved there with family, and some core members of Kach and Kahane Chai organizations still reside in the settlement. The nearby hilltop outpost, Giv'at El Nakam (lit. Hill of Divine Revenge) a.k.a. Tapuach West, was home to a synagogue built in memory of Binyamin Kahane and his wife, who were slain by Arab gunmen. A temporary structure was rebuilt after the original synagogue was destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces. Speaking: US-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the Kach party in the Knesset. ... Rabbi Binyamin Zeev Kahane Binyamin Zeev Kahane (October 3, 1966 – December 31, 2000) was the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... The logo of the Kach party. ... A synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul; Ladino אסנוגה esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... Rabbi Binyamin Zeev Kahane Binyamin Zeev Kahane (בנימין זאב כהנא) (October 3, 1966 – December 31, 2000) was the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×’× ×” לישראל  , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels military forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ...

External links

• (Hebrew) Settlement website

Shomron Regional Council

Moshavim: Reihan | Sla'it Communal settlements: Alei Zahav | Avnei Chefetz | Barkan | Bruchin | Einav | Elon Moreh | Etz Efraim | Har Bracha | Hermesh | Hinanit | Itamar | Kfar Tapuach | Kiryat Netafim | Ma'ale Shomron | Mevo Dotan | Migdalim | Nofim | Peduel | Rachelim | Revava | Sha'arei Tikva | Shaked | Shavei Shomron | Tel Menashe | Tzofim | Yakir | Yitzhar Outposts: Nofei Nehemiah Offices of the Shomron R.C. Shomron Regional Council emblem The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew:מועצה אזורית שומרון) is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, also known as the northern part of the northern half of the West Bank. ... Image File history File links Shomron_Regional_Council. ... Moshav (Hebrew: מושב Translit. ... Alei Zahav (Hebrew: ), lit. ... Barkan (Hebrew: ברקן), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank region of Samaria, about 25 km east of Tel Aviv, under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. ... Bruchin (Hebrew: ברוכין), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains about thirty km east of Tel Aviv along the Trans-Samaria Highway. ... The two older neighbourhoods, looking south Elon Moreh (Hebrew: ), is an Israeli settlement located in the Samarian Hills of the West Bank northeast of Shechem/Nablus on the slopes of Mount Kabir ridge. ... Har Bracha (Hebrew: ‎), lit. ... Itamar (Hebrew: ‎) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains near Nablus/Shechem. ... Kiryat Netafim (Hebrew: קרית נטפים, Arabic: كريات نتافيم) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank region of Samaria, about 30 km east of Tel Aviv, and under the administrative municipal government of the Shomron Regional Council. ... Maale Shomron (Hebrew: ‎), is an Israeli settlement located about 300 metres above sea level in the West Bank region of Samaria under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. ... Mevo Dotan (Hebrew: ; lit. ... Road signs at main intersection Migdalim (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli settlement located 45 kilometres east of Tel Aviv in the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council on the Samarian part of the West Bank. ... Peduels water tower gives it a distinct profile Peduel (Hebrew: ), is an Israeli settlement located on the western edge of the central Samarian region of the West Bank, about 25 km east of Tel Aviv. ... Rechelim (Hebrew: ‎) is an Israeli settlement east of Ariel in the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council on the Samarian part of the West Bank. ... Revava (Hebrew: ), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains about 35 km east of Tel Aviv near Yakir and Nofim, on Road #5066 roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. ... A typical home in Shavei Shomron Shavei Shomron (Hebrew: , lit. ... Tal Menashe (Hebrew: ‎), is an Israeli settlement located on Mount Amir in the Samarian hills on the northwestern edge of the of the West Bank. ... Yakir (Hebrew: יקיר), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains about 35 km east of Tel Aviv near Revava and Nofim, on Road #5066 roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. ... Yitzhar (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains near Nablus/Shechem just off Route 60 north of the Tapuach Junction. ...