Ta'ashur | |
Stdheb: | Te'ashur |
Meaning: | Larch |
Foundation: | 1953 |
Founded By: | Moroccan Jewish immigrants |
District: | south |
Council: | Bnei Shimon |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 31.3722°N 34.6439°W |
Ta'ashur (he|תְּאַשּׁוּר||[[Larch]]) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,200 dunams. In it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan Jewish immigrants and refugees. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;[1]
Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and Tidhar (plane-tree) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").