Kfar Ruth

Kfar Ruth כְּפַר רוּת‎
Kfar Ruth
Coordinates: 31°54′35.64″N 35°2′7.79″E / 31.9099000°N 35.0354972°ECoordinates: 31°54′35.64″N 35°2′7.79″E / 31.9099000°N 35.0354972°E
District	Central
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1977
Population (2015)[1]	208

Kfar Ruth (Hebrew: כְּפַר רוּת‎, lit. Ruth's Village) is a moshav in Israel, located just west of the Green Line near Modi'in. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 208.

History

The moshav was established in 1977 and was named after the ancient village of Kfar Ruta that appears on the Madaba Map in the area of the new settlement.

Economy

According to archeologists, grapes were grown in the region by the inhabitants of Modi'in. Tal Maor, a resident of Kfar Ruth, has revived the age-old tradition of winemaking through the establishment of a family winery, Ruth Vineyard.^[2]

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. Ruth Vineyard