Tarum

Tarum
Tarum
Coordinates: 31°46′58″N 34°58′56″E / 31.78278°N 34.98222°E / 31.78278; 34.98222Coordinates: 31°46′58″N 34°58′56″E / 31.78278°N 34.98222°E / 31.78278; 34.98222
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1950
Founded by	Yemenite Jews

Tarum (Hebrew: תָּרוּם, lit. Exalted) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2009 it had a population of 568.

The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. The founders were later joined by Cochin Jews who had immigrated from India. Its name is taken^[1]

from Psalms 89:14 as the name of the neighbouring moshav Ta'oz;

Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.

References

1. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.431 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
   Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.72, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)