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Mevo Choron


Mevo Charon, located between Modiin and Latrun, is composed of Dati-Leumi, Chardal and Charedi families. The community was founded in 1970 as a Poalei Agudat Yisrael Moshav Shitufi, a collectively-owned community. After it was privatized during the 1990s, the community built new housing units, which attracted many new residents.
Mevo Charon currently has very limited housing options. Approximately five to ten new families move in annually, and there is a long waiting list.

Mevo Choron Stats
Region: Modiin & Center - מודיעין ומרכז Climate: Valley/Low mountain
Demographics: Young couples/Young families, Families Medical care:
Clalit
City Type: Yishuv ישוב Affordability: $$$
Number of families: 300  
Sectors:
Chardal, Dati Leumi, Haredi		  
Number of English speakers: 3% Population: 1327
Community contacts:
Akiva Harow
akiva@nbn.org.il
Listserv: newminyan@googlegroups.com
Local Employment
Residents work primarily in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas, with some as close as Modiin. Commuters are able to take the train from Modiin to all Tel Aviv stations.

Education / Youth
Mevo Charon has one Mamlachti Dati Torani (government-run, religiously-focused) elementary school for first and second grades. Older elementary school students commute to other schools in the area, primarily in the Nof Ayalon and the Chashmonaim communities.

Chareidi boys usually attend the elementary school Yesodot, close toYad Binyamin, and Chareidi girls attend one of the Bais Yaakov schools in the area.

Most high school students dorm outside of Mevo Charon.

Nehora, a Yeshiva which enables students to receive Bagrut certification in addition to providing intensive Torah studies, is located in the Yishuv. However, most local students do not study there.

Transportation
Most residents in this community have cars. The community has very limited bus service (a few times a day), through the Modiin area to Jerusalem.

Olim Services
Olim can travel to Modiin for Ulpan (Hebrew) classes and Misrad Haklita (Ministry of Immigrant Absorption) services.

Amenities / Services
Mevo Charon has a local Makolet (convenience store), a library and a therapeutic center (including a pool) for children with disabilities. The Yishuv has a Makolet (convenience store), and it is dotted with many parks and playgrounds.

Community and Religious Life
Mevo Charon has high expectations regarding the religious observance level of its residents. Pre-requisites for acceptance by the community’s Vaadat Klita (acceptance committee), which determines which new families can join the Yishuv, include not having a television set and hair covering for married women. The Yishuv’s rabbi, Rav Yona Dovrat, is very involved in determining what is acceptable both on the communal and individual level, and he interviews each applicant who is interested in joining the community.

Real Estate
Housing options in Mevo Charon are very limited.

Rentals:
4-room apartment: 3,000 NIS/month.

Purchases:
140 meter apartment: 1.2 million NIS
230 meter house: 1.8 - 2 million NIS

Updated: September, 2010

Tags: Modiin & Center Yishuv $$$ Young Couples & Families Families Chardal Dati Leumi Haredi