Sde Ya'akov

Sde Ya'akov שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב‎
Road entrance to Sde Ya'akov
Etymology: Ya'akov's Field
Sde Ya'akov
Coordinates: 32°41′48″N 35°8′28″E / 32.69667°N 35.14111°E / 32.69667; 35.14111
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1927
Founded by	Hapoel HaMizrachi Pioneers
Population  (2022)[1]	1,096

Sde Ya'akov (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב, lit. Ya'akov's Field) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,096.^[1]

Sde Ya'akov was established in 1927 by pioneers who settled in Sheikh Abreik after its purchase by the Jewish Agency.^[2] It was the first settlement founded by Hapoel HaMizrachi and was named for Yitzchak Yaacov Reines, founder of the Mizrachi movement.^[3]

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  Sde Ya’akov 1928
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  Sde Ya’akov 1935
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  Sde Ya’akov 1945
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  Sde Ya’akov 1947
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  A sign at the entrance to Sde Ya'akov

Several kilometers to the southwest, lies an unexcavated tell named Tel Yizhaki or Hurvat Izhaqia. Among the discoveries at this site is a column base featuring an Aramaic inscription in Hebrew script, mentioning a donor named "Yudah son of Sardah". It is believed that the inscription was part of an ancient synagogue.^[4]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sde Ya'akov.

• The official website of Sde Yaakov (in Hebrew)
• Sde Yaakov at the Galilee Development Authority website (in Hebrew)
• Moshav Sde Ya'akov Collection (in Hebrew) on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa