Sharsheret | |
Foundation: | 1951 |
Founded By: | Tunisian Jews |
District: | south |
Council: | Sdot Negev |
Affiliation: | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 31.4044°N 34.6033°W |
Meaning: | 'chain' or 'necklace' |
Sharsheret (Hebrew: שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת||Chain) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was established in 1951 with the help of the Jewish Agency for Israel by Bnei Akiva members who were immigrants from Tunisia. Its name (literally 'Chain') is a combination of two words, Sar (Minister, written with a Shin and also pronounceable as "Shar") and Sharett (referring to Moshe Sharett, who was Foreign Minister at the time the moshav was founded).[1]