Orot אורות
Orot
Coordinates: 31°44′25″N 34°44′6″E / 31.74028°N 34.73500°E / 31.74028; 34.73500
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1952
Founded by	American, Canadian, and South African Jewish immigrants
Population  (2022) [1]	475

Orot ( Hebrew: אוֹרוֹת, lit. 'Lights') is a moshav in south Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi and covering an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 475. ^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1952 by Jewish immigrants from the United States, Canada, and South Africa who were members of the Working Farmer movement. The name is derived ^[2] from Chapter 26, verse 19 of the Book of Isaiah: "Your dew is as the dew of the lights; the earth will give birth to her dead."

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