Sdei Hemed

Sdei Hemed שְׂדֵי חֶמֶד
Sdei Hemed
Coordinates: 32°9′35.64″N 34°56′33.72″E / 32.1599000°N 34.9427000°E / 32.1599000; 34.9427000Coordinates: 32°9′35.64″N 34°56′33.72″E / 32.1599000°N 34.9427000°E / 32.1599000; 34.9427000
Council	Drom HaSharon
Region	Sharon plain
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1952
Founded by	City dwellers

Sdei Hemed (Hebrew: שְׂדֵי חֶמֶד, lit. Pleasant Fields) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kfar Saba and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 773.

The moshav was founded in 1952 by city dwellers who wanted to change to an agricultural lifestyle. Its name is taken from Isaiah 32:12;

Smiting upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;^[1]

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↑ Isaiah Chapter 32 Mechon Mamre

Drom HaSharon Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Einat Eyal Givat HaShlosha Horashim Nahshonim Nir Eliyahu Ramat HaKovesh

Moshavim	Adanim Elishama Gan Haim Ganei Am Gat Rimon Givat Hen Hagor Kfar Ma'as Kfar Malal Kfar Sirkin Magshimim Neve Yamin Neve Yarak Sde Warburg Sdei Hemed Tzofit Tzur Natan Yarhiv Yarkona

Community settlements	Nirit Tzur Yitzhak

Jewish locality	Matan

Jewish village	Ramot HaShavim

Other locale	Beit Berl

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