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Efrata (; ), or '''Efrat''' (אפרת), is an Israeli Settlement in Judea (southern West Bank ), located south of Jerusalem , between the Biblical cities of Bethlehem and Hebron . Efrata was established in 1980 , and contained 7,300 residents at the end of 2004 according to the Israel Central Bureau Of Statistics . Although it is geographically located within Gush Etzion (the Etzion Bloc of Jewish settlements), Efrata is a Local Council independent from the Gush Etzion Regional Council . Efrata's population is mostly of Efrata is Rabbi Shlomo Riskin , an alumnus of Yeshiva University and a disciple of the late Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik . Rabbi Riskin was formerly the founding rabbi of the prestigious Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan . In Israel he has also founded a network of high schools and colleges that combine modern secular studies with intense study of Orthodox Judaism . Naming Disagreement While according to the Israeli Ministry Of The Interior , "Efrata" is the quotation from the Biblical verse, and therefore the town's name, the residents and municipality have maintained for many years that the reference isn't a name in and of itself, but rather means "towards Efrat." The reality that has developed is that all inter-city roadsigns, under purview of the National Government , read Efrata, while internal and private references speak of "Efrat." Efrata is named after the biblical village of Ephrath . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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