Kerem Ben Shemen

Moshav in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Kerem Ben Shemen 31°57′30″N 34°56′5″E / 31.95833°N 34.93472°E / 31.95833; 34.93472
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Founded	1923
Population (2022)^[1]	96

Kerem Ben Shemen (Hebrew: כֶּרֶם בֶּן שֶׁמֶן, lit. very fruitful vineyard), also known as Ben Shemen-Shikhun (Hebrew: בן שמן-שיכון, lit. Ben Shemen Housing Complex) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 96.^[1]

History

The moshav was established in 1923 when Ben Shemen was split in two, with a group of trial farms eventually becoming a separate moshav, Kerem Ben Shemen. Its name is taken from Isaiah 5:1: "My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill."