Beit Jann
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Beit jann , Israel
May 3 , 2010
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Beit jann
In the north of Israel , in the heart of Mount
Meron nature reserve located on the airline
between the two towns Karmiel and Tzfat .
The village is built on series of mountains in the
Upper Galilee and considered to be the highest
settlement in the whole country .
Beit jann today having a population of 10,600 , all
of them are druze.
The village is about 800 years old
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General details
Municipal status: local Council
 Location:940 m above sea level
 Founded : 18th century
 Population : 10,600persons
 Change in population : 1.1%
 Population Density:2087 per square
kilometer
 Jurisdiction:5079 donam
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history
The name of the village is probably many genes.
Another thought holds that instead of sitting at
the city of Beit Dagon
 The site be identified as the Biblical "BethDagon" of the Galilee, which was listed in the
region of the Tribe of Asher. This identification
relies, among other considerations, on the
similarity of the Biblical name to the modern
name. The Biblical site may have been located
inside the village of Beit Jan or in one of the
Iron age sites near it.
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Organizational Structure
Legal
adviser
mayor
Mayor head office
Plenary
council
Vice mayor
committees
Agriculture
Business
licensing
Tenders
Tourism
Planning &
construction
Internal
Education &
Culture
auditor
Council Council
engineer secretary
Education
division
Foreman
Manpower
Sanitation
Accounting
Social dep
Accounting
dep
Salary
accountant
Division
Asset dep
municipal taxes
Purchasing
Department
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EDUCATION
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Number Elementary Schools
3
Number of Classes
47
Number of Students
1339
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number secondary school
1
Number of Classes
21
Number of Students
672
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Number of high schools
1
Number of Classes
20
Preschool genes
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GRAND TOTAL
30%
Number of Students
577
Number of kids
21
579
109
3167
Number of teachers : 217
Percentage of matriculation eligibility: 64%
BA :
1.5%
MA :
0.5%
COLLAGES:
4%
Total high education 6%
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Economic Data
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Number of employees :3216 person ( 30%)
Average wages: 6188 shekel
socio-economic status : 4
Index Ginny : 0.4093
Disability benefit recipients: 291
Nursing allowance recipients: 131
Old age pension recipients : 388
income supplement allowance recipients :97
 (Total benefit recipients 8.5%)
 Percentage of recruits for military service : 83%
 sources for living :tourism, agriculture and service of
security, trade and services small businesses
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Important places
holy makam bahae aldein
 Site paragliding jump
 Pinkie woods
 Springs : aljeromn’ alwraka ‘ elnoom ‘ sartaba
 guest rooms 240 rooms
 Oil press
 Caves
 Small businesses, restaurants, cafes
 Winter snow
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The village
A night view of the center of the village of Beit Jan is seen below.
The village is spread over several hills around the center.
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The high mountain Ha'Ari (1048M) is located on the south side of
the village. The photo below shows the highest peak in the ridge is
seen below, with a view of the valley of the Kerem
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A view towards the east is seen below, with the Sea of
Galilee in the far left background.
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Druze flag
Each color represents different aspects of the Druze faith:
* Red: symbolizes the heroism, courage and love
* Yellow: knowledge, enlightenment and Wheat
* Green: Earth and nature
* Blue: patience, forgiveness, brotherhood (emotion), Sky and
Water
* White : Peace, Reconciliation and purity
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Druze star
Flag colors meanings according to different interpretation:
*Red (al - nafsh) represents the "soul", the moon gets light (back light of the sun
and noble) and Shaheed (shrine) of truth in every age generation.
* Yellow (al - kalemah): represents the "word", the intermediary between the
witness and the Kingdom of the material realm. "Word" is the purest form of
expression most soft embodiment of truth.
* Green (al - Aqel) represents the "soul", messianic consciousness, ancient
appearance of truth, the sun whose light creates the knowledge of the truth
possible.
* Blue (Do - Saabyak) represents the potential, strength of mind of being the will.
* White (al - Thalia) represents the realization of "being the will, the formation of
the will as power, full realization of the Platonic world's material world of matter.
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•Foundation of the Druze faith - 11th C
The Druze faith, an offshoot of the Ismaili of Islam, can be
traced back to the times of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the 6th
Fatimid Caliph in Egypt (996-1021 AD).
Al-Hakim, an eccentric ruler of the Fatimid empire, was
proclaimed as a prophet (1017) by his follower, Muhammad bin
Ismail Nashtakin ad-Darazi. Darazi who later (1018) executed by
the orders of Al-Hakim.
Caliph Al-Hakim himself disappeared (assassinated?) in 1021.
However, the new faith continued through other followers, such
as Hamza ibn 'Ali ibn Ahmad, the first leader of the new faith.
Hamza and other members of the new faith were forced to hide
in exile in the remote mountains of Lebanon, where the faith
grew over the years, spreading to Syria and Israel.
During the 13th C Druze villagers from the Shuf mountains of
Lebanon founded three villages in the area: Beit Jan, Zavud and
Jermak.
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Customs rules
The religious sphere is kept a connection
between.. Israel and the Druze Druze around the
graves of the five-level holy;
A. Nabi - Shueib Hattin,
B. Nabi - Sabalan Ahrafis village on the border of
Lebanon.
C. Nabi - Khader village Yasif western Galilee.
D. Nabi - Ipuri Majdal - shams.
E. Nabi - Baha Aladdin at bet Jann
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Seven Laws (Ataalim) Druze are (6) A - Save tongue - honesty, loyalty to the promise,
avoiding gossip and saving secret on .
B. protection of the brothers - Help Druze when
in trouble (physically, or spiritually).
C - avoiding photographers Idolatry
D - renunciation of the devil and avoiding evil
deeds
E-The uniqueness of God at any time
F- And receiving acts of God
M - total acceptance with the hidden decrees of
God known things
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Traditional customs, manners and etiquette
Birth customs
• Edit circumcision is done in the first week at my family.
 The hosts give the newborn baby gift.
• newborn baby on his shoulder and give amulet or blue
eye evil eye
Engagement Ceremony
• Edit an engagement ceremony often includes a written editing
"Alaked" Sometimes held in a family without a "set".
• engagement period ranges from years to three years at the same
time preparing the bride During the engagement
the groom builds the house New.
• Traditional and religious parents did not approve the bride "fiancee"
to goFiancee alone unaccompanied son or daughter of the family.
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Wedding customs
* A week before the wedding the bride with the groom goes to
buy his parents All the ingredients. This practice hole "Alksuah.
• wedding week the groom's mother buys all women of the family and
friends special clothing called (bdlee) This practice is called (hollaa).
• Druze wedding ceremony consists of two different religious wedding
when central dining editors all guests and family with the general
public attended the "Do not - report it" - bringing the bride from
her parents to the parents of the groom.
The second wedding is held much joy, poetry and singing, dancing
Druze popular “dabke." Two stages during the seven days are
Wedding.
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Course of seven days of the wedding
• Sunday - Preparation of the basic ingredients of dishes for the wedding.
• Monday - "Whisper to the Korn" completion of the bride's dowry Knitting Lace, sewing, etc..
• Tuesday - "Kiss the Kelada" Preparation of the bride by the chain claw
Her friends.
• Wednesday - the day baking.
• Thursday - the night of the henna “et3lelli" groom's henna party.
• Friday - Night of "Samadhi" - the bride's party, the "C" No! "- Tex
Central bride.
• Saturday - the day the groom - which held a ceremony “ezafee". The
groom is placed in the middle of a circle, surrounded by friends and family
and the book of the village telling it. The participants sang a special song
groom applause
• during the ceremony "report to" develop the arrival of the bride
groom's parents stick Entrance to the right of the door or over the door
of dough mixed with flowers and money, It is followed by the groom and
makes it into action when he catches up with the dough Above all from
the face of the bride removes the handkerchief (almandeila) presses Her
hand and said: Welcome.
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Druze society accepted practices
• not allowed religious religious stranger to shake hands with
members of the family that includes the Great Allowed to
shake hands with a white, husband, brother, grandfather,
father, uncle, brother or son of a nurse.
• elders through which not closing the gate during the day,
and is open as a symbol of hospitality.
• Do not beggars Druze society. Always consumed getting
financial help from the family, Company or from the
service.
• a woman does not go before a man.
• Druze unisex clothing should always be complete and
modest.
• Who vows a vow - a vow must contribute money to a saint.
• The welcome dinner at the beginning and at the end. Not
acceptable to talk while eating.
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• Al Adha holiday, the children receive money from family members,
especially grandparents.
• Always respect the adult and give it the respect it did not sit in his
place, Get up when he entered the room, do not go and talk to
him or interrupt him Speaking.
• for every man and woman single or married adults (especially
religious) to write a will write upside down in their heritage
division who they want. Ulmorish right to change the
Will as long as he lives.
*All religious be wearing traditional religious garb all the time.
• visiting a holy place getting a piece of cloth called "Edasthora" or or
tie at the neck (a blessing of the place).
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Funeral and mourning
• religious and social order is to attend the funeral and to attend and visit
the Grieving family and comfort.
*From the moment of death, the deceased is placed at home with the
women around funerals to nested Date of burial.
• The burial was the women did not participate alongside men to act
according to the Druze religion and tradition according to which all
events in, mixing the two species.
• The Department of Charities dead "money" all houses of worship and
places Saints, this was done after the funeral mass, in the cemetery.
• During the funeral ceremony participation includes physical arrival
condole Grieving family, do not eat and drink.
• There is no memorial ceremonies except grave spaces must who fell in
the Druze Israel graves of prophets and righteous.
• Construction of unacceptable graves - "monuments" but Druze prophets,
saints Druze are known spaces fallen in wars of Israel. “
 While the funeral men wear a white veil their heads and "wheat" as a
symbol of mourning.
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