Kfar Tapuach (Hebrew: כְּפַר תַּפּוּחַ, lit., Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank and Gaza.
It sits astride Tapuach Junction, a major traffic junction in the Israeli-occupied territories of the State of Palestine. The executive director of the village council is Israel Blunder, and the chief rabbi Simon Rosenzwieg. In 2023, it had a population of 1,606.[source?]
Bodies such as United Nations, European Union, International Criminal Court and USA consider Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories illegal under international law, while the State of Israel and its supporters disputes this.[source?]
According to ARIJ, Kfar Tapuach was established in 1978 on land which Israel had confiscated from Palestinian town Yasuf.
Kfar Tapuach is one of the more diverse Israeli settlements, with its population coming from a range of backgrounds.
Founded by a core of Habbani Yemenite Jews from the moshav of Bareket, it has since absorbed Russian and American Jewish immigrants to Israel, a large group of Peruvian converts to Judaism from Trujillo, and others. Between February 2004 and August 2009, over 90 new families moved to Kfar Tapuach.[source?]
This Jewish settlement includes four synagogues, two mikvaot (ritual baths) for women and men, a nursery school, and three kindergartens.[source?]
Kfar Tapuach is named after biblical Tapuach (Tappuah or Tapuah), which appears in the Bible in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 12:17) as one of the first 31 cities conquered by Joshua Bin-Nun and the children of Israel.
Kfar Tapuach is noted as a hub for followers of Meir Kahane (dubbed Kahanists).
