In February of 1981, a handful of devout, pioneering families set their sights upon a spot near the southern banks of the Kana stream, a waterway which 3,300 years earlier served as a boundary between the original tribal territories of Manasseh to the north and Ephraim to the south. At that location, they founded a new community named Yakir, now the largest amongst a cluster of several other pioneering communities including Havot Yair and Nofim. Yakir’s welcoming atmosphere has attracted many newcomers including Jews who moved to Israel. Founded on what was then a desolate hilltop, Yakir has grown into a vibrant community, deeply rooted in Biblical tradition.