Sajur ( Hebrew : סָג'וּר ; Arabic : ساجور ) is a Druze town ( local council ) in the Galilee region of northern Israel , with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In 2022 it had a population of 4,481.
17-624: Sajur is identified with Shazur, an ancient village associated with Simeon Shezuri . According to Jewish traditions , Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen , Simeon Shezuri and Simeon ben Eleazar are buried in Sajur. Excavations in 1951, 1980 and 1993, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed, respectively, a tomb with 13 loculi that dated to the Roman–Byzantine periods, a tomb with eight or nine loculi dating to
34-521: A tomb, and various unremarkable finds, although the presence of many finds at the bottom of the stratigraphic sequence is evidence of Iron Age occupation at Sajur. In the Crusader era Sajur was known as Seisor or Saor. In 1249 John Aleman transferred land, including the casalia of Beit Jann , Sajur, Majd al-Krum and Nahf to the Teutonic Knights . In 1322 Marino Sanuto
51-457: A total of 53 houses. In the 1945 statistics , Sajur had 350 inhabitants; 10 Muslims and 340 classified as “others” (=Druze). They owned a total of 8,172 dunams of land, while 64 dunams were public. 4 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 1,380 for plantations and irrigable land, 1,933 for cereals, while 7 dunams were built-up (urban) land. In 1992, Sajur was recognized as a local council. According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics ,
68-443: A total of 8,172 dunams of land, while 64 dunams were public. 4 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 1,380 for plantations and irrigable land, 1,933 for cereals, while 7 dunams were built-up (urban) land. In 1992, Sajur was recognized as a local council. According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a low ranking (3 out of 10) on the country's socioeconomic index (December 2001). The average salary that year
85-479: Is cited in the baraita . Other amoraim, such as R. Jonathan, ruled that his views are in accordance with the halakha only in two instances: writing a divorce document for the dangerously ill, and terumat hamaaser on produce that belong to an " am ha'aretz " - a " Demai tithe". This was the approach accepted by the Rishonim . Nonetheless, R. Shabbatai ha-Kohen showed that there are additional cases where
102-643: The Liwa of Safad . The land was designated as Sahi land, that is, land belonging to the Sultan . In 1875, Victor Guérin noted that "It is today a small village, inhabited by Druze; it is located on a hill that was once completely covered with houses. At the bottom, some gardens are planted with fig, olive, pomegranate and mulberry trees." In 1881, the PEF 's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 100 Druzes; in
119-554: The 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities , Sajur had a population of 196; 176 Druze, 17 Muslims and 3 Christians, where the Christians were all Orthodox. The population increased in the 1931 census to 254; 141 Druze, 11 Muslims and 2 Christians, in a total of 53 houses. In the 1945 statistics , Sajur had 350 inhabitants; 10 Muslims and 340 classified as “others” (=Druze). They owned
136-559: The Crusader era Sajur was known as Seisor or Saor. In 1249 John Aleman transferred land, including the casalia of Beit Jann , Sajur, Majd al-Krum and Nahf to the Teutonic Knights . In 1322 Marino Sanuto the Elder showed Sajur on his map, named Seggori . Sajur was mentioned as a village in the Ottoman defter for the year 1555-6, located in the Nahiya of Acre of
153-461: The Israel Antiquities Authority revealed, respectively, a tomb with 13 loculi that dated to the Roman–Byzantine periods, a tomb with eight or nine loculi dating to the end of the second century CE and a small tomb with a single room dating to the first–second centuries CE. A salvage dig in January 2002, prior to building a car park, revealed a bedrock-hewn cave, devoid of finds, which may have been
170-403: The Elder showed Sajur on his map, named Seggori . Sajur was mentioned as a village in the Ottoman defter for the year 1555-6, located in the Nahiya of Acre of the Liwa of Safad . The land was designated as Sahi land, that is, land belonging to the Sultan . In 1875, Victor Guérin noted that "It is today a small village, inhabited by Druze; it is located on a hill that
187-751: The Rishonim ruled according to Simeon Shezuri, yet not in all instances. Sajur Sajur ( Hebrew : סָג'וּר ; Arabic : ساجور ) is a Druze town ( local council ) in the Galilee region of northern Israel , with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km ). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In 2022 it had a population of 4,481. Sajur is identified with Shazur, an ancient village associated with Simeon Shezuri . According to Jewish traditions , Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen , Simeon Shezuri and Simeon ben Eleazar are buried in Sajur. Excavations in 1951, 1980 and 1993, on behalf of
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#1732765365320204-524: The area in 1215. His work is frequently recorded in the Mishnah and Talmud . The amoraim were divided regarding the status of his halachic rulings. Some believed that "wherever R. Simeon Shezuri stated his view, the halakha is in accordance with it" According to some views this is the case only when his opinion is recorded in the Mishnah, and according to other views, even when his opinion
221-409: The end of the second century CE and a small tomb with a single room dating to the first–second centuries CE. A salvage dig in January 2002, prior to building a car park, revealed a bedrock-hewn cave, devoid of finds, which may have been a tomb, and various unremarkable finds, although the presence of many finds at the bottom of the stratigraphic sequence is evidence of Iron Age occupation at Sajur. In
238-458: The plain, with olives and arable land; water from cisterns and spring near". A population list from about 1887 showed that Sejur had 190 inhabitants; all Druze. In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities , Sajur had a population of 196; 176 Druze, 17 Muslims and 3 Christians, where the Christians were all Orthodox. The population increased in the 1931 census to 254; 141 Druze, 11 Muslims and 2 Christians, in
255-542: The town had a low ranking (3 out of 10) on the country's socioeconomic index (December 2001). The average salary that year was NIS 3,531 per month, whereas the national average was NIS 6,835. Simeon Shezuri Simeon Shezuri ( Hebrew : שמעון שזורי ), or R. Simeon of Shezur , was a Jewish Tanna sage of the fourth generation. His surname Shezuri is either a variant of the Hebrew word Shezirah (שזירה), and thus stands for his livelihood: spinning fibers , or for
272-474: The village he resided at: Shezor (probably in the vicinity of Sajur ). He was a pupil of R. Tarfon , and in one of the disputes over demai , he cites the ruling R. Tarfon had given him when an event occurred to him. A tomb site attributed to Simeon Shezuri is located in Sajur . The written tradition concerning this tomb site began in early 13th century, noted by Menachem ben Peretz of Hebron who visited
289-443: Was once completely covered with houses. At the bottom, some gardens are planted with fig, olive, pomegranate and mulberry trees." In 1881, the PEF 's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 100 Druzes; in the plain, with olives and arable land; water from cisterns and spring near". A population list from about 1887 showed that Sejur had 190 inhabitants; all Druze. In
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