El'ad (Israel)

Mo'atza Mekomit El'ad, Local Council of El'ad

Last modified: 2026-09-12 by martin karner
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• Petah Tikva Subdistrict
• Central Disrict
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Description

Local Council El'ad (meaning Forever God) is situated in central Israel, SE to Petah Tikva and south to Rosh HaA'yin. Est. in 1997 and got 12'000 inh, all religious Jews. I was told (second hand information only) that in case of need an emblem on white is used. Flag only probable until confirmed. The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut ha'Pirsumim), YP 4843, 17 January 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 18 October 2001

El'ad became an Local Council in 1998 and already got 25'000 inh. (2005) and growing, so probably it will be promoted to municipality in the near future. Its religious character can be seen also by including the tablets in its emblem. The name El'ad is taken from the Bible (1 Chronicles 7:21).
Source: www.mapa.co.il [retrieved].
Dov Gutterman, 8 April 2005

Probable Flag

image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 Emblem adopted 17th January 2001

Logo

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Coat of Arms

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♦ photo, photo (town hall)

From Hebrew Wikipedia:

The emblem consists of a trapezium-shaped shield with a semicircular notch at the top. This shape gives the emblem the appearance of the Tablets of the Covenant. The shield has a blue border and a white field, featuring light sky-blue rays that create the impression that the central element of the emblem – the town's name – is radiating these rays. Beneath the city's name is an elah tree growing out of the ages of an open book. The choice of the Israeli elah tree was intended to symbolise stability, strength and resilience, whilst the tree itself symbolises growth and renewal. The open book is meant to symbolise the Torah and thus represents the city as an ultra-Orthodox town.

The main colours in the emblem are blue and green. Blue, which is the colour associated with the State of Israel, symbolises statehood, whilst green symbolises growth.

The city's official motto, which appears beneath the emblem, is "The City of Torah (or: Yeshivot) that is close to you". The motto is intended to symbolise and reinforce the city's identity as an ultra-Orthodox city whose foundations "stem from the world of Torah". In some publications, it appears as "The city that's close to you" or "Something good is happening here!"
(Translated with DeepL.com)