Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן (audio) ⓘ, lit. "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain eight kilometres (5 mi) south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.

ראשון, Rishon) were the leading rabbis and poskim who lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before the writing of the Shulchan Aruch (שׁוּלחָן עָרוּך, "Set Table", a common printed code of Jewish law, 1563 CE) and following the Geonim (589–1038 CE).

רִאשׁוֹן (rishon) -- First, former, chief, primary. Word Origin: Derived from the root רָאשׁ (rosh), meaning "head" or "beginning." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4413 (πρῶτος, protos) – meaning "first" or "foremost." - G746 (ἀρχή, arche) – meaning "beginning" or "origin."

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Aug 20, 2022 · Today a bustling modern town crowded with shopping malls and apartment buildings, the tiny farming village of Rishon Lezion — lovingly called “Rishon” by the local sabras — got its start when...

Rishon LeZion, Rishon LeZiyyon or just Rishon (Hebrew:ראשון לציון) is a city in Israel on the Coastal Strip, just south of Tel Aviv. Rishon is Israel's fourth largest city with a population of 221,500.

Spanning 10 generations over approximately a 500-year period, the Rishonim led the Torah world from 1000-1500 CE, during which time Jewish life underwent enormous changes. Babylonia ceased being the major Torah center, and no other place would ever hold that distinction.

Rishon Le-Zion (Heb. רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן, “First in Zion”), city in central Israel, 7 mi. (12 km.) S.E. of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, founded in 1882 by ten pioneers from Russia headed by Z.D. Levontin. The name Rishon le-Zion is based on Isaiah 41:27.

One city often overlooked by tourists is Rishon Le Zion, Israel’s fourth-largest city. The city’s name roughly translates as “First for Zion” and it was one of the first Jewish settlements prior to the founding of the modern state.

Sep 15, 2014 · Rishon LeZion is the first agricultural town in Israel, established by the earliest Zionist pioneers. Meet the town where it all happeed first.