Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council.

After training in Nahalat Yehuda, the group founded the moshav in 1950 on land given to it by the Jewish National Fund.

[4] The moshav was built as an agricultural village, but to ensure a livelihood during the shmita year, industries were also established.

[5][6][7] The moshav also has a program for yeshiva students, during which they study for six days and return to their homes only for shabbat and a Talmud Torah school for children.

As it was founded by observant Jews, the village was one of the few that refrained from working the land during the first Shmita year after independence, 1952.