Neve Michael (Hebrew: נְוֵה מִיכָאֵל, lit. 'Michael's Haven')^[2] also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Adullam region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the Elah Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 975.^[1]

Archaeological finds range from the Early Hellenistic period to the Umayyad period with evidence of a Jewish settlement in the first century CE.^[3]

Near the moshav are the ruins of Adullam and Hurvat Itri.

The moshav was preceded by the Palestinian Arab village of Bayt Nattif, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. ^[4] The place where the moshav stands was known in the 19th century as Khirbet Jurfah.^[5]

The village of Roglit was established on 29 July 1958 (12 Av 5718 anno mundi) by a group of Jewish immigrants from Iranian Kurdistan, on farm land that had belonged to Bayt Nattif.^[6][4] In 1958, the newly restructured Jewish National Fund (JNF), working in concert with the Hitahdut HaIkarim agricultural organisation, settled new immigrants on the site giving to the place the name Roglit (Hebrew: רוֹגְלִית), meaning "tiller [of the grapevine]".^{[citation needed]} The new immigrants were initially employed as laborers for JNF land reclamation.^{[citation needed]} The founders were joined by immigrants from North Africa, mainly Morocco.^[6]

An Israel Border Police outpost was also built^[when?] in Neve Michael,^{[clarification needed]} which was later abandoned in 1962^{[dubious – discuss]}.^{[citation needed]}

After the JNF-related years, the village^[which?] economy was based on agriculture (citrus fruit) and poultry, which phased out in the late 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

A newer^[when?] regional community center built alongside it^{[citation needed]} was given the name Neve Michael, in memory of American philanthropist, Michael M. Weiss,^[7] who was a donor to the JNF.^{[citation needed]} The newer section had a regional elementary school which catered to children from the surrounding communities of Roglit, Aderet and Aviezer, but closed its doors in the early 1980s.^{[citation needed]} Today, the grounds of the old school serve as a home for the mentally and physically disabled.^[8]

When the new settlement of Neve Michael failed to attract new residents, it was merged with Roglit in 1983.^[8]

In 2005 the village started an expansion plan attracting many younger families to the moshav. The moshav has a mixed population with people of different ages, ethnic background and Jewish religious observance.^{[citation needed]}

• 👁 Vineyard at Neve Michael
  
  Vineyard at Neve Michael
• 👁 View of Valley from the Moshav
  
  View of Valley from the Moshav
• 👁 Sunrise over the Elah Valley
  
  Sunrise over the Elah Valley
• 👁 Houses in Neve Michael
  
  Houses in Neve Michael
• 👁 Terebinth tree (Pistacia atlantica) in the Elah valley, on south side of Neve Michael
  
  Terebinth tree (Pistacia atlantica) in the Elah valley, on south side of Neve Michael
• 👁 Beneath the shady boughs of a terebinth
  
  Beneath the shady boughs of a terebinth
• 👁 Terebinth (Pistacia atlantica) growing in the Elah Valley
  
  Terebinth (Pistacia atlantica) growing in the Elah Valley
• 👁 Wheat fields in the Valley of Elah
  
  Wheat fields in the Valley of Elah
• 👁 Almond tree with blossoming flowers
  
  Almond tree with blossoming flowers
• 👁 The Community Center in Moshav Neve Michael
  
  The Community Center in Moshav Neve Michael
• 👁 Neve Michael looking out over Wadi Sur
  
  Neve Michael looking out over Wadi Sur
• 👁 Moshav as seen from eastern mountain
  
  Moshav as seen from eastern mountain
• 👁 Wheat fields in valley
  
  Wheat fields in valley
• 👁 Dominican sage (Salvia dominica) and Neve Michael in background
  
  Dominican sage (Salvia dominica) and Neve Michael in background

• Giv'ot Eden, community settlement south-east and within walking distance of Neve Michael

• Rogelit in Antiquity Archaeological Survey of Israel