Young Judaea - Merchavim and Regions

Merchavim and Regions

Young Judaea is divided into five units, called Merchavim (the singular Merchav), which are titled according to their geographical location in the United States (including Puerto Rico). The Merchavim are subdivided into geographical regions. Each region is composed of clubs.

Until the mid-1970s, the regions were referred to using English language names. Currently the regions are referred to using Hebrew language names.

The five Mechavim are:
The Southeast Merchav contains G'lil Yam (North Carolina (minus Hendersonville and Asheville), Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia), Or Hadarom (Florida (minus Panhandle), Puerto Rico), and Lev Hadarom (GA, AL, MS, TN, SC, AR, Eastern Louisiana, Florida Panhandle, Western North Carolina)

The Southwest Merchav is a single region, Ookaf Hadarom (Texas, Oklahoma, Western Louisiana)

The West Merchav contains Chagurat Hashemesh (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana), Ruach Hama'arav (Nevada, California), and Yoreh (Washington, Oregon, Idaho)

The Midwest Merchav is composed of Pneinu Artza{Great Plains}(North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana), Ayelet Hashachar{Central States}(Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky), and Ruach B'Tzion{WPA}(Western Pennsylvania)

The Northeast Merchav contains Ya'ar Penn{EPA}(Eastern Pennsylvania), Empiria{Empire}(New York north of Bronx county and Fairfield County, Connecticut), Ganei Yehudah{New Jersey}, Eeyey Tsiyon{LINYC or LI/NYC}(Long Island/New York City), and Uri Tsafon{NE or New England}(Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut)