the Ministry of Agriculture
and veteran of the famous
1948 battle of Gush Etzion,
the group of settlements that
protected the southern en-
trance to Jerusalem.
Tekoa was at the eastern
border of the Gush Etzion
region, and Avraham Ratner
had a special vision for Tekoa
and all the settlements in the
area. He wanted to restore
sheep herds to the rebuilt set-
tlements of Judea, the area in
which the prophet Amos
tended his sheep and goats.
While the ancient Jews also
had herds of cattle, these were
usually found in the richer
pasture land of the northern
areas of Israel. Judea was a
semi-arid region on the edge
of the desert, an area that was
best suited for goats and
sheep.
Avraham Ratner, a sheep
herdsman himself when not
working at the Ministry of
Agriculture, offered his ad-
vice and expertise to the new
settlers. Gilad was among the
first to take up the challenge.
It wasn't long before Gilad
realized that goats would be
a more profitable enterprise
than sheep, since there was
on one in Israel producing
pasteurized goats' milk.
Ratner encouraged Gilad to
give it a try, and the new
business was born.
In 1985, Gilad bought three
goats. Soon after, he made his
first delivery to Jerusalem:
eight bags of milk. Today,
Gilad has 150 goats - and
delivers 800 bags of milk to
Jerusalem twice weekly, as
well as containers of goats'
cheese and yoghurt, all under
rabbinical supervision.

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