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Nir Etzion () is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, at the foot of Mount Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
In 1953 it converted to a moshav shitufi. Nir Etzion - from kibbutz to moshav Davar, 8 June 1953
The local synagogue is named in honor of Isaac Wolfson, who contributed significantly to the construction of public buildings in the moshav. Designed by local resident Hanoch Achiman, the Torah ark's parochet is embroidered with three symbols, each representing a chapter in the moshav's history: the The Holocaust, the destruction of Kfar Etzion, and the settlement on Mount Carmel. Unlike other religious kibbutzim, the community in Nir Etzion prays according to Nusach Sefard, continuing the practices that were once followed in Kfar Etzion.
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