Kibbutz Yahel (Hebrew: יַהֵל) is a Reform kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah region of the Negev desert, 60 kilometers from the city of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 267.[1]
Yahel
יהל ياهل | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the kibbutz | |
  Yahel | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′3″N 35°7′45″E / 30.08417°N 35.12917°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hevel Eilot |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founded by | Reform movement |
| Population (2022)[1] | 267 |
Etymology
editThe name is symbolic and means: "it shone (shined)". It comes from the Book of Job (Job 31:26).[2]
History
editEstablished in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform Jewish movement.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 393. ISBN 965-448-413-7.; Vilnay, Zev, Rachel and Oren: The Vilnay Guide to Israel. A new Millenium edition, Vol 1: Jerusalem, Beersheba and Southern Israel, Atlit 1999, p. 192, ISBN 965-90269-0-0
Further reading
edit- William F.S. Miles. Zion in the desert: American Jews in Israel’s Reform Kibbutzim. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2007.
External links
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