Yahel

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 2018 it had a population of 194.[1]

Kibbutz Yahel
Entrance to the kibbutz
Kibbutz Yahel
Coordinates: 30°5′2.75″N 35°7′44.76″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHevel Eilot
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1977
Founded byReform movement
Population
 (2018)[1]
194

History

Established in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform movement. The name is symbolic and means "(he) will put up a tent". It comes from the Book of Job (Job 13:20).[2]

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References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. 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.

Further reading

  • William F.S. Miles. Zion in the desert: American Jews in Israel’s Reform Kibbutzim. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2007.
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