Yahel
Kibbutz Yahel | |
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 Entrance to the kibbutz | |
  Kibbutz Yahel | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′2.75″N 35°7′44.76″E / 30.0840972°N 35.1291000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hevel Eilot |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founded by | Reform movement |
| Population (2022)[1] | 267 |
Kibbutz Yahel (Template:Lang-he-n) 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]
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 13:20Template:Bibleverse with invalid book).[2]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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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