Yahel (kibbutz)
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| hebrew : | יהל | ||
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| District : | south | ||
| Founded : | November 1976 | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 5 ' N , 35 ° 8' E | ||
| Height : | 181 m | ||
| Residents : | 194 (as of 2018) | ||
| Community code : | 1158 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Yahel ( Hebrew יהל) is a kibbutz in the Arabah region of the Negev desert in southern Israel , a few hundred meters from the Jordanian border and about 65 kilometers from the city of Eilat .
The name Yahel is symbolic and means "(he) will put up a tent". It comes from the book of Isaiah ( Isa 13:20 EU ).
Yahel is the first kibbutz established by the Jewish reform movement in November 1976.
The Kibbutz Yahel home to around 50 members and candidates, which supply mainly by the agricultural cultivation of dates, pomelos, melons, watermelons and peppers, as well as by the attitude of 250 cows and various tourist attractions. In 2018, 194 residents lived there.
On the approximately 3.4 km² area there is also a synagogue , library, basketball court and accommodation for guests.
Web links
- Kibbutz Yahel - Official Website (Hebrew)
- Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Kibbutz Yahel Today (English) ( Memento from April 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .