Kibbutz Yahel () is a Reform kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Aravah region of the Negev desert, 60 kilometers from the city of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology The name is symbolic and means: "it shone (shined)". It comes from the Book of Job ().; 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,
History Established in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform Jewish movement.
References
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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