- Eshhar
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Eshhar
imgsize = 250px
foundation = 1986
founded_by =American Jews
region =Galilee
council = Misgav
industry =
affiliation =HaMerkaz HaHakla'i
website =Eshhar ( _he. אֶשְׁחָר) is a communal settlement in northern
Israel . Located in theGalilee to the south ofKarmiel , it falls under the jurisdiction ofMisgav Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 432.The village was established in 1986 by a
gar'in , most of whose members were fromChicago . The aim was to create a community in which religious and secular could live together. It was named afterRhamnus palaestinus , a plant whose Hebrew name is Eshhar.
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