- Yahel
:"This article is about the kibbutz. For other uses, see
Yahel (disambiguation) ."Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Yahel
foundation = 1977
founded_by = Reform movement
region =Arabah
industry = Agriculture
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://yahel.org.il/English/tabid/160/Default.aspx www.yahel.co.il]Yahel ( _he. יַהֵל) is a Reform
kibbutz in theArabah in theNegev desert in the southern partIsrael , 60 miles from the city ofEilat . It is the first kibbutz founded by the Reform movement.The name of the kibbutz is symbolic and means "(he) will put up a tent". It comes from the
Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 13:20).cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=393|isbn=965-448-413-7]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.
External links
* [http://yahel.org.il/English/tabid/160/Default.aspx Official website]
* [http://www.kibbutzyahel.co.il Kibbutz Yahel - Ma'ayan BaMidbar] he icon
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