The film "Israeli Boy: Life On A Kibbutz" (1973) explores the daily life of a young boy living in a kibbutz in Israel. It highlights the communal lifestyle, where children are raised collectively ...

and sustain that when they leave the peaceful cloistered kibbutz surroundings and return to everyday life with all that entails. The above observation was made with specific reference to an A ...

We do that in a practical way.” Socialist ethos permeated kibbutz life in the ’60s. All of the kibbutz’s 360-some members wore the same uniform: khaki slacks with a matching button-down shirt.

I loved my first summer in Israel on that kibbutz. It was a place of hard work but much beauty, with wonderful people who were committed to living a Jewish socialist way of life. I loved walking ...

Great joy! Spring has arrived, Pesach is here!” So begins the holiday at Ramat Yochanan, an 80-year-old secular kibbutz near Haifa. Many secular Israelis attend traditional seders on Passover ...

Can a ghost town return to life? Late last month I went to this little kibbutz, just over a mile from the Gaza Strip, to find out. It could be impossible for life to come back to a place so ...

The kibbutz began as a bold ... Neve Shalom’s shared life vision struggled for support. This isn’t mere neglect—it’s a choice. Israel’s political culture often casts Neve Shalom as ...

Sofie had spent 12 hours sheltering with her family in a safe room, while Hamas fighters rampaged through the kibbutz. Armed Hamas fighters prowled Be'eri for hours Armed Hamas fighters prowled Be ...

The investigation of the battle at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, which was presented to the families of the hostages, the bereaved families, and senior security officials, pointed to serious failures in the ...

In a meaningful display of solidarity, the Greek Embassy in Israel chose Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities hardest hit by the October 7 Hamas attacks, as the locale to celebrate Greece's ...