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District
  
Southern

Affiliation
  
Kibbutz Movement

Founded
  
1977

Local time
  
Monday 12:33 AM

Council
  
Hevel Eilot

Website
  
www.yahel.co.il

Founded by
  
Reform movement

Population (2015)
  
182

Yahel

Weather
  
21°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 42% Humidity

Volunteer in israel with the yahel social change program


Yahel (Hebrew: יַהֵל‎) is a Reform kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah region of the Negev desert, 60 miles from the city of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 182.

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Map of Yahel, Israel

Yahel kibbutz israel


History

Established in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform movement. The name is symbolic and means "(he) will put up a tent". It comes from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 13:20).

References

Yahel Wikipedia