A kibbutz is a communal settlement in Israel in which all wealth is held in common and profits are reinvested in the settlement. The first kibbutz was founded in 1909; currently there are about 270, with a total population exceeding 120,000. Adults live in private quarters, while children are generally housed and cared for as a group. Meals are prepared and eaten communally. Members have regular meetings to discuss business and to take votes on matters requiring decisions. Jobs may be assigned by rotation, by choice, or by skill.
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At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Bipin Joshi Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student who was in Israel to study, was kidnapped from a kibbutz, according to The Times of Israel.—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025 Exactly two years ago, Hamas terrorists stormed the Israeli border from Gaza, killing young families living on a small kibbutz and hunting down young people attending an outdoor music festival.—Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kibbutz
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