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A picture taken on April 13, 2023, shows an employee of the agronomy tech company AgroScout flying a drone in the northern Israeli kibbutz of Yiron. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 11, 2023, 11:45 am
‘The first startups’: Kibbutzim repurposed through embrace of new industries
Communities founded as models of socialist society have since largely shed collectivist past, with residents touting their ‘innovative approach’ to contemporary challenges
By Alexandra Vardi
The views from the private pools and hot tubs gracing most of the rooms at Kibbutz Maale Hahhamisha's Gordonia hotel (Courtesy Gordonia)
February 18, 2023, 8:26 am
Private hot tubs and pools abound at Jerusalem hills hotel named for Labor Zionist
Gordonia Hotel, the latest iteration of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha’s 80-year hospitality operation, draws guests who want views and pillow menus
By Jessica Steinberg
A 'Keep Out' sign at Moshav Beit Herut in central Israel warns of a bird flu outbreak, November 28, 2022. (Agriculture Ministry)
November 28, 2022, 8:36 pm
Bird flu detected in Israel in 2nd case within days
Nature authorities closely monitoring wild birds, weighing whether to stop feeding cranes in northern Israel to prevent crowding, avoid risk of last year’s mass infection
By Sue Surkes
Israelis seen at a celebration for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Kibbutz Sarid, in Emek Yizrael on May 16, 2021. (Anat Hermony/Flash90)
June 5, 2022, 3:29 pm
On the kibbutz, Shavuot is a time for remembering the movement’s glory days
The biblical harvest festival resonates with the agricultural collectives’ largely secular residents and offers an opportunity for pageants, concerts, fairs and other celebrations
By Hillel Kuttler
Midge takes her act on the road in Season 3 of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' (Courtesy)
May 25, 2022, 5:42 am
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is filming an Israel scene, looking for ‘Jewish types’
Likely to be set on a kibbutz, scene will nonetheless be shot on location in Long Island
By Lior Zaltzman
Bees populate new high-tech beehives, part of the Beehome project, in Israel's Kibbutz Beit Haemek in the northern Galilee, on May 14, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 18, 2022, 8:06 pm
Kibbutz employs new smart hive tech to keep its bees buzzing
Israeli startup builds hives featuring AI that monitors bees’ needs and responds to problems in real-time
By Alexandra Vardi
Kanye West on the 'Drink Champs' podcast, November 5, 2021. (Screen shot via JTA)
November 9, 2021, 8:54 am
Kanye West calls for a ‘Christian kibbutz’
In podcast interview, rapper touts advantages of collective ownership for better community life, such as grandparents being able to take care of kids
By Shira Hanau
From 'Kibutznikim,' a HOT comedic drama being remade for US TV (Courtesy HOT TV)
May 9, 2021, 8:56 pm
Kibbutz dramedy adapted by ‘Orange Is the New Black’ writer
‘The Commune’ tells story of thirtysomething kibbutznikim who can’t quite give up the communal life
By Jessica Steinberg
A tractor plowing a field in Kibbutz Tzora near the city of Beit Shemesh on June 25, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 20, 2021, 11:56 am
A year of COVID-19 lockdowns revives Israel’s kibbutz movement
Young families seek quieter pastoral lifestyle and more space; tens of thousands of Israelis apply for membership in kibbutzim in the past year, with pandemic a major factor
By Linda Gradstein
Rachael Love Cohen has started a Jewish cohousing community north of Orlando. 'People come in and out,' she said. (Courtesy of Cohen/ via JTA)
November 26, 2020, 7:32 pm
Jewish cohousing is growing in North America, but challenges beyond COVID remain
Intentional communities with shared ideals and resources are more likely to attract Jews, who represent 10% of these niche US groups
By Rachelle Stein-Wotten
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is photographed in her chambers in Washington on August 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
September 22, 2020, 11:23 pm
Kibbutz temporarily tweaks its name to pay tribute to RBG
Ramat Hashofet, or Judges Heights, feminizes to Ramat Hashofetet to honor deceased Supreme Court justice
By AP
Hannaton kibbutz members Haviva Ner-David (left), Anat Harrel, and Steve Gray with archaeologists at the Roman-era mikveh discovered in the Jezreel Valley in July 2020. (courtesy, Jessica Steinberg)
July 23, 2020, 1:37 pm
Discovery of ancient ritual bath spurs nearby kibbutz to try to save it
Kibbutz Hannaton is spearheading a fundraising effort to move a Roman-era mikveh to its land, where it would join the pluralistic ritual bath
By Jessica Steinberg
Tal Paz-Fridman's 'The Uniqueness of Waves XXV,' taken at dusk at the Tel Aviv port; for this photographer, the series is a practice of photographic meditation - an attempt to calm the inner waves with awareness of the here and now (Courtesy Tal Paz-Fridman)
August 10, 2019, 10:23 am
Through the lens, photographer finds solace in the land
Raised in the shadow of tragedy, Tal Paz-Fridman uses his camera to seek peace. His photos resonate with others, too
By Jessica Steinberg
In this file photo taken on April 9, 2019 Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell attends a press conference after meeting with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana. - Josep Borrell was appointed head of the European diplomacy on July 2, 2019. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP)
July 3, 2019, 4:13 am
Nominee for EU foreign policy chief has 2 kids from partner he met on kibbutz
Outspoken Spanish diplomat Josep Borrell has been frequent critic of Trump and led efforts to revive Spain’s reputation after failed secession attempt in Catalonia
By AFP
Kibbutz members harvesting grain at Ein Harod, 1938 (Kluger Zoltan/GPO)
January 28, 2019, 6:13 pm
Kibbutzim inject some $30 million into local startups
Investments are part of the push made by the collective communities to take a bite of Israel’s booming tech scene
By Shoshanna Solomon
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