A kibbutz?

ElisabethWhispers's Avatar
Has anyone here ever volunteered or lived on a kibbutz in Israel?

Would like to learn more about it. The whole concept has fascinated me for decades.

Thanks,
Elisabeth
pyramider's Avatar
Somehow living in a commune with a bunch of JAPS and JPS does not bring a good time to my mind.
Has anyone here ever volunteered or lived on a kibbutz in Israel?

Would like to learn more about it. The whole concept has fascinated me for decades.

Thanks,
Elisabeth Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers
No, but I know a couple of people that tried ashrams which I cannot fathom. FWIW, they didn't last their commitment.
Chica Chaser's Avatar
Has anyone here ever volunteered or lived on a kibbutz in Israel?

Would like to learn more about it. The whole concept has fascinated me for decades.

Thanks,
Elisabeth Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers
You want to become an Israeli farmer?

Yes, I had to go look it up
kib·butz (k-bts, -bts)
n. pl. kib·but·zim (kbt-sm, -t-)
A collective farm or settlement in modern Israel.

kibbutz
a communal farm in Israël, cooperatively owned, with members who receive no pay but who gain housing, clothing, medical care, and education from the cooperative. Also called kvutzah. — kibbutzim, n. pl.