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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Recent Examples on the WebJoe Cocker was playing at a kibbutz every other year. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 When Anish was sixteen, he and Roy were sent to Israel to live on a kibbutz. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Smoothly segueing between life on the kibbutz and the travails of the Egyptian troops, Nesher’s longtime editor Isaac Sehayek keeps things pacey and clear. Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022 Force-of-nature Mira is the kibbutz’s radio operator, a young mother and crack shot, who is first on the scene in any emergency. Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022 The minister assured Boric that the Ambassador was a progressive, raised on a kibbutz. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Salovey based his award-winning script on the memoir of Sherri Mandell, whose 13-year-old son was murdered, along with a school friend, on a kibbutz near Jerusalem in 2001.San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 The Israeli military said the rocket landed in an open area near a small kibbutz, causing no injuries. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022 Hulio, Omri Lavie, and Niv Karmi founded NSO Group in 2010, creating its name from the first letters of their names and renting space in a converted chicken coop on a kibbutz. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 See More