Kibbutz

Netafim, Israel's drip irrigation developers, opens biggest manufacturing plant to date in Mexico

The 30,000-square-meter plant will supply farmers across North and Central America, and will be equipped with advanced automation systems to “ensure quality, efficiency, and reliability.”

Netafim's new plant.
A SIGN points to Kibbutz Kissufim, and a yellow car is a reminder of the struggle to return the hostages.

Editor's Notes: Kibbutzim are showing Israelis how to bridge the religious divide

 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

Bereaved families petition High Court to preserve Kfar Aza massacre site

Members of the emergency standby squad in Nir Oz are seen training with Magen 48.

Kibbutz Nir Oz, devastated on October 7, trains emergency standby squads to secure community


Brazilian chef David Hertz is using food to bring about social change

Over the past 20 years, Brazilian-Jewish chef David Hertz has created a cooking school, Gastromotiva, to help underprivileged Brazilians learn a trade and assist Brazil's most vulnerable citizens.

 During the pandemic, chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz started Solidarity Kitchens, a project to enable chefs to use their own kitchens to prepare meals for Brazil’s most vulnerable.

'I did everything I could' MDA volunteer recalls October 7

Zohar has been an MDA volunteer for 35 years, training medics, serving as a senior EMT, and driving the kibbutz ambulance.

 MDA ambulances in the south of Israel

‘It’s good versus evil’: ELNET's crusade for global unity against antisemitism

ELNET fosters ties between Europe, the US, and Israel with a delegation aimed at enhancing dialogue and cooperation, marking a milestone in international relations.

 ELNET

Trauma into resilience: New org. supports Israel's frontline workers post-Oct. 7

The organization’s goal is to prevent future post-traumatic stress, with a vision to support 2,000 participants annually. The full program includes supportive group workshops and follow-up meetings.

 New organization supports Israel's frontline workers post Oct. 7th

Your taxes: claiming VAT back on war security expenses

Israeli settlements can now claim back VAT on two-thirds of war security expenses, based on new tax guidance.

 The Hezbollah outpost oversees the northern settlements.

Green Lantern Foundation acquires Ma'adanei Yehiam for NIS 165 million

Green Lantern Foundation continues its shopping spree in Israel, acquiring Ma'adanei Yehiam for NIS 165 million. CEO: "Financial security for kibbutz veterans."

 Pastrami of yesteryear from Yehiam delicacies

Community resilience and trust: the road to returning home - opinion

To ensure the return of the communities to their homes, they need to remain as communities. The tools required here are not only tractors, tanks, and machine guns.

 SECURITY FORCES are on the scene where a rocket fired from Lebanon wounded two people in Kiryat Shmona, last month.

War zone realities: Kibbutz life amid endless bombs, no services, neglected education

Witnessing the struggle: a resident shares the heartbreaking reality of eight kibbutzim near the Lebanon border, unaided amid a war zone.

 The Hezbollah outpost oversees the northern settlements.

Hamas massacre victims were feudal vassals, not 'privileged Israelis' - opinion

A fact largely unknown by the public, even in Israel, is that both the land and the housing are owned by the state, with property rights often worse than under feudal landlords.

 A view of houses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza four months after the October 7 massacre.

Reviving Israel’s periphery

Rashi Foundation CEO Michal Cohen on revitalizing war-torn communities

 (R to L) Michal Cohen, CEO Rashi Foundation; Yitzhak Danino, Mayor of Ofakim; and Oren Sagi, CEO Cisco Israel, at the Magnet youth center in Ofakim