Kibbutz volunteering Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Working in a Kibbutz
About Kibbutz volunteering
Kibbutzim started out as a Zionist way of making the socialist dream become a reality in the still-stateless Land of Israel in the early 20th century. Nothing was owned by the kibbutz members - everything belonged to the kibbutz, even the children. Since then, many kibbutzim stopped relying on agriculture as their main economic base, and many have been privatized. Since the 1960s, volunteers from all over the world (back then, mostly Baby-Boomers) have started coming to volunteer in the unique kibbutzim. Volunteers usually stay for a few months on a volunteer visa, and work in agriculture, kitchen, gardening and factory for food and board, plus some pocket money. In many kibbutzim, it is also possible to studyHebrewduring the stay. Although the peak of the kibbutz volunteering phenomenon h
Kibbutz volunteering Travel Guide Sections
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