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What is life like on a traditional Israeli Kibbutz?

The Kibbutz is a village where the residents share many things.

Opposite of the Kibbutz… • City life

Eating on the Kibbutz

Eating on the kibbutz

• Kibbutznicks (about 300) eat dinner together in a dinning hall

• Dinner is at a set time• Time to “catch up” with neighbors• Every adult takes a turn cooking and washing

dishes for others in dinning hall• Vegetables and fruits come from Kibbutz farm.• During holidays/Sabbath there are special fun

programs.

Life for kids on the Kibbutz

Life for Kids on the Kibbutz

Life for Kids

Life of Kids on the Kibbutz• Kids live on the kibbutz but away from parents. • They sleep/go to school in “children’s house”

according to age• Day: school • Evening: spend time with parents and have

dinner in dinning hall• Late evening: Play outside after dinner • Night: Back to children’s house. Parents say

goodnight. Sleep 4-6 kids per room. Chaperone • Holidays/weekend: Sleep at home with parents

Life for Teens

Life for Teens

• Do not date other teens from their own Kibbutz

• Go to a boarding school in region • Work during the summer and holidays on the

kibbutz

Working

• Kibbutz usually has farms/factory/ store to make money.

• Profits each month added up and then divided equally among residents

• People paid according to need (number of people in family)

• No rich and poor

Work on the Kibbutz

Work on the Kibbutz

Kibbutzim Today: Many Changes

• Kids sleep at home• Many Kibbutz residents now work away from

Kibbutz in private places • Usually eat at home—not dinning hall

•What does the Kibbutz remind you of?

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