Sde Eliyahu
| Sde Eliyahu | |
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  Sde Eliyahu | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′24.71″N 35°30′54″E / 32.4401972°N 35.51500°ECoordinates: 32°26′24.71″N 35°30′54″E / 32.4401972°N 35.51500°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 8 May 1939 |
| Founded by | German Jewish refugees |
| Population (2015) | 686[1] |
| Website | www.seliyahu.org.il |
Sde Eliyahu (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה אֵלִיָּהוּ, lit. Eliyahu Field) is a religious kibbutz in northern Israel. Located five kilometres south of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 686.
History
Sde Eliyahu was founded on 8 May 1939 by Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany as a tower and stockade settlement. It was named after the 19th-century Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher, one of the early leaders of Religious Zionism, and together with Ein HaNatziv, Shluhot and Tirat Zvi forms a group of religious kibbutzim in the area.
Immigrants from many other countries have since joined Sde Eliyahu.
Economy
The kibbutz produces dates, grapes, pomegranates, spices and field crops, as well as dairy cattle and poultry. Organic farming methods and non-pesticide management are used.
The "Shaked" regional religious school is located in the kibbutz, serving students from the surrounding area. The kibbutz recently established a beit midrash for graduates of the Israel Defense Forces who combine Jewish studies with farm work.
The kibbutz also has a ulpan and volunteer program; Students work three days a week and learn three days a week, and are provided with their own dormitories, break room, and living area.
Notable residents
- Moshe Unna, former member of the Knesset
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.