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Agriculture
3 articles
beginner
The Kibbutz Movement
From Degania's founding in 1910 to today's privatized communities, the kibbutz movement transformed the land of Israel through collective living, shared labor, and a radical social experiment.
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beginner
A Day on a Kibbutz: Communal Life in Israel
Wake at dawn. Eat in the communal dining hall. Work the fields or the factory floor. Watch your children grow in the children's house. Debate everything at the weekly meeting. This was — and in evolving forms, still is — life on a kibbutz.
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intermediate
Mishnah Zeraim: Seeds, Blessings, and the Sacred Earth
Zeraim, the first order of the Mishnah, begins with blessings and prayer before turning to the agricultural laws that connect Jewish life to the land and its harvest.
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