Kishorit
Tu BiShvat celebration in the village in 2011
Tu BiShvat celebration in the village in 2011
Kishorit is located in Northwest Israel
Kishorit
Kishorit
Coordinates: 32°56′51″N 35°15′0″E / 32.94750°N 35.25000°E / 32.94750; 35.25000
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1970s
Population
 (2021)[1]
215
Websitewww.kishorit.org.il

Kishorit (Hebrew: כישורית, lit. 'Distaff') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 215. Its members are all disabled adults.[2]

History

The kibbutz was originally founded in the late 1970s under the name Kishor, but was abandoned a few years later.[3] In 1997 it was refounded as Kishorit,[3] a kibbutz for individuals with special needs. Named after the Bible (Proverbs 31:19)[4][5] together with the nearby kibbutz Pelekh, whose name is the corresponding word of the same sentence.[6]

Kishorit provides its members with employment opportunities, leisure activities, private living quarters, medical supervision, nursing care and opportunities for social integration in Israeli society.[7] All members are assigned work duty in the laundry room, kitchen or one of ten work centers. The centers, all headed by outside professionals, include an organic goat farm, a chicken coop, a toy factory and a dog kennel that breeds miniature schnauzers sold in Europe.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 Harman, Danna (April 9, 2013). "At One Kibbutz, Special Needs Meet Socialism". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. 1 2 History Kishorit
  4. ↑ "In her hand she holds the distaff, and grasps the spindle with her finger."
  5. ↑ "Proverbs 31:19 (trans. JPS, 1985)". Sepharia.
  6. ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999: Carta, p.30, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Kishorit
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