Olives, grapes, wheat, barley, figs, dates and pomegranates. These are the biblical seven species which were written would thrive in Israel’s sun-baked soil. At the Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu – the only religious kibbutz in Israel to solely rely on agriculture and related businesses for its survival – they cultivate six of these seven varieties. And, […]

Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu is situated in the fertile Beit Shean valley close to the Sea of Galilee. It is home to 300 members and an equal number of children, and combines an Orthodox Religious Jewish way of life with the principles of kibbutz life and a devotion to the land and people of Israel.