Ein HaNatziv

Ein HaNatziv
Ein HaNatziv
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Council	Valley of Springs
Affiliation	Religious Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1946
Founded by	Bnei Akiva members
Website	http://www.hanatziv.org.il/

Ein HaNatziv (Hebrew: עֵין הַנְּצִי"ב‎, lit. Spring of the Natziv) is a kibbutz in the Bet She'an Valley in Israel. Located about three kilometers south of the ancient city of Beit She'an, it is 130 meters below sea level. The kibbutz, a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, has a population of 700. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.

History

The name derives from the initials of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, the "Natziv of Volozhin" (1816 – 1893), who was one of the greatest rabbis of Russia at the end of the 19th century. The kibbutz was set up on 17 January 1946 at a place previously known as "el-Wakwaka", by a group of young people of the Bnei Akiva Movement from Germany.

Economy

The economy of the village today is based on a herd of about a thousand cattle, extensive orchards of date palms and olive trees, cereal crops and a plastics factory, Palziv, which exports all over the world. Within the kibbutz there are several educational establishments, including the Midreshet Kibbutz HaDati (the Religious Kibbutz Movement's religious seminary for young women) and an ulpan (intensive study course) for French speakers wishing to convert to Judaism.