Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Kibbutz Volunteer`s FAQ

Why be a volunteer in Israel?
Why not?! Israel is beautiful and very safe to travel, is pretty easy meet people from all the world, the culinary is tasty, you can learn interesting languages... the girls are beautiful!!! I can continue...

Do I need to speak Hebrew?
No, you just need to know English. (In truth many people come to Israel to be volunteer without understand English good and they learn here)

What is a kibbutz?
A kibbutz is kind settlement, small village, full of nature and tranquility.

"A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ, קִבּוּץ, lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-techenterprises.[1] Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism. In recent decades, many kibbutzim have been privatized and changes have been made in the communal lifestyle. A member of a kibbutz is called a kibbutznik (Hebrew:קִבּוּצְנִיק‎)."
Wikipedia <<


What kind of work I will do in the Kibbutz?
Each kibbutz is diferent, also it depends of the seasons... It can be farm work, factory work, gardening, guest house work, kitchen work, swimming pool work, also it can be a hard work or very easy.

What is the best kibbutz to be volunteer?
It definitely depends. Depends of the year... Depends of what you like... Depends especially of the people whom are volunteer with you. Good people make all the difference.

Do I need to be religious to be a Volunteer in a Kibbutz?
No, if you are a religious person Israel will be amazing for you, but it is not requirement and won`t be a problem. In truth I never met so many atheists in my whole life than while I was volunteering in Israel.

Who pays my flight?
You are responsible for it.

You can downloads the official FAQ and the application forms here, but contact the office before send any application form.

I will add more information here soon.

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