Nahalal

Nahalal, a moshav (communal agriculture settlement) in Israel's Jezreel Valley was the first moshav established in Israel. It derives its name from a biblical town in the of the land of the Tribe of Zebulun (of the twelve tribes of Israel).

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Nahalal's founders immigrated to Palestine from Eastern Europe in what is known as the second immigration and third immigration between the years 1904-1914 (end of the Ottoman rule). After working in farming communities for approximately 10 years, the founders wished to establish a communal farming community similar to a kibbutz, but keep their individual family structure (kibbutzim had communal dining and children slept in separate housing). The Nahalal pioneers first came to its location September 11, 1921.

Moshav: Moshav (???? Hebrew, plural: moshavim, meaning ""settlement" or "village") is a type of collective agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the labour Zionists during the second aliyah (wave of Jewish immigration during the 19th Century)...

Jezreel Valley: The Jezreel Valley (Hebrew: עמק יזרעאל; "Emek Yizrael", also known as the Plain of Esdraelon) is a large plain and inland valley in the north of Israel. It takes its name from the city of Jezreel, located on a low hill on the southern edge and ov...

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