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Einat

Einat
עֵינַת
Einat inside the Kibutz.jpg
Einat is located in Israel
Einat
Einat
Coordinates: 32°4′56.63″N 34°56′21.11″E / 32.0823972°N 34.9391972°E / 32.0823972; 34.9391972Coordinates: 32°4′56.63″N 34°56′21.11″E / 32.0823972°N 34.9391972°E / 32.0823972; 34.9391972
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1952
Founded by Members of Givat HaShlosha and Ramat HaKovesh
Population (2015) 786
Website www.einat.org.il

Einat (Hebrew: עֵינַת‎) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and south of Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 786.

The kibbutz was founded in 1952 by residents of Givat HaShlosha and Ramat HaKovesh who had left the HaKibbutz HaMeuhad after its ideological split. The name was derived from its proximity to the source ("ein") of the Yarkon River.

The kibbutz was privatized, which encouraged children of members to return. The kibbutz operates a banquet hall and a secular cemetery that offers non-religious Israelis a burial option that skirts the religious establishment. Together with Kibbutz Givat HaShlosha, Einat owns Noga-Einat, a factory established in 1930 that produces combat boots and shoes for the army, police and special forces.

Einat was the first kibbutz to respond to the demand in Israel for secular burial. In 1991, it began to accept requests from people with no religious affiliation seeking an alternative to the Jewish burial ceremony.


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