Yahel

Yahel
Entrance to the kibbutz
Yahel
Coordinates: 30°5′2.75″N 35°7′44.76″E / 30.0840972°N 35.1291000°E / 30.0840972; 35.1291000Coordinates: 30°5′2.75″N 35°7′44.76″E / 30.0840972°N 35.1291000°E / 30.0840972; 35.1291000
District	Southern
Council	Hevel Eilot
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1977
Founded by	Reform movement
Population (2015)	182
Website	www.yahel.co.il

Yahel (Hebrew: יַהֵל‎) is a Reform kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah region of the Negev desert, 60 miles from the city of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 182.

Established in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform movement. The name is symbolic and means "(he) will put up a tent". It comes from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 13:20).