Kibbutz Einat is a kibbutz

Kibbutz

A kibbutz 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-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

 in central Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Located near Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...

 and south of Rosh HaAyin

Rosh HaAyin

Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Center District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council

Drom HaSharon Regional Council

The Drom HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Sharon region in central Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak.-List of settlements, moshavim, kibbutzim and villages:*Adanim*Einat*Elishema*Eyal*Gan Haim...

. In 2006 it had a population of 612.

The kibbutz was founded in 1952 by residents of Givat HaShlosha

Givat HaShlosha

Givat HaShlosha is a kibbutz in central Israel, about 4 km east of Petah Tikva, near the Yarkon river.A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom Hasharon Regional Council...

 and Ramat HaKovesh

Ramat HaKovesh

Ramat HaKovesh is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located approximately 7 kilometers north of Kfar Sava, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council. It has a population of 614.- History :...

 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.

Economy

The kibbutz is now privatized and many former residents are moving back. 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.

Civil cemetery

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.

External links

• Official website