YahelKibbutz Yahel is a Reform kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah region of the Negev desert, 60 kilometers from the city of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of.WWW Official SiteEtymologyThe name is symbolic and means: "it shone ". It comes from the Book of Job.HistoryEstablished in 1977, it was the first kibbutz founded by the Reform Jewish movement.