We had lived here for a year, two decades before, working in exchange for the experience of communal life. Many have guests houses, hotels and camping facilities. Meals may be included, as well as tours of the kibbutz itself. Members of the kibbutz gave according to their abilities and took according to their needs. Almost all kibbutzim were driven by agriculture.
All families now have their own telephones and televisions.
Members are given allowances based on age and may buy whatever they wish or may save the money for large purchases such as cars or overseas travel. The community dining room now charges members to eat. Uniform clothing is no more. Farming is still important, but Kinneret now has a successful plastics factory, and many other kibbutzim have also ventured into industries as varied as software development and animation production studios. Still, the feeling of teamwork, of neighborhood, is pervasive.