Ein HaShofet
Ein HaShofet (Hebrew: עֵין הַשּׁוֹפֵט, lit. Spring of the Judge) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights region around 25 km southeast of the city of Haifa, close to Yokneam, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 882.
Ein HaShofet
עֵין הַשּׁוֹפֵט | |
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| Etymology: Spring of the Judge | |
Ein HaShofet Ein HaShofet | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′45″N 35°6′04″E | |
| Grid position | 160/222 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Megiddo |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 5 July 1937 |
| Founded by | Polish and American Hashomer Hatzair Members |
| Population (2021) | 882 |
| Website | www |
Ein HaShofet was established by two Hashomer Hatzair groups from Poland and Highland Mills, New York. They first settled the hill of Jo'ara in 1937 and moved to the current location in 1938. "Ein HaShofet," literally, Judge's Spring, was named in honor of United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), who played a leading role in the American Zionist movement. There is a flowing spring nearby the kibbutz.
The kibbutz owns three industrial companies which produce metal parts, mostly for vehicles, and lighting products on a global scale.