Kibbutz Shefayim is located in the center of the country along the Mediterranean coast. Kibbutz Shefayim is one of the richest kibbutzim and was one of the few that did not need debt assistance from the state and the banks during the recession in the 1980s. On the contrary, Shefayim donated NIS 4 million to help failed kibbutzim.
Visit Kibbutz Shefayim
Kibbutz Shefayim has a wealth of attractions. Shefayim boasts the first water park of its kind in the country established in 1984 and to this day is considered one of the most popular water parks. Adjacent to it there’s a and motor sports complex. There’s the Shefayim Hotel. The “Garden in Shefayim” event complex. Hutsot Shefayim – a shopping center that attracts tens of thousands of consumers.
Kibbutz Shefayim’s “Polycad” plastics factory manufactures plastic packaging solutions for many of the country’s leading brands. The offices of the Hof Hasharon Regional Council is located on Kibbutz Shefayim, as is the Hof Hasharon High School. The impressive training grounds of Israel’s national teams is also on Kibbutz Shefayim.
During the kibbutz’s 90s celebrations, the main path in the kibbutz was transformed into the ‘Shefayim Trail’, which displays milestones in the kibbutz’s history. The path begins at the main entrance near the dairy farm, continues through the main path lined with Ficus trees and passes through the main stations on the kibbutz: the old shoemaker’s workshop, the water tower, the well, the old clinic and more.
Scattered along the path are old bicycles collected and painted, with signs containing original pictures and texts from the kibbutz archives. Those who come for a walk along the path can read about the first milking in the dairy farm and the first branches of agriculture of the kibbutz and much more.
Photos: Kibbutz Shefayim
