Degania Alef
Degania Alef (Hebrew: דְּגַנְיָה א', D'ganya Alef) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania was Israel's first kvutza, a communal settlement smaller than a kibbutz. It was established in 1909 in Ottoman Palestine. Degania Alef and its neighbour Degania Bet both lie between the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River.
Name
The name means "cornflower" and is derived from "dagan", meaning "grain". After the first phase at Umm Junieh, the group and its settlement was simply called Degania, "Alef" being added only after the establishment of the associated kibbutzim of Degania Bet and Gimel. Alef, Bet and Gimel are the first letters of the Hebrew alphabet and carry the numeral values 1, 2 and 3.
History
Beginnings
Degania Alef was the first kvutza established by Zionist pioneers in Palestine, then under Ottoman rule. It was founded by a group of ten men and two women at a place known in Arabic as Umm Junieh or Umm Juni. Degania Bet was established to the south in 1920.
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To Know Love
by: Little Big TownWalk with me in the moonlight, babe
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From now until the day I die
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'Cause to know you is to know love
And to know love is to know enough
To walk with you through this life
From now until the day I die
'Cause what better way is there