Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: sweat equity; trust and community

[School of Mathematics, U of MN (dept]

On Fri, 12 Aug 94 12:31 CDT, 
Hune  Margulies  <cohousing-l [at] uci.com> wrote:

>I propose that we look at the Israeli experience in collaborative 
>communities in general. Perhaps we could name it just that: Israeli 
>experience..." If I figure out how to do it I will enter that title into 
>the subject line. Israel has a whole gammut of such societies: from the 
>more collective to privatized styles: Kibbutz, Moshav, Mitzpe, Kehilloth, 
>etc. I recently came accross two"Urban Kibbutz" in Jerusalem. 
>Hune Margulies

Hune,
could you tell us what the various types are?  Kibbutz I know, but Moshaw?
How close to cohousing has any one come?

Monika Stumpf, Monterey CoHousing-Mpls, dept [at] math.umn.edu