Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי‎, lit. Kid Spring) is a kibbutz on the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Located on the edge of the Judean desert at the site of historic Ein Gedi, its municipal services are provided by Tamar Regional Council.

Founded in 1956 by a group of graduates of Zionist youth movements and members of the Nahal on the edge of the Green Line separating Israel from the Jordanian-held West Bank, the kibbutz was completely isolated in the desert, the nearest Israeli village several hours away via dirt road.

After the 1967 Six-Day War and Israel's capture of the West Bank from Jordan, a road was paved from Jerusalem via Jericho and along the shore of the Dead Sea, ending the isolation and opening the door to the Kibbutz's development. Today Kibbutz Ein Gedi is home to 650, 240 of which are kibbutz members.

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