Communal, KOM yuh nuhl or kuh MYOO nuhl, society is a community formed by people who believe that they can make a better life together than any of them could make alone. Members of communal societies value collective (group) needs above personal needs. Most of these societies are based on a shared interest, such as religion or politics. For example, members of a religious group called Hutterites have established communal societies that follow the laws of the Bible (see Hutterites). Some communal societies, such as the kibbutzim in Israel, are cooperative farming settlements (see Kibbutz). A communal society created as an example of a better world is called a utopia.