Kfar Zeitim

Kfar Zeitim (Hebrew: כְּפַר זֵיתִים‎, lit. Village of Olives) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located adjacent to Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 768.[1]

Kfar Zeitim

כְּפַר זֵיתִים‎
Kfar Zeitim
Coordinates: 32°48′42″N 35°27′45″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilLower Galilee
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byImmigrants from Yemen
Population
 (2019)[1]
768

History

The village was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Hittin.[2][3] The name of the village refers to the many olive groves in the area. Although some of the founders left the village later, over the years immigrants from Kurdistan have settled in the village.

Education

The village is home to The Kfar Zeitim Yeshiva, a Vocational High School and Youth Village for Ultra-Orthodox (Chareidi) Jewish boys with learning difficulties, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and similar conditions. The yeshiva combines study of Talmud and other Jewish texts with vocational training[4] in Computers, Carpentry, Electricity and Agriculture and Animal husbandry.[5] Rabbinic staff and a social worker tend to the emotional and spiritual needs of the students. The Yeshiva offers high levels of personal counseling and support from professionals including an educational psychologist, and a program of regular hikes and activities in the surrounding region.[6]

Israeli business magnate, philanthropist Stef Wertheimer visiting Kfar Zeitim Yeshiva in June 2011

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Kfar Zeitim is a moshav in the Northern District of Israel".
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 523. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. "A Quiet Revolution in Israel's Haredi Society". Haaretz. 4 March 2013.
  5. "Kfar Zeitim Sci-Tech Torah Center". Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  6. "Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim". Nefesh B'Nefesh.
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