Kfar Zeitim
| Kfar Zeitim כְּפַר זֵיתִים | |
|---|---|
  Kfar Zeitim | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′42″N 35°27′45″E / 32.81167°N 35.46250°ECoordinates: 32°48′42″N 35°27′45″E / 32.81167°N 35.46250°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Lower Galilee |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Yemen |
| Population (2015)[1] | 758 |
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 2015 it had a population of 758.
History
The village was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemenon 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 later 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 Chareidi Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys with learning difficulties, 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]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kfar Zeitim is a moshav in the Northern District of Israel".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "A Quiet Revolution in Israel's Haredi Society". Haaretz. 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Kfar Zeitim Sci-Tech Torah Center". Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools.
- ↑ "Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim". Nefesh B'Nefesh.