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| founded_by = Immigrants from Yemen
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'''Kfar Zeitim''' ({{lang-he|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 {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Zetim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
'''Kfar Zetim''' ({{lang-he|כפר זיתים}}) is an [[moshav]] in the [[Lower Galilee Regional Council]], [[Israel]]. It is adjecent to [[Tiberias]] and to [[Hittin]]. It was established in [[1950]] by [[Jew|Jewish]] immigrants from [[Yemen]], but after part of them left the village. over the years different immigrants from [[Kurdistan]] have settled in the village. Until [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] the lands of the village belonged to the Arab village of Hitin, whom residents fleed from it during the war.


==History==
The name of the village was given to it after the plantations of olives in the area.
The village was established in 1950 by [[Jews|Jewish]] immigrants from [[Yemen]] on the land of the depopulated [[Palestinian people|Arab]] village of [[Hittin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://moshavimofisrael.netzah.org/kfar-zeitim.php|title = Kfar Zeitim is a moshav in the Northern District of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=[[Washington D.C.]]|publisher=[[Institute for Palestine Studies]]|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=523}}</ref> 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==
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{{Lower Galilee Regional Council}}
The village is home to The Kfar Zeitim [[Yeshiva]], a Vocational High School and Youth Village for [[Haredi Judaism|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<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/a-quiet-revolution-in-israel-s-haredi-society.premium-1.507202 |title= A Quiet Revolution in Israel's Haredi Society |date= 4 March 2013 |publisher= Haaretz}}</ref> in Computers, Carpentry, Electricity and Agriculture and Animal husbandry.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.israel-scitech-schools.org/ctPage.aspx/Schools_in_Action/Tiberias |title= Kfar Zeitim Sci-Tech Torah Center |publisher= Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022714/http://www.israel-scitech-schools.org/ctPage.aspx/Schools_in_Action/Tiberias |archivedate= 2016-03-05 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.nbn.org.il/aliyahpedia/education-ulpan/school-profiles/yeshivat-kfar-zeitim/ |title= Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim |publisher= Nefesh B'Nefesh}}</ref>
[[File:Stef Wertheimer at Kfar Zeitim 2013.jpg|alt=Israeli business magnate, philanthropist Stef Wertheimer visiting Kfar Zeitim Yeshiva in June 2011.|thumb|Israeli business magnate, philanthropist [[Stef Wertheimer]] visiting Kfar Zeitim Yeshiva in June 2011]]


==References==
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{{Lower Galilee Regional Council}}
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[[Category:Kurdish-Jewish culture in Israel]]
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[[Category:Moshavim]]
[[Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1950]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in Israel]]
[[Category:Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel]]

Latest revision as of 21:37, 14 January 2024

Kfar Zeitim
כְּפַר זֵיתִים‎
Kfar Zeitim is located in Northeast Israel
Kfar Zeitim
Kfar Zeitim
Coordinates: 32°48′42″N 35°27′45″E / 32.81167°N 35.46250°E / 32.81167; 35.46250
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilLower Galilee
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byImmigrants from Yemen
Population
 (2022)[1]
819

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 2022 it had a population of 819.[1]

History

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  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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