Kfar Zeitim (Hebrew: כְּפַר זֵיתִים, lit. Village of Olives) is a moshav in the Lower Galilee, Israel. It is adjacent to Tiberias and to the abandoned Palestinian village Hittin. It was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen, but some of them left the village later. Over the years, immigrants from Kurdistan have settled in the village.
The name of the village was given to it after the plantations of olives in the area.
The village is home to Yeshivat Yemeinu K'kedem, a yeshiva for chareidi orthodox Jewish boys with learning difficulties, ADHD and similar conditions. The yeshiva combines study of Talmud and other Jewish texts with vocational training in construction, agriculture and animal husbandry. It offers high levels of personal counselling and support from professionals including an educational psychologist, and a programme of regular hikes and activities in the surrounding region.
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