Torah Vocation Community

Our Mission

Established in 2003, Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim provides an enriching experience for Haredi teens who require an alternative educational framework.

We invest in the learning and personal growth of our students through a fully integrated program of Torah study, vocational training and therapeutic activities.

Why Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim?

AT A

CROSSROADS IN LIFE

Our Program

SUCCESS

Torah study

Vocational training

Therapeutic activities

Communal responsibil-

ities

Our Goals

Teach Torah in an individually-tailored, non-competitive environment.

Provide students with a high-level vocational skill to take into the workplace.

Offer creative outlets outside of the classroom, enabling them to build up their self-confidence and direction in life.

Create a community of young men who believe they can and will succeed in life.

“Train him to do the mitzvos by working with his characteristics and nature and then - even when he grows old - he will not turn away from your training.”

The Vilna Gaon (1720-1797)

“We must instruct a student according to the way he learns best.” Rabbi Simshon Rafael Hirsch (1808-1888)

"" לנער דרכו חנוך פי על( ו כב (משלי

“Train a youth according to his way”Shlomo haMelech

Our Leadership and Approach

Rabbi Dov FrankRosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Aryeh Rubinfeld Rosh Yeshiva

OUR LOCATION

Moshav Kfar ZeitimLower Galilee

OUR CAMPUS

OUR CAMPUS

OUR STUDENTS

Where do our students come from?

60%30%

10%

Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Tzfat or Beit Shemesh

Other- Israel

USA or UK

OUR STUDENTS

What do they have in common?

• Come from large families.

• Are unable to sit in class for long periods of time.

• Often suffer from: ADD, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, emotional problems, or other behavioral issues.

• Have experienced depression, anger, frustration and desperation in their previous learning environments.

• Are often the first child in their family or community to attend a non-traditional yeshiva.

OUR STUDENTS

What is the size of our student body?

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201005

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GOAL FOR 2015 – 180 students

STUDENTS

Torah Study

Students learn:

GemaraChumashHalacha

Hashkafa

Included in the morning curriculum: Mathematics, Hebrew and English

Vocational Training

Carpentry

Vocational Training

Electronics

Vocational Training

Computers

Understanding the Operating System

Hardware Components Software – usage and development

How to Build and Repair a Computer

Setting up a Network Troubleshooting

Vocational Training

Agriculture

Therapeutic Activities

Therapeutic Activities

Student Cooperative: Snack bar

Taking Responsibility

“In my opinion, 90% of our current students would have left their

homes and yeshivas and been living on the street if not for this yeshiva.”

Aryeh

Rosenberg Staff Social Worker

IN THEIR WORDS

“For years I dreamed of having a profession, and I always enjoyed physical activity. This yeshiva is the best thing that could have happened to me. Here I found myself progressing in everything -in my learning, in my way of thinking, in my character traits, and in my perception of life-because I could finally think with peace of mind, without pressure.”

Yosef A., Alumnus Tifrach

Life after Kfar Zeitim

Employment in their new vocation Serve in the IDF Learn and work

Self-confidenceAcceptance by

their families for who they are

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