Kfar Zoharim (Hebrew: כְּפַר זָהֳרִים, lit. 'Village of Lights'), officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim (Hebrew: רמות יהודה-זוהרים, lit. 'Judea Heights-Lights'), is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 155.[1]
Kfar Zoharim
כפר זוהרים | |
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  Kfar Zoharim | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′21″N 34°55′32″E / 31.62250°N 34.92556°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founded by | Jerusalem residents |
| Population (2022)[1] | 155 |
| Website | www.ry-zoharim.org |
History
editThe village was established in 1993 by former members of the Black Panthers. It was named after the singer Zohar Argov, a drug addict.[2] The village was managed by Ramot Yehuda, an organization that received funding from the National Authority for the War on Drugs. The treatment program lasted a year and a half. There was also an emergency center for drug addicts.
In 2012 it was taken over by Israel Prize laureate Rabbi Yitzchak David Grossman and adapted to the needs of the ultra-Orthodox community.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 October 2019.