School is challenging for any child with ADHD. For chareidi boys with ADHD or learning disabilities, the chareidi school system is a disaster. From the age of five, chareidi boys are expected to learn over seven hours a day, sitting at a desk. As they get older, their school day increases to over twelve hours a day. They learn hours of Talmud and have little time to run around and play.

Boys whose learning disabilities prevent them from understanding difficult Talmudic texts are considered slow or lazy. These reactions lower the boys’ self-esteem and they make even less effort to learn. They eventually drop out or get kicked out of school.

The Solution

Kfar Zeitim helps chareidi boys whose needs were not met in the chareidi school system. It serves as both chareidi yeshiva and a vocational school, while providing a warm home to the students, including professional support for students struggling emotionally or academically.

The Goal of Yeshivat Kfar Zeitim

We strive to help each boy grows up to be a believing Jew, connected to Torah, connected to his parents and family, with strong self-confidence and self-esteem; able to raise a family and support it respectfully and a citizen who contributes to his environment and society.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)