Located adjacent to Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council.

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.