Kfar Zoharim
| Kfar Zoharim | |
|---|---|
  Kfar Zoharim | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′21.47″N 34°55′32.41″E / 31.6226306°N 34.9256694°ECoordinates: 31°37′21.47″N 34°55′32.41″E / 31.6226306°N 34.9256694°E | |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Judean hills |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founded by | Jerusalem residents |
| Website | www.ry-zoharim.org |
Kfar Zoharim (Hebrew: כְּפַר זָהֳרִים, lit. Village of Lights), officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim (Hebrew: רמות יהודה-זוהרים, lit. Judea Heights-Lights), is a village and treatment centre for drug addiction in central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
The village was established in 1993 by Jerusalem residents who were former members of the Black Panthers. It was named after the singer Zohar Argov, a drug addict. Today it treats around 80 addicts.
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