Ohel Avraham Farm — Start Moving. Start Living.

Goats heading out to graze at sunrise over the hills of Talmon

חוות אוהל אברהם

Talmon · Israel

Start Moving. Start Living.

Under the auspices of Rabbi Yoni Fischer (Yeshivas Matisyahu)

01 · Our Story

It started with a piece of land and a vision.

Nestled in the hills of Gush Talmon, Ohel Avraham Farm was built from the ground up—not only to cultivate the land, but to help cultivate people.

At Ohel Avraham, growth doesn't happen in a classroom. It happens at sunrise while leading goats and sheep to pasture, collecting eggs, repairing fences, or standing quietly in the fields after a long day's work. In those moments, people begin to hear themselves again.

More than just a farm.
Room to breathe. Something real to do.
Good people in your corner.

Horses by the stable at dusk, the lights just coming on — Blue hour at the stable.

Two horses nuzzling at the paddock gate at sunset

The Experience

Every day at Ohel Avraham is different. But every day has purpose.

7:47 p.m.Last light by the stable.

02 · What Happens Here

From sunrise to the fire.

Here, you're not just watching things happen. You're part of making them happen.

Mucking out a stall in the horse stable — **Morning**

Riding in the arena in the late afternoon — **Afternoon**Time in the saddle.

Supper on the deck with a sefer open — **Evening**

The fire pit and benches at night — **Night**

Morning Grazing
Build & Create
Animal Care
Action Therapy
Community
Beautiful Surroundings

03 · Life on the Farm

Real work. Real friendships. Real growth.

Our approach is simple. Lasting growth comes through meaningful work, responsibility, and genuine human connection. We meet each person with warmth and acceptance, while also encouraging accountability and the discovery of strengths they may not have known they possess. And no one is asked to become someone else, only to become more fully themselves. We've seen people arrive feeling disconnected, uncertain, or stuck. And through daily acts of caring—for animals, for land, for one another—they begin to rediscover confidence, purpose, and hope.

“The farm doesn't give you answers. It gives you the confidence to find them yourself.”

The program is guided by a certified mental health specialist, but it doesn't feel like therapy in the traditional sense. It feels like getting unstuck — moving from paralysis to momentum, one task and one day at a time.

A quiet moment holding one of the farm's goats — A quiet moment with one of the goats.

04 · Our Animals

They just need you to show up.

Horses, goats, sheep, chickens — the animals are at the center of everything that happens here. They don't ask questions and they don't rush you. They just need you to show up, every single day.

Feeding before breakfast. Welcoming newborn lambs and goats. Earning a horse's trust, one morning at a time. Responsibility stops being a word and becomes something you do.

A bay horse looking out over his stall door

A young horse in the green field — **The horses**

One of the guys with his arms around a horse — **Earning trust**

Two newborn kids in the straw — **New arrivals**

A ewe with her two black lambs — **Ewe and lambs**

The flock on the hillside at sunset — **The flock**

Hens and roosters on the nesting boxes in the coop — **The coop**

Cutting lumber on the miter saw at sunset

05 · Built by Hand

Built with our own hands.

On the jobLast cuts before sundown.

What you see here, the guys built themselves: the pergola, the decks, the stables, the pens and the coop.

Building a farm was never the ultimate goal. The farm is simply the setting. The real work is helping people build lives rooted in meaning, resilience, connection to themselves, and Hashem. When someone builds something here, they're doing more than shaping the landscape. They're discovering their own patience, capabilities, and endurance. It's tangible evidence that change is possible. That they can create something lasting with their own hands. When you support Ohel Avraham Farm, you're not only sustaining a farm—you're helping create a space where people can reconnect with themselves, with Judaism, with community, and with a future filled with possibility. Together, we're not just growing a farm. We're growing people.

Nobody arrives knowing how to weld a frame or raise a roof. You learn it here, next to someone who'll show you.

Raising the pergola beams from ladders — **Raising the pergola**

Up on the pergola frame — **Up on the frame**

Cutting steel with a grinder, sparks flying — **Cutting steel**

Putting the roof panels on the hoop barn — **Hoop barn roof**

The new stalls going up in the stable — **Stables**

Welding the stable roof frame — **Welding the roof**

06 · Our Facilities

Take a look around.

Everything you see here was built by hand by the guys on the farm.

For the horses

The horse stable from outside — The horse stable

Inside the stable, horses looking out of their stalls — Inside the stable

Riders in the arena at golden hour — Riding arena

Saddles and bridles hanging in the tack room — Tack room

For the flock

Goats and sheep in their pen overlooking the valley — Goat & sheep pens

For living & gathering

The wooden deck the guys built — The deck

The bathroom with wood-paneled walls — Bathroom

A rider heading out across the hilltop at sunset

07 · Beyond the Everyday

The days you'll remember.

Riding out at sunset. Picking olives in the fall. Shearing the flock. Shechita. A dip in a ma'ayan, a hike up a wadi, a day trip with the whole crew. Real experiences, done together.

Gathering olives off the tarp — **Olive season**

A bucket of freshly picked olives — **Fresh off the trees**

Shearing a sheep in the hoop barn — **Shearing the flock**

Shechita day with the shochet — **Shechita**

Swimming in a natural spring — **A dip in the ma'ayan**

Hiking up a wadi together — **Out on the trail**

Two of the guys in an old stone archway on a day trip — **Day trips**

08 · See It For Yourself

Stories from the Farm

Words only go so far. Here's a glimpse of daily life at Ohel Avraham.

09 · From the Album

More from the farm.

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Two of the guys playing guitar by the fire

A goat with her newborn kid in the straw

Herding the sheep through a green valley

A rider on the lawn at dusk under string lights

The flock following the shepherd up the hill

A rider on the hilltop in the evening haze

Taking a break in a hammock under the pergola

The guys sitting around the fire at night

10 · A Real Brotherhood

More Than a Program — A Family

Late nights on the deck, adventures, sitting around the fire playing music, or opening a Sefer and learning together. The farm fosters a sense of community that feels more like family.

Some of the best moments happen when the workday is over and everyone gathers around the fire.

11 · The People

Good people in your corner.

Real people who built this place with their hands and show up for it every day.

Rabbi Tzvi and the team talking together on the farm — Rabbi Tzvi and the team.

HaRav Fischer, Shlita

Nasi HaYeshiva

Rabbi Tzvi Sklar

Founder & CEO

Tony Ehrman

Mashpia & Administrator

Tamir Shefer

Therapeutic Program Director

Yechiel Sklar

Program Coordinator

Yonah Weisbord

Program Director

Avi Rosen

Head of Operations

Sruli Samuel

Logistics and Media Team

12 · Make a Difference

Help Us Keep the Farm Running

When you support Ohel Avraham Farm, you're not only sustaining a farm — you're helping create a space where people can reconnect with themselves, with Judaism, with community, and with a future full of possibility. Every dollar goes straight to the animals, the programs, and the guys who need it most. Together, we're not just growing a farm. We're growing people.

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