Beit Zayit ยท Israel

Ohel Avraham
Farm

Start Moving. Start Living.

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Man with goat at sunset

A Farm Built by Hand. A Place Built for People.

Nestled in the hills of Israel, Ohel Avraham Farm is more than a working farm โ€” it's a living, breathing community built from the ground up. Every fence post, every stable, every garden bed was built by hand, by people who came here to find themselves.


We raise goats, sheep, chickens, and horses. We incubate eggs. We graze the animals across open fields every morning. And in doing all of this, something quietly powerful happens โ€” people who felt stuck start to move again, together.


Meet the Community
The Experience

What Happens Here

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

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Morning Grazing

Start the day outside. Walk the land with the animals. Feel the ground under your feet and the sun on your face.

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Build & Create

Work with your hands. Fix, build, and create things that last. Discover what you're capable of.

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Animal Care

Feed the chickens. Collect eggs. Care for the horses. When you care for something living, something shifts.

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Action Therapy

Our guided therapeutic approach gets you out of your head and into motion โ€” proven to build confidence and momentum.

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Community

You're not alone here. Work alongside others, share meals, and build real connections in a supportive environment.

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Beautiful Surroundings

Open skies, rolling hills, and clean air. The land itself is part of the healing.

Meet the Animals

From the stables to the henhouse, our animals are at the heart of everything we do โ€” horses, goats, sheep, and chickens. They don't judge, they don't rush โ€” they just show up, every single day.

Goats and sheep on the farm
Mountain goat portrait at golden hour
Chickens in their coop
Carrying lambs
Baby goats resting together
Men with horse in the stable
Hand feeding lambs
Goats and sheep at the fence at sunset
Sheep at the feeder at dusk
Shearing a sheep together

Action Therapy โ€” Stop Thinking. Start Doing.

Our therapeutic approach is rooted in movement and action. Rather than sitting and talking, participants do โ€” they build, they graze, they care, they create. This activates something deep: the sense that you are capable, that your actions matter, that you can make something happen.

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

Guided by a certified mental health specialist, our program is designed to get you unstuck โ€” to move from paralysis to momentum, from self-doubt to self-belief. One task at a time. One day at a time.

Every Beam, Every Stall, Every Fence Post

Nothing here was handed to us. The stables, the decks, the chicken coops, the pergolas โ€” all of it was designed, welded, hammered, and raised by the people who call this place home. That's the point. When you build something with your own hands, you start believing you can build a life too.

Finished horse stable
Finished pergola deck at night
Crew raising metal hoop frames
Two guys welding together
Carrying roof panels
Horse stalls mid-construction
Guys building pergola frame
Finished deck at sunset with dogs
Wooden deck frame under construction
Welding sparks flying

More Than a Program โ€” A Family

You don't do this alone. Late nights on the deck, swimming under waterfalls, coffee runs into town, shearing sheep together at sunrise โ€” the connections built here are real, and they last long after the program ends.

Guys relaxing together on the deck at night
Rabbi Tzvi and the team on the hillside
Rabbi Tzvi with two team members
Guys swimming under a waterfall
Guys hanging out at a cafe
Guys at the swimming hole
Community with goats at the fence
Team shearing a sheep together
Two guys with the farm truck
Grazing on the hillside together
The People

Our Team

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

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Rabbi Tzvi Sklar

Founder & CEO

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Tony Ehrman

Mashpia & Administrator

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Sruli Samuel

Staff

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Tamir

Staff

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Yechiel Sklar

Staff

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Yonah Weissboard

Staff

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Avi Rosen

Staff

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Real Stories

What People Say

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See It For Yourself

Stories from the Farm

Words only go so far. Watch what happens when people come to Ohel Avraham.

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Come Visit. Ask Questions. Just Reach Out.

Whether you're looking for yourself, for someone you love, or just want to learn more โ€” we'd love to hear from you.