| Kfar Pines | |
| Imgsize: | 250px |
| Meaning: | Pines' Village |
| Foundation: | 1933 |
| District: | haifa |
| Council: | Menashe |
| Affiliation: | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa#Israel |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 32.4839°N 35.0028°W |
Kfar Pines (he|כְּפַר פִּינֶס||Pines Village) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village, named after the author Rabbi Yehiel Michel Pines, was established in 1933 by Kvutzas Avraham (he|[[:he:קבוצת אברהם]]||The Avraham Group), a group of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, that was affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi political party.
The first ulpana in Israel, a religious girls high school, was opened in Kfar Pines in 1960. It was opened under the encouragement & support of Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria and was affiliated with the Bnei Akiva youth movement.[1] [2] Named "Ulpana Ramat Karniel" (Karniel's height) or "Ulpana Kfar Pines", it is also called "Em HaUlpenot" (mother of all ulpenas Hebrew: אם האולפנות) due to it being the first Ulpana in Israel.[3] In a typical school year, the Ulpana has nearly 650 girls from 100 different locations throughout Israel. There are also tailor made programs for immigrant students form Russia, South Africa, and Ethiopia.[2] Ulpana Kfar Pines is one of two Israeli high schools to lead the list for high school diploma eligibility, with 100% of students being eligible.[4] [5]
Kfar Pines's Educational Institutions include Ulpana Kfar Pines; the High School in Hadera; the Ulpanit in Or Akiva; Dror Boys School, the Kfar HaRoeh Yeshiva; and the YBA Ulpanit in Or Akiva.[6]
Rikmat Elimelech (founded in 1949) is a designer and producer of hand-woven and embroidered Judaica.