Netivot Aliya is a program for English speaking girls who want to do Sherut Leumi in a supportive environment - for girls who made Aliya with their families, girls making Aliya alone, and girls on a volunteer visa.
We'll help you find your ideal Sherut Leumi placement with Aminadav. Live together with other new olot in Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem. Lots of extra resources and tools to help your transition, as well as engaging Torah and life-skills classes, group meals, and optional ulpan. Check out the options in our two tracks below!
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We're Miriam and Ari Heitner, and we moved to Ramat Bet Shemesh in 2013 after working for NCSY in Toronto. We found new olot were having a hard time adapting to Sherut Leumi, feeling alone, and overwhelmed with the Hebrew and cultural differences. We launched Netivot Aliya through Aminadav to help smooth the integration
path and give young women extra resources as they transition to become independent adults in Israel. By
encouraging students to do Sherut in Hebrew as much as possible, and providing a supportive "home base"
as well as lots of extra resources, we hope to help olot build their own identity and find their own path
to Aliya.
I made aliya from London and did sherut leumi myself working with Russian olim - I have run programs for Russians for many years. I have B"H six
kids and my Israeli husband and I love having the girls over for classes and a home-cooked dinner.
My track is for girls who want to do full-time Sherut, but live together with other English-speakers and benefit from extra-curricular
social and learning activities. Many of the girls in my track have just finished a year in seminary, and are ready to live independently.
My name is Yarden and I grew up in an English-speaking family in Israel. I'm a professional social worker. My track is for girls who want
extra support. They get reduced work hours, and one day off a week for Yom Hakshara (enrichment) including life-skills classes, and
workshops to help in Klitah (adjustment to Israel) as well as getting ready for life during and after Sherut. Girls in this track also have
mentors who visit their apartments regularly to make sure everything is going smoothly.
Do I have to make Aliya to do Sherut Leumi? The recent law changes have now made it possible to do Sherut Leumi on a volunteer visa. You still need to do a lot of paperwork and preparation (give yourself a few months ahead of time to work on it). You will get the same benefits of a lone Bat Sherut except that you will not have free medical insurance and free ulpan.
What kind of job can I get in Sherut Leumi? You can serve nearly anywhere, from educational field to health, government offices or non profit orgnaizations, to working with elderly or special needs. We also have jobs in agriculture, tour guiding and working with animals. Our Rakezet will interview you and help you figure what types of jobs will work best for your personality and ability.
Do I work in Hebrew or English? There are some jobs that require English but most jobs are in Hebrew and we encourage the girls to take a job where they will learn the language. It is very important in the integration process to work on Hebrew and Sherut is a great way to do that! By the end of the year many girls are mostly fluent!