Beersheva Caesarea Hadar area Herzliya Hod Hasharon Kfar Saba Kiron Kochav Yair Kfar Vradim Modiin area Netanya Raanana Ramat Hasharon Rehovot Rishon Lezion Tel Aviv Zichron Yaakov/5Towns Zur Yigal

The Herzliya committee meets regularly to plan activities- contact Barbara 09-950 1973
The following groups meet on a regular basis:
Music Appreciation Evenings with Barbara Blum in private homes 09-956 8788
Art Classes with a professional teacher. Classical techniques, portraits, still life, landscapes etc. All media. Beginners to advanced. Sundays 4.15pm - 6.45pm Mary 09-950 4788
Golden Friendship Club meets weekly at Beit Juliana on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. Jean 09-957 3965.
Volunteering Activities include the following:
Techushon in Neve Amal - volunteers help once a week with special needs children
Befriending the Elderly in their homes - English or Hebrew/Yiddish speaking
Meals on Wheels. Meals are packed at Beth Protea and delivered to needy recipients - drivers always needed.
English tutoring in schools - Helping individuals or small groups of children in the school during school hours - age 10 till Bagrut
New members and volunteers always welcome. Call Stella 09-950 9374 or 050-858 4400

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Ramat Hasharon is a well established branch with regular meetings.
Monthly Branch Meeting: usually with a guest speaker: Meetings are held at Beit Malinov in Bialik Boulevard on alternate months on a Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Discussion Group: Last Thursday of every month in private homes. (Waiting list of those wishing to join group).
Annual Concert at Yad Lebanim hosting young musicians from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at TAU, to raise funds for local projects.
Volunteering Activities: English Tutoring at the Alon High School (Oral Bagrut Preparation);
Kidum Noar Project - 3 afternoons a week; and teaching adult groups at Beit Malinov;
Volunteerring at the Techushon in Ramat Hasharon.
Projects: An afternoon moadonit in the Morasha neighbourhood; English Library at Moadon 2000 (Kidum No'ar) for junior and senior High School; helping needy families recommended by local Social and Welfare Department.
Volunteer coordinator Chava Shavitt
Contact chairperson Gitty Glazer

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Raanana

Raanana is home to our drop in centre - each morning at Beit Fisher, 5, Klausner St.
Tel: 09-748 2957. Tickets for ESRA events, ESRA products and friendly advice are all available.
Second hand books for sale at 5 - 10 shekels each from our newly enlarged book shop (opening hours Sun-Fri 09:30 - 13:00)
Job Seekers: Help with CV writing, job searching, networking on Wednesday and Thursday mornings
Career Guidance Service: FREE service on a confidential one-to-one basis to help English speakers determine their most appropriate career path. click here for more details

Social/Cultural Activities:
Knitting Circle Tuesday mornings Wendy 09-774 3176

Volunteering activities include:
Helping with English in primary and high schools and helping with Oral Bagrut as well as helping needy students at home - Ruth 09-771 1738
Helping at Beit Levenstein in various fields - Freda 09-7453555
Helping developmentally challenged adults at the Shikma home - Sue 09-7661502.
Judith gives advice on the education system to new immigrant parents.
Volunteers visit new olim who arrive at the Mercaz Klita or on direct absorption.
Sorting and selling at our 'Nearly New' Shop, behind 100 Ahuza St.
09-741 2631. (Sun, Mon, Weds, Thurs 09:00-18:00; Tues, Fri 09:00-12:00)

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Kfar Saba

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Caesarea/ Five Towns

(Caesarea, Zichron Yaakov, Binyamina, Hadera &
Pardes Hana-Karkur)

Since its inception in 2004, ESRA Caesarea has mounted a wide range of events.
Highpoints have been Jazz with dinner in a beautiful private garden in Caesarea, a Palm Court tea at the Dan Caesarea Hotel, a tour and brunch at the Caesarea Port and talks on subjects ranging from homeopathic medicine to the Israeli elections. Moving slightly further afield, ESRA Caesarea held a Day at the Races at the racecourse near Pardes Hanna, a wine tasting at Tishbi, near Zichron Ya'akov and a visit to the magnificent gardens at Ramat Hanadiv. Future plans include more events, and tours to places of interest locally.
From June 2007 this branch includes Zichron Yaakov and all surrounding areas
In March 2008 a new ESRA second hand bookshop was opened at Or Akiva, near Caesarea (behind the Or Akiva shopping mall). Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 12 noon
Call Edward 050-573 3471 or Jane 054-740 5047 for directions.

For more details contact Jane Krivine 077-550 3348

Hod Hasharon

Together with Kfar Saba Branch
Volunteer activities
Volunteer tutoring for Oral English Bagrut at Hadarim High School Contact Jeanette 09-834 2340

Helping in the ESRA second-hand shop in Kfar Saba - any morning or afternoon session welcome
Sun-Fri 09:00-12:30 and Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 16:00-18:00
Contact Ed 09-765 4652 or 050-535 4884.

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Kochav Yair & Zur Yigal

The Kochav Yair Branch includes Zur Yigal and surrounding communities.
We no longer meet on a regular basis but do participate in the general activities organised by ESRA.

We have ESRA products available for sale for gifts and personal use, such as the cookbooks and Ethiopian embroidered products, and have a loyal team of volunteers who distribute ESRA magazines every couple of months.
We welcome any newcomers to our area.
Please contact Meira at 09-749 5550.

Hadar area (Kfar Yona, Pardessiya, Emek Hefer)

This branch covers the area of Kfar Yona, Pardessiya, Zoran, Tel Mond, Nordia, Kadima, Even Yehuda and all the surrounding moshavim. This group was instrumental in setting up the first ESRA Techushon and actively supported it for many years. The Techushon has now moved to the Netanya area.
A revival of ESRA Hadar (Lev Hasharon) area for both social and community activities is taking place in 2008.
Volunteering activities: Help with English at the schools in Kfar Yona - contact Debby 09-894 6131
Anyone wanting to help start up the group again, and/or any new people who have moved to the area, please contact Ingrid at ESRA

This branch started in 2003 with monthly get togethers in private homes to meet new members, social evenings with guest lecturers, a talk on 'Hasbara - what can we do to help' , and a series of workshops on 'Psalms' led by our local Rabbi Zvi Berger.
Our venue for meetings is in the local 50+ Club.
We have interest groups for handiwork.
A Scrabble Club meets on the 1st Sunday of each month.
Volunteers help with English and math teaching at local schools.
A volunteer teaches chess in Hebrew at a neighbouring Druze village.
We organise BINGO once a month at Kishorit, a home for special needs adults and adolescents.
At all meetings we display goods for sale from the Ethiopian Emboidery project
Anyone interested in joining us, please call Leonie 04-957 5403.

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Social Group: Meets once a month on a Motzei Shabbat in private homes with a guest speaker. Contact Stella 08-972 7169.
Donations for ESRA's second-hand-shop (clothes, linens, shoes, handbags and hats - NO hardware): Joanne Wolman: 08-9722948 (N.S.).
Newcomers to Modiin needing help or wanting to find out more about ESRA please contact Stella 08-972 7169.

The Netanya branch has a Volunteer Coordinators Committee that meets once a month.
We are involved in a wide range of projects and welcome anyone who is interested in helping.
Please call Gloria 09-865 1215 or Nina 09-862 3228.
The Netanya projects include:
Right Track Centres for Teenagers at Risk in 4 neighbourhoods - Kiryat Nordau, Neot Shaked, Neot Ganim & Neot Herzl. Open every day 5-8p.m. Henry & Ros Ben Ezra 09-834 0937.
Sewing Centres in 3 neighbourhoods - Kiryat Nordau, Neot Shaked & Neot Ganim, to teach adult Ethiopians how to use sewing machines and make their own clothes. Open 3 mornings and 2 evenings a week. Nina 09-862 3228.
Bayit Ham for teenage girls at risk in Kiryat Nordau. Open every afternoon 2-6pm. Esther 04-636 5565.
English Tutoring in Kiryat Nordau in 8 schools (elementary, middle, high). Ivy 09-887 4580.
Afternoon Learning Centres in 2 schools - 3 days a week. Nina 09-862 3228.
Aid to the Blind - shopping trips; visits to the doctor or dentist; or simply taking them out for coffee and a chat. Aviva 09-833 1087.
Students Build a Neighbourhood - Hadassa 09-834 0557.
Handicapped Adult group - weekly activity in Ramat Yadin Matnas. Hadassa 09-834 0557.
Hand In Hand Food Pantry - food parcels are packed once a month in Neot Shaked Matnas. Donations of food always welcome. Shiphra 054-474 5701 or Rika 09-833 9610.

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Social/Cultural activities:
Monthly meeting with guest speaker -Thursday 10 a.m. at Beit Ariela, 25 Shaul Hamelech Blvd - Stella 03-629 3936
Book Club first Monday of every month at private homes - Gill 03-732 0194
Books 'n' Chat first Sunday of every month - Gill Teicher 03-602 1008
Knitting and Crochet Circle - every Thursday - Shirley 03-604 0485
Short Story Discussion group, meets monthly - Noah 03-648 5575
Tanach Group - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month - Noah 03-648 6497
ESRA College in Tel Aviv - new series to be announced
Volunteering activities: Volunteers for ESRA Techushons (after school programmes for handicapped children) in Rosh Ha'ayin and Jaffa; Adoptive families for children from the 'Save a Child's Heart' programme.

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This branch was created in 2005 and covers the city of Beersheva and the nearby communities of Omer and Meitar.
They currently have a Rummikub group which meets on the first Saturday evening of the month.
If you would like more information, please contact Lucille 08-610 0911.

Rishon Lezion

This group was formed in early 2008 and covers the areas of Rishon Lezion, Nes Ziona and surrounding villages.
Social Evenings have included a Purim Party and a Book Exchange Evening.
Meetings are held monthly in members homes.
Anyone interested in joining the group please contact Janet 054-733 5055

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Rehovot

Rehovot Branch covers the wider area of Rehovot, Gedera etc.
NEXT MEETING: Call Annice Grinberg 08-947 5510
Come and join us. Open to all.
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
Lecture Series; Medical Forum; trips to places of interest or theatrical presentations ; an annual Shabbaton; concerts or other music evenings and other activities. Contact Annice 08-947 5510
ONGOING GROUPS:
Book readers Good books, conversation, interesting people. Rosalie 08-949 4851.
Help with computer usage - email, internet and word processing Volunteers will come to your home for a NIS 50 p.hr. donation to ESRA. Annice 08-947 5510
Garden Club Visits to interesting gardens, and other activities. Phyllis 08- 945 6345
VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES:
We have adopted the Moadonit for Children at Risk in Kiryat Moshe and Meshi, a sheltered workshop for the mentally ill. Join us and help support these projects.
We also need volunteers to help people with hospital visits, red tape, or provide transportation, or offer emotional support etc.
Gila Schwartz sells the products of the Ethiopian embroidery group and other ESRA items such as cook books.
We collect toys - new or used in good condition - for a toy library for olim in the 'Shahak' program. If you have toys to donate, please call Lucille 03-941 0550.
If you would like to volunteer with us contact Joyce Lasovsky 08- 945 5283.

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Savyon, Kiron,
Neve Monosson, Ganei Yehuda & surrounding area

This group held monthly social/cultural meetings at Moadon Payis Legil Hazahav in Hadar St. Kiryat Ono until June 2007

Each month a guest speakers was hosted, refreshments were served and participants contributed food for the needy. A Gala Evening with entertainers was held annually.

If anyone would like to help to restart the group. please contact Audrey

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