ESRA Magazine is Israel's major English-language community magazine. Founded in 1979, it is today a highly acclaimed 108 page bi-monthly publication that provides readers with an informative guide and entertaining companion to life in Israel.

It enriches the lives of English speakers, helping them get absorbed into Israel and involving them more in the community. Choc-full of fascinating articles on life and achievements in the stimulating country we call home, it reflects the amazing diversity of our writers' interests and expertise, with everything from food recipes to short fiction, photography to tax law, history to high-tech, book reviews to playing bridge and breakthroughs in health to discoveries in archeology. It is also crammed full of information on a myriad of subjects from how to green your life to how to give more of yourself as a volunteer, and have a full cultural and social life in Israel.

ESRA Magazine is also a forum for English speakers to voice their thoughts, write articles, network, initiate activities. Unlike many other in-house publications, ESRA looks out in addition to focusing on what is happening within the organization.

The Magazine, which maintains a professional quality, is written, edited and proofed by volunteers and it is financed by adverts. It is published by ESRA – English Speaking Residents Association, a nonprofit organization.

עמותת ESRA מציעה לחברי העמותה מגוון הרצאות בשפה האנגלית בעיקר אותן מעבירים חברי הארגון ומתנדבים שונים.תחומי העניין בהרצאות מגוון ומעניין מאוד ומומלץ בחום לעקוב אחר רשימת ההרצאות המתעדכנת באתר שלנו באנגלית.

שימו בלחיצה על מידע על הרצאה תועברו לאתר בשפה האנגלית

 - מרצה או מומחה בתחום מעניין? נשמח לצרפך לפאנל המרצים המוכשר שלנו  - להגשת בקשת להצטרפות כמתנדב בתחום לחצו כאן

Sexual harassment and misconduct based on gender undermine human dignity, freedom, privacy, and gender equality.

ESRA Management initiates a dialogue to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, aiming to remind employees, volunteers, and managers of the fundamental values of collaboration, respect, and trust. Additionally, it clarifies how to cultivate a clean and safe organizational culture for the organization's employees, volunteers, and the communities we serve.

Furthermore, ESRA Management has appointed Attorney Sharon Katz as responsible for handling complaints related to sexual harassment under the law and providing information on any matter, inquiry, or clarification related to sexual harassment.

ESRA commits to thoroughly and confidentially examining and assessing every complaint, ensuring that no harm comes to an employee or volunteer as a result of filing a complaint. Full protection of the organization is guaranteed.

Contact Details:

Adv. Sharon Katz   |  e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 050-2667595

המעבר לאון ליין איפשר לESRA להרחיב את התוכנית בקרב מגזרים שונים וביניהם, המגזר הדתי והמגזר הערבי, שהציף סוגיות רגישות בחברה הישראלית.

תכנית ה-ETP של ESRA מחויבת לשפר את האנגלית בקרב כל סטודנט/ת או מורה לאנגלית בישראל. ESRA מציעה הזדמנויות התנדבותיות איכותיות לצד חברות בארגון אשר מערה את המתנדבים והמתנדבות  בחברה הישראלית תוך מתן הכשרה, תמיכה שוטפת ופיקוח. 

הכשרת המתנדבים/ות הכוללת אסטרטגיות חונכות, לצד הדרכה בנושא המתאים, התנהגות ונימוס הכרחיים בעת מתן השירות. כל זאת לצד אימון מעודד חמלה,רגישות, גמישות, כבוד הדדי, עידוד בלתי שיפוטי, הבנה וסובלנות. 

סאני מרשנסקי, מנכ"לית ESRA, במאמר על התוכנית "ע.ז.ר.ה. באנגלית" המסייעת לכל ילד.ה או מורה לאנגלית ישראליים המעוניינים לשפר את מיומנויות האנגלית שלהם, ללא קשר למגזר.

למאמר במגזין ESRA לחצו כאן

ESRA Magazine is Israel's major English-language community magazine. Founded in 1979, it is today a highly acclaimed 108 page bi-monthly publication that provides readers with an informative guide and entertaining companion to life in Israel.

It enriches the lives of English speakers, helping them get absorbed into Israel and involving them more in the community. Choc-full of fascinating articles on life and achievements in the stimulating country we call home, it reflects the amazing diversity of our writers' interests and expertise, with everything from food recipes to short fiction, photography to tax law, history to high-tech, book reviews to playing bridge and breakthroughs in health to discoveries in archeology. It is also crammed full of information on a myriad of subjects from how to green your life to how to give more of yourself as a volunteer, and have a full cultural and social life in Israel.

ESRA Magazine is also a forum for English speakers to voice their thoughts, write articles, network, initiate activities. Unlike many other in-house publications, ESRA looks out in addition to focusing on what is happening within the organization.

The Magazine, which maintains a professional quality, is written, edited and proofed by volunteers and it is financed by adverts. It is published by ESRA – English Speaking Residents Association, a nonprofit organization.

1. Terms of Use

Welcome to the website of ESRA, registered non-profit organization (no. 580037455), hereinafter ESRA. The information on this page defines the terms of use of the website. Please read carefully. Use of this website, including making donations, payment for activities/events or renewal of membership in ESRA, represents your agreement with these terms of use. If you do not agree with them, please refrain from using the website. If terminology uses a masculine gender, it is for convenience only and is meant to refer to males and females alike.

2. Website Content

A varied range of information is presented in this website. The information is presented as a service to users and will be periodically updated. ESRA is not to be held legally responsible/culpable for the nature of the content and/or its quality and/or any error that may occur with regard to the content and any use made of it. Prior to relying on any such information, it is recommended to personally check the information. The information and content presented in the website aim at bringing to the attention of the user information regarding ESRA activities and presenting the range of services available to the public. ESRA and those representing it, shall not be held legally responsible/culpable for any direct and/or indirect and/or circumstantial damage of any kind resulting from and/or due to use of the website. Any links from this website to other sites aim solely to make the users' task easier, and neither ESRA nor those representing it are to be held legally responsible/culpable for any direct and/or indirect and/or circumstantial damage of any kind resulting from and/or due to users' entry into and/or use of these sites, or due to reliance on information appearing in and/or recommended by these sites.

3. Intellectual Property

All creative and intellectual property in the website, including material, content, design, software, applications, computer code, graphics, visual images and photographs, video films, audio-visual creations, recordings, music, design elements, texts, films, scripts, ideas, names, logo, symbols, trademarks, and any other elements or information of any kind found in the website and/or related to it (hereinafter "the content") are the sole property of ESRA and/or the owners of rights to make any use of it within the website, and shall not be made any use of whatsoever, directly or indirectly, without prior written permission from ESRA. The names, logo and all trademarks in the website are registered trademarks, protected by law including international law, and no use may be made of them, neither directly nor indirectly. Without prejudice regarding the above, it is prohibited to copy, reproduce, distribute, present, broadcast, advertise, update, sell, change and/or make any other use, in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of the website and/or its content and/or details of its information, software, products, and/or services, etc. that are in the website and/or its content or make any illegal use thereof.

4. Payments through the website for donations, activities/events, or membership

ESRA enables through this website, an easy, convenient and quick way to make a payment. Only those who are age 18 and above may make payments through the website. While making the credit card payment, the card will be checked with the relevant Israeli credit card company, and the website user will receive an immediate response regarding the status of the transaction and whether it has been accepted or rejected. The person carrying out the transaction may request from ESRA a change in the details of the debit or cancellation of the transaction. In the event of cancellation of participation in a hike, the cancellation must be made at least 72 hours prior to the date of the hike, and the cancellation fee is 10% of the price of participation. For cancellations closer to the date than 72 hours, there is no refund. Transaction cancellations shall be conducted per Consumer Protection Law 1981 Rules for Consumer Protection (transaction cancellation) and 2010. It is prohibited to use false details, as this is a criminal offense. Any user perpetrating this offense will be subject to legal criminal proceedings. In the event that the transaction is not authorized by the relevant Israeli credit card company, the person conducting the transaction will be notified accordingly. In such a case, in order to complete the transaction, the user will need to phone ESRA. ESRA will not be held legally responsible for any unlawful act perpetrated by the user or by any other party not under ESRA's full control. Once payment is completed, ESRA will send the user a confirmation of the payment transaction based on the details supplied by the user.

5. Privacy and Confidentiality of Data

ESRA shall be entitled to use the personal details of the user for internal purposes only. ESRA undertakes to delete the user's personal data from the website and to make no further use of it, if specifically and in writing requested to do so by the user. ESRA shall not be in violation of any privacy or confidentiality commitments, nor in violation of the user's privacy regarding any data that, as defined by Computer Law 1995, is used for identifying the user or tracking of the user by another, resulting from use of electronic communication in general or via computers in particular. ESRA does not share users' personal and identifying information with third parties. Having said that, there is no prohibition on ESRA's sharing such information as required by any legal proceedings and/or requested from Israel police and/or the courts, in accordance with law. Credit card authorization pages

in the website are protected by CAL, by using high level coding and by PCI DSS regulations, in order to ensure the best possible protection of personal details. The information you provide on the website is for use by the website and will be protected per the Protection of Privacy Law 1981. ESRA undertakes to do all it can, with the resources at its disposal, to protect your information and to avoid any possible breach of privacy regarding your submitted details. At the same time, it is not within our power to prevent absolutely any or all possible disruptions, and therefore ESRA shall not be held responsible with regard to damages and/or errors and/or disruptions so caused.

6. Jurisdiction Location and Authority

Use of this website is subject only to the laws of the State of Israel. The sole location for jurisdiction regarding any matter deriving from use of the website shall be only an authorized Israeli court of law in the Tel Aviv area.

Marion Hiller

Marion Hiller was born in London, and was educated at The King Alfred School, Hampstead. She then joined The St. Martin's College of Art (Now St. Martin's University of Art) and graduated with a N.D.D. Certificate of Art.

Marion made Aliyah with her husband, Harry, and their two small children in 1968 and settled in a house in Danya Haifa, near Haifa University.  Marion joined the English Department of the University and achieved a B.A. in English Literature and then continued for a M.A. in Art and Literature, her subject being, Alice in Wonderland and the Illustrations in those books.

Marion has painted all her life and has had several exhibitions in London, Sydney, Haifa, and Ein Hod. Marion has also worked with Vitrage, and all the coloured stained-glass windows in the Sephardic Synagogue in Carmelia Haifa are her work.

Marion has been an active member of ESRA Haifa since it's foundation.

Marion is pleased to offer 8 of her watercolour paintings for sale, and all the proceeds will be donated to ESRA Haifa.

Cost NIS 300 per painting. Packing and Delivery in Israel is included in the price or can be collected from Haifa (address will be provided).

If you are intresting buying, please contact us: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more Information: David Toubkin | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ESRA - ISRAEL'S COMMUNITY MAGAZINE is a unique and unusual publication. It is entirely written, edited, and proofed by volunteers. It has an editorial board which comprises an editor-in-chief and 21 contributing editors, all on a volunteer basis, and many of them professional writers. The administration and adverts are also done by volunteers.

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Merle Guttmann

MEMBERS OF EDITORIAL BOARD

Maia Aron, Annette Bode, Jennia Ganit Chodorov, Lucille Cohen, Judy Frankel, Vera Freudmann, Carl Hoffman, Dennis Kaliser, Marian Lebor, Morty Leibowitz, Eli Libenson, Shlomo Liberman, Hilary Meir, Pnina Moed Kass, Carol Novis, Myra Olswang, Pamela Peled, Mike Porter, Nina Reshef, Judy Shapiro, Pat Zuckerman,

ILLUSTRATOR

Denis Shifrin

COPY EDITORS/PROOFREADERS

Judy Frankel, Marian Lebor, Marcia Levinson, Shlomo Liberman, Carol Novis, Neil Schwartz, Cynthia Shapiro

FINANCE/ACCOUNTS

Neville Friedland, Arne Rabuchin

WEBMASTER

Myra Olswang

VOLUNTEERS

Dennis Kaliser,/Website Lynette Karp / Website, Judi Ladizinsky/Website, Lolita Marcos /Advertisers List, Carol Novis / Website, Simonne Ram / Self Help Organizations, Penny Pulik / Indexing, Mike Porter / Website, Norman Silbert / Website & Translations

1. Terms of Use

Welcome to the website of ESRA, registered non-profit organization (no. 580037455), hereinafter ESRA. The information on this page defines the terms of use of the website. Please read carefully. Use of this website, including making donations, payment for activities/events or renewal of membership in ESRA, represents your agreement with these terms of use. If you do not agree with them, please refrain from using the website. If terminology uses a masculine gender, it is for convenience only and is meant to refer to males and females alike.

2. Website Content

A varied range of information is presented in this website. The information is presented as a service to users and will be periodically updated. ESRA is not to be held legally responsible/culpable for the nature of the content and/or its quality and/or any error that may occur with regard to the content and any use made of it. Prior to relying on any such information, it is recommended to personally check the information. The information and content presented in the website aim at bringing to the attention of the user information regarding ESRA activities and presenting the range of services available to the public. ESRA and those representing it, shall not be held legally responsible/culpable for any direct and/or indirect and/or circumstantial damage of any kind resulting from and/or due to use of the website. Any links from this website to other sites aim solely to make the users' task easier, and neither ESRA nor those representing it are to be held legally responsible/culpable for any direct and/or indirect and/or circumstantial damage of any kind resulting from and/or due to users' entry into and/or use of these sites, or due to reliance on information appearing in and/or recommended by these sites.

3. Intellectual Property

All creative and intellectual property in the website, including material, content, design, software, applications, computer code, graphics, visual images and photographs, video films, audio-visual creations, recordings, music, design elements, texts, films, scripts, ideas, names, logo, symbols, trademarks, and any other elements or information of any kind found in the website and/or related to it (hereinafter "the content") are the sole property of ESRA and/or the owners of rights to make any use of it within the website, and shall not be made any use of whatsoever, directly or indirectly, without prior written permission from ESRA. The names, logo and all trademarks in the website are registered trademarks, protected by law including international law, and no use may be made of them, neither directly nor indirectly. Without prejudice regarding the above, it is prohibited to copy, reproduce, distribute, present, broadcast, advertise, update, sell, change and/or make any other use, in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of the website and/or its content and/or details of its information, software, products, and/or services, etc. that are in the website and/or its content or make any illegal use thereof.

4. Payments through the website for donations, activities/events, or membership

ESRA enables through this website, an easy, convenient and quick way to make a payment. Only those who are age 18 and above may make payments through the website. While making the credit card payment, the card will be checked with the relevant Israeli credit card company, and the website user will receive an immediate response regarding the status of the transaction and whether it has been accepted or rejected. The person carrying out the transaction may request from ESRA a change in the details of the debit or cancellation of the transaction. In the event of cancellation of participation in a hike, the cancellation must be made at least 72 hours prior to the date of the hike, and the cancellation fee is 10% of the price of participation. For cancellations closer to the date than 72 hours, there is no refund. Transaction cancellations shall be conducted per Consumer Protection Law 1981 Rules for Consumer Protection (transaction cancellation) and 2010. It is prohibited to use false details, as this is a criminal offense. Any user perpetrating this offense will be subject to legal criminal proceedings. In the event that the transaction is not authorized by the relevant Israeli credit card company, the person conducting the transaction will be notified accordingly. In such a case, in order to complete the transaction, the user will need to phone ESRA. ESRA will not be held legally responsible for any unlawful act perpetrated by the user or by any other party not under ESRA's full control. Once payment is completed, ESRA will send the user a confirmation of the payment transaction based on the details supplied by the user.

5. Privacy and Confidentiality of Data

ESRA shall be entitled to use the personal details of the user for internal purposes only. ESRA undertakes to delete the user's personal data from the website and to make no further use of it, if specifically and in writing requested to do so by the user. ESRA shall not be in violation of any privacy or confidentiality commitments, nor in violation of the user's privacy regarding any data that, as defined by Computer Law 1995, is used for identifying the user or tracking of the user by another, resulting from use of electronic communication in general or via computers in particular. ESRA does not share users' personal and identifying information with third parties. Having said that, there is no prohibition on ESRA's sharing such information as required by any legal proceedings and/or requested from Israel police and/or the courts, in accordance with law. Credit card authorization pages

in the website are protected by CAL, by using high level coding and by PCI DSS regulations, in order to ensure the best possible protection of personal details. The information you provide on the website is for use by the website and will be protected per the Protection of Privacy Law 1981. ESRA undertakes to do all it can, with the resources at its disposal, to protect your information and to avoid any possible breach of privacy regarding your submitted details. At the same time, it is not within our power to prevent absolutely any or all possible disruptions, and therefore ESRA shall not be held responsible with regard to damages and/or errors and/or disruptions so caused.

6. Jurisdiction Location and Authority

Use of this website is subject only to the laws of the State of Israel. The sole location for jurisdiction regarding any matter deriving from use of the website shall be only an authorized Israeli court of law in the Tel Aviv area.

Israel at War – ESRA’s Response

October 7, 2023, changed our lives forever. Israel suffered the deadliest attack in the country’s history and war now rages. When an emergency strikes, and this one is unprecedented, civil society takes action, and ESRA, Home of English Speakers in Israel, was among the first.  We are devoting our resources to assist families in crisis, in this time of war, where it is most needed, in many cases with the basics of daily life. To this end, ESRA’s Welfare Fund launched an Emergency Campaign, amongst our members, donors, friends and partners in Israel and overseas, enabling us to immediately take on the following projects for those affected by the varied aspects of the war.


Emergency Financial First Aid

One-time grants of NIS 2,000-3,000, within 72 hours of application, by direct deposit to the bank accounts of families and victims of terror attacks, those taken hostage and evacuees from Israel’s northern and southern border areas. Most recipients are directed to us through long-standing relationships with local authorities and the Ministry of Aliya and Integration. There is an existing, efficient and well-oiled process that ESRA has managed for close to 45 years.  We cut through the red tape and lengthy bureaucracy and ensure we can make an immediate impact, to those already suffering enough at this terrible time in Israel!

English-language Emotional Support and Personal Resilience Training

 Individual sessions with social workers, either online or in person

 Support groups facilitated by social workers, for parents of IDF soldiers, children and adolescents

 Acquisition of strategies for coping with anger and anxiety for teenagers, adolescents, parents and special education, see here

 ESRA Befrienders, trained volunteers assist seniors in dealing with the realities of war, in person or by telephone 

Making Information Accessible in English

 24/7 emergency initial response hotline for Olim and evacuees

 Meetings and explanatory sessions with officials and professionals from varied essential Israeli institutions, The Homefront Command and more, see here

Daily Events in English

 Daily Zoom social, cultural and educational events and activities for the whole family, by leading lecturers in an eclectic range of topics and fields, see here

 Volunteering across the board of Israeli community and society, e.g. preparing packages for evacuees and soldiers, hosting families, pro-Israel advocacy work, knitting circles, making and providing essential items for soldiers and much more, see here.

Educational Reinforcement and Social / Emotional Aid

ESRA’s English Tutoring Program, in Partnership with the Ministry of Education, adapted quickly to the needs of the war.

With over 1,000 active volunteer montors in various programs;

In-person sessions with students and tutors who come to evacuees’ hotels and temporary centers to tutor English for grades 4-12, following the Ministry of Education curriculum, and additionally facilitating enrichment and social activities and improving oral proficiency in English for middle and high school students. Online ESRA Chat Away adapted to the changing circumstances of the war. ESRA TOPS on Zoom for English learners, curriculum based for grades 4-9, once or twice a week, anywhere in the country.

The lives we have touched since October 7th, 2023

 580,000 NIS has been given as Emergency Financial First Aid to 280 families of war victims (received within 72 hours)

 17,200 English speakers have benefited from ESRA free services and activities

 1,000+ ESRA Volunteers have been aiding the immediate needs of families directly affected, including educators in evacuee centers

 7,300 have been beneficiaries of our Personal Support Services which include;

• Counseling and Support Circles for individuals and families with social workers and trained volunteers
• Strengthening Resilience workshops for teens and adults by professionals
• Friendship Service offering support and help with day-to-day needs by trained volunteers
• Explanatory sessions with officials and professionals
• Reach out calls to understand the needs and direct individuals to the relevant sources

  60 Daily Events with over 8,000 Participants, presented by top lecturers and leading professionals

 Together we win!

Sunny Marshansky, ESRA CEO

ESRA סאני מרשנסקי, מנכ"לית עמותת

The idea of an ESRA newsletter was voiced at the same meeting at which ESRA was conceived. One month after the organization’s establishment, in May 1979, Merle Guttmann, ESRA’s founder and first chairperson, began home-publication of a small 12-page newsletter. It was to be a medium to communicate with English speakers and to keep its readers informed of community projects and ESRA events, as well to be a forum for English speakers to express themselves and to advertize their services.

The newsletter has grown incrementally over the years: today, ESRA Magazine is a highly acclaimed 108-page full colored, bi-monthly publication that provides more than 20,000 readers with an informative and entertaining companion and guide to life in Israel. It is read by immigrants and veterans from the United States, England, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and their offspring. Quoting Carol Novis in City Lights, June 1991: “One of the most eagerly read magazines around is produced by a staff of amateurs, never sends subscription bills to its readers and has a journalistic level that can best be described as idiosyncratic. Yet while other English-language endeavors flounder, ESRA Magazine, the lively, original journal of the English Speaking Residents Association is flourishing….Unlike many other in-house publications, ESRA looks out rather than focusing on what is happening within the organization.”

The fascinating range of articles in ESRA Magazine reflects the amazing diversity of our writers' interests and expertise, and of local, community and national issues. It brings everything from arts to environment, volunteerism, food recipes to short fiction, photography to tax law, history to high-tech, and breakthroughs in medicine to discoveries in archeology.

The mouthpiece and showpiece of ESRA, the Magazine has a presence, a status and an importance in the English speaking community. It has in fact been a central tool in the creation of the English speaking community in the Sharon area and many cities in Israel.

Driven by a broad and combined view of what ESRA and the English speaking community need, the Magazine takes an overall perspective rather than a parochial one. It aims to serve the English speaking community in its multiple and variegated needs and to be of interest to all ages and all types of persons.

It is ESRA’s flagship, encapsulating ESRA’s spirit and actions. It shows ESRA as a dynamic, serious and quality community-minded organization which functions on a professional level despite the fact that it is run by volunteers. It is the vanguard of ESRA reaching far beyond its membership.

To our readers it offers a taste of life and living in Israel and a feeling of belonging. It helps English speakers to function through its articles, be they women or men, old or young, businesspersons or volunteers, well or ill, handicapped, religious or secular, divorced or married, environmentally and consumer conscious. It believes that if an article helps even only one family improve its life, then the article is worth publishing. The Magazine is a good place to find out what’s going on in the area, an excellent source of information on volunteer activity and a useful tool for finding services, jobs and accommodations.

Many readers wait for the Magazine, many read it from cover to cover, others read what interests them, many keep all the Magazines for useful information and reference. For many readers, who for lack of Hebrew are unexposed to mainstream Hebrew media, it overcomes the lack of alternate English publications in Israel.

To our advertizers it offers a way of reaching the English speaking community, in a reputable magazine, and for some it is their main source of livelihood. Most advertise for pure commercial reasons but a few to show their support of ESRA.

To our donors it acknowledges and publicizes their donations. There is a direct connection to the number of donations received and the publication of the Magazine. The very issue of the Magazine reminds people that the Esra Community Fund is a cause worth donating to.

To our sponsors of events it offers a medium for ESRA to thank them, and gives them exposure both before and after the event.

To our volunteers, or would-be volunteers, it offers a medium for getting involved, providing opportunities, stimulating them and giving them ideas. To active volunteers it allows their stories to be told, to encourage others, to be recognized. It allows ESRA to thank our volunteers publicly and gives us a way of mobilizing more volunteers for our projects.

To the English speaking community at large, it offers a forum to write their stories, to reminisce, to find friends, to identify and to belong, to share experiences, to notify of their activities. Anyone is free to write articles for the Magazine provided that it suits the make-up and spirit of the Magazine and is of an acceptable standard. Many would-be writers are given the opportunity and encouragement to try their hand at writing and to gain confidence through the ESRA Magazine.

To English teachers, it provides material for their classes.

How is the ESRA Magazine produced?
Since its inception the Magazine believed in and endeavored to cover its production costs through advertising.

The Magazine is written, edited and proofed by volunteers. Its Editorial Board comprises 22 persons, most of whom are professional writers. In addition to critically reviewing material, the Board sets Magazine policy and generates new ideas. It strives to be dynamic in content, design and production.

הצהרת נגישות

עמותת ESRA   עושה כל שביכולתה כדי שאתר esra.org.il יהיה נגיש. בוצעו באתר התאמות נגישות על מנת לאפשר לכלל הגולשים ליהנות מחוויית גלישה איכותית וידידותית.

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כאמור, אנו פועלים לנגישות מיטבית של האתר כחלק ממחויבותנו לאפשר שימוש בו עבור כלל האוכלוסייה כולל אנשים עם מוגבלות. יחד עם זאת, יתכן ויתגלו חלקים באתר שאינם מונגשים או שקיימת תקלה בהנגשה.

במידה ונתקלת בבעיה כלשהי בנושא הנגישות במהלך הגלישה באתר האינטרנט שלנו, נשמח לקבל הערות, הארות ובקשות באמצעות פניה לאחראי האתר בדואר אלקטרוני  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

על מנת לאפשר לנו לטפל בבעיה בדרך הטובה ביותר, אנו מבקשים לצרף לפנייה פרטים מלאים אודות הבעיה, ככל שניתן:

• תיאור הבעיה
• קישור לעמוד בו גלשתם
• מהי הפעולה שניסיתם לבצע?
• סוג הדפדפן וגרסתו אינטרנט אקספלורר, כרום וכו'
• סוג מערכת ההפעלה WIN 10 ,WIN XP
• סוג הטכנולוגיה המסייעת NVDA ,JAWS

 ESRA  תעשה מאמץ על מנת להנגיש את האתר בצורה המיטבית ולענות לפניות בצורה המקצועית והמהירה ביותר.

הטרדה מינית והתנכלות על רקע מיני פוגעות בכבוד האדם, בחירותו, בפרטיותו ובשיווין בין המינים.

הנהלת עמותת ESRA, יוזמת שיח על מניעת הטרדה מינית בעבודה על מנת להזכיר לעובדים/ות למתנדבים/ות ולמנהלים/ות את הערכים הבסיסיים של עבודה משותפת, כבוד ואמון וגם להבהיר כיצד להנהיג תרבות ארגונית נקייה ובטוחה עבור עובדי ומתנדבי הארגון והקהלים להם אנו נותנים שירות.

כמו כן, הנהלת עמותת ESRA מינתה את עו"ד שרון כץ כאחראית על פי החוק לטיפול בתלונות הנוגעות להטרדה מינית וכן למסירת מידע בכל שאלה, בירור או הבהרה הנוגעות לנושא ההטרדה המינית.

עמותת ESRA מתחייבת כי כל תלונה תיבדק ותיבחן ביסודיות, תוך שמירה מירבית על סודיות ודיסקרטיות, וכי לא תהיה כל פגיעה בעובד/ת עקב הגשת תלונה או סיוע לעובד/ת, מתנדב/ת אחר/ת בהגשת תלונה, ומובטחת הגנה מלאה של הארגון.

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By Sunny Marshansky, ESRA CEO

Thank you Merle and Terry for your inspiring leadership and full support in enabling ESRA to evolve and grow from strength to strength, promising its continuity and building its next generation of leadership, membership, donors, and volunteers. As you said Terry, it isn't all roses and sunshine, but together, we do our best to rise to the challenges. We are led by ESRA’s values of humanity, creativity, and professionalism.

ESRA's Growth Strategy is based on 5 stages that started in 2018. 

The first stage was to implement infrastructure and platforms for the support of change and growth. The steps that were taken included consolidating and uniting offices, shifting to a more sophisticated data management system, automating processes and developing platforms for online activities and services, as well as revamping the ESRA secondhand shops, which was done recently, turning them into a social space and welcoming teenagers who volunteer as part of their high school volunteering requirements. These teens have become part of the team, along with special needs people, scholarship students, and ESRA volunteers, all exposed to and demonstrating the values of giving, recycling, and equality.

The second stage was to prepare and grow the human resources required for such a huge task. We welcomed new volunteers from a variety of age groups and professional backgrounds while investing in training and support for our valuable existing volunteers. ESRA also moved to outsourced bookkeeping, saving on Admin, and recently started to use an external service for fundraising and digital marketing.

The third stage was to position ourselves to receive governmental recognition and support. As Terry said, now that we received this from the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption, as well as the Ministry of Education, our next goal is to receive recognition and support from the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services.

The fourth stage was raising the effectiveness of our work to maximize ESRA’s social impact, such as by implementing evaluation and measurement of all ESRA’s work and activities. This led to our receipt of the Midot Seal of Effectiveness. 

Stage 5 is to grow and expand ESRA's activities in aiding the integration of English-speaking Olim, from different age groups and in different stages of their Aliyah process, while working toward bridging equity gaps in Israel’s geo-social periphery. 

Through this infrastructure, and aided by ESRA’s excellent teams, we are expanding and increasing the number of our volunteers and of those benefitting from their activities while raising the impact and effectiveness of all that we do.

All the above has established ESRA as key player in the world of Aliya and Education. Just recently, ESRA was proud to have been chosen to present "Innovation in Education" to the OECD at the International Convention of the Israel Ministry of Education. ESRA's two new and unique online ETP programs, Chat Away led by Helen Osimo, and Teacher Chat led by Rosalind Jacobs, succeeded in eliminating geographic and sector boundaries, while facilitating a streamlined process of implementation, overcoming bureaucratic and logistic challenges. The result is that ESRA's online ETP programs show proven success in improving English oral proficiency for students and non-native English-speaking teachers. 

Another outcome is that ESRA has become a global volunteering platform, with an international cadre of volunteers, and partnering with organizations such as the JCC Association of North America and the JVN in the UK, welcoming people worldwide to connect with life in Israel.

We are proud of our achievements, but well aware that there is much still to do and in the upcoming year we will focus on 3 main goals: 

- First, to provide more services and support, that personal touch that Merle spoke about, to our members and volunteers.

- Our second goal for the coming year will be to continue to consolidate the changes and growth achieved so far.

- The third main goal for the coming year is to expand ESRA’s education projects helping to bridge equity gaps.

To conclude, I would like to second Terry’s thank you to ESRA’s teams of volunteers and staff because without them none of the achievements could have happened.

I can’t even start to describe the tremendous amount of effort, professionalism, and dedication invested in making it all possible.

I see many of you on my screen and would like you to know, that your kind hearts, creativity, support, and dedication to help others, are what drives me forward. Every day.

Thank you!

ESRA Magazine is Israel's major English-language community magazine. Founded in 1979, it is today a highly acclaimed 108 page bi-monthly publication that provides readers with an informative guide and entertaining companion to life in Israel.

It enriches the lives of English speakers, helping them get absorbed into Israel and involving them more in the community. Choc-full of fascinating articles on life and achievements in the stimulating country we call home, it reflects the amazing diversity of our writers' interests and expertise, with everything from food recipes to short fiction, photography to tax law, history to high-tech, book reviews to playing bridge and breakthroughs in health to discoveries in archeology. It is also crammed full of information on a myriad of subjects from how to green your life to how to give more of yourself as a volunteer, and have a full cultural and social life in Israel.

ESRA Magazine is also a forum for English speakers to voice their thoughts, write articles, network, initiate activities. Unlike many other in-house publications, ESRA looks out in addition to focusing on what is happening within the organization.

The Magazine, which maintains a professional quality, is written, edited and proofed by volunteers and it is financed by adverts. It is published by ESRA – English Speaking Residents Association, a nonprofit organization.

ESRA Magazine is Israel's major English-language community magazine. Founded in 1979, it is today a highly acclaimed 108 page bi-monthly publication that provides readers with an informative guide and entertaining companion to life in Israel.

It enriches the lives of English speakers, helping them get absorbed into Israel and involving them more in the community. Choc-full of fascinating articles on life and achievements in the stimulating country we call home, it reflects the amazing diversity of our writers' interests and expertise, with everything from food recipes to short fiction, photography to tax law, history to high-tech, book reviews to playing bridge and breakthroughs in health to discoveries in archeology. It is also crammed full of information on a myriad of subjects from how to green your life to how to give more of yourself as a volunteer, and have a full cultural and social life in Israel.

ESRA Magazine is also a forum for English speakers to voice their thoughts, write articles, network, initiate activities. Unlike many other in-house publications, ESRA looks out in addition to focusing on what is happening within the organization.

The Magazine, which maintains a professional quality, is written, edited and proofed by volunteers and it is financed by adverts. It is published by ESRA – English Speaking Residents Association, a nonprofit organization.

עמותת ESRA מציעה לחברי העמותה מגוון הרצאות בשפה האנגלית בעיקר אותן מעבירים חברי הארגון ומתנדבים שונים.תחומי העניין בהרצאות מגוון ומעניין מאוד ומומלץ בחום לעקוב אחר רשימת הקונצרטים והופעות האומן המתעדכנת באתר שלנו באנגלית.

שימו בלחיצה על מידע על הרצאה תועברו לאתר בשפה האנגלית

ארגון ESRA מספק סיוע כספי לסטודנטים  ממשפחות מעוטות יכולת, המאפשר להם להשלים את לימודיהם.

קרן המלגות סיוע כספי להשלמת הלימודים, החל משנת הלימודים השנייה, ניתן לסטודנטים תמיכה ממשפחות מעוטות יכולת, על סמך קריטריונים שהוגדרו ונקבעו על ידי הקרן.