Students & lone soldiers
Students, gap year and lone soldiers
Whether you're here for a gap year, a degree, the army or Sherut Leumi, the same few things make life in Mevaseret Zion easier: a Shabbat table, a cheap way to get around, and knowing who to call. These organisations exist for exactly that.
Students & lone soldiers
Start here
6 steps, in the order most people take them.
- 1
Lone soldiers: connect with the Lone Soldier Center
Meals, equipment, housing help and a community, in memory of Michael Levin.
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Moving here to serve: Garin Tzabar
A programme for young Jews from abroad joining the IDF, with a kibbutz or city home base.
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Sherut Leumi (national service)
The official authority lists placements, rights and the volunteer's stipend.
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Gap year and study programmes
Masa Israel Journey lists recognised programmes and the grants that come with them.
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Get a student or soldier Rav-Kav
Personal Rav-Kav profiles give student discounts; soldiers in uniform ride buses free with their military ID.
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Find a Shabbat table and a community
Shuls and community groups in Mevaseret Zion that welcome students and soldiers.
Go
Guides
Read next
- Your first weeks in Mevaseret ZionHow Mevaseret Zion is put together, where the shops and banks are, health care nearby and who to call in an emergency.
- Shabbat, shuls and mikvaot in Mevaseret ZionMevaseret's Orthodox shuls and Reform congregation, its two mikvaot, and the candle-lighting question so close to Jerusalem.
- Shopping and food in Mevaseret ZionThe Har'el and Mevaseret malls, supermarkets, delis and bakeries, Abu Ghosh's hummus and how to check kashrut.
Good to know
- Lone soldiers have specific rights (rent help, leave, grants): the Lone Soldier Center and the IDF lone soldier office can explain yours.
Source
- The Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin (opens in a new tab)
- National-Civic Service Authority (opens in a new tab)
- Masa Israel Journey (opens in a new tab)
These steps are national; local details for this city are being checked and will be added here.