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English-speaking services, doctors, kosher food, shuls, schools, ulpan and help for olim. Each listing shows its source and the date it was checked.
19 places
Community, youth & libraries · Efrat
An Efrat youth movement for children who don't fit into the other movements. Each child has a personal mentor, and groups meet on Tuesdays and Shabbat at the youth HQ club.
Community, youth & libraries · Gefen
Efrat's oldest Bnei Akiva branch, next to the matnas in Gefen, with about 100-150 members.
Community, youth & libraries · Zayit
Bnei Akiva branch in Zayit near the agricultural school, with about 300-350 members and a group for children in special education. It runs the Amishav project for olim children together with the council's Aliyah Department.
Community, youth & libraries · Rimon
Day club for residents aged 70+ from Efrat and Gush Etzion, with transport and a hot lunch. Activities include exercise, Torah classes, literature, music and crafts.
Community, youth & libraries · Gefen
Chugim, sport, dance, a music school, day camps, special-education programmes and events. It has branches in Gefen, Dagan, Dekel, Zayit and Tamar, plus the Scheinfeld seniors centre. Registration and tickets are online.
Community, youth & libraries · Gefen
Free for Efrat residents. It has about 93,000 books, including books in English, French and some Spanish. The catalogue site is in Hebrew, English and Russian.
Community, youth & libraries · Rimon
Runs activities for about 1,600 teens in grades 7-12, including leadership, volunteering, pre-army preparation and summer programmes. It also coordinates the five youth-movement branches.
Community, youth & libraries · Dekel
Ezra branch in Dekel by the commercial centre, with about 300 members. Its "Olim BeOz" project pairs teens with new-oleh children in grades 1-2.
Community, youth & libraries · Gefen
Public football pitch in Gefen. Outside these hours you can rent it through the matnas.
Community, youth & libraries · Alon Shvut
Regional community centre running classes (chugim) for all ages, culture events at the Heichal HaTarbut, youth and young-adult programmes, a gym, after-school care and camps, with an Eastern Gush branch.
Community, youth & libraries · Alon Shvut
Gym operated by the regional community centre.
Community, youth & libraries · Alon Shvut
Regional library in Alon Shvut that also supports village libraries across the Gush; lends English, French and Russian books, offers Libby e-books, Wi-Fi, computers and a copier.
Community, youth & libraries · Across the Gush
Programme for residents aged 60+ with lectures, sport, art, films, volunteering and trips around Israel.
Community, youth & libraries · Alon Shvut
Torah and Jewish philosophy study programme for seniors, supported by the council's social services.
Community, youth & libraries · Dagan
The community center's branch in the Dagan neighbourhood, for sport and chugim.
Community, youth & libraries · Zayit
The community center's branch in the Zayit neighbourhood, with a sports hall used for chugim and sport.
Community, youth & libraries · Gefen
Religious Scouts troop in Gefen, next to the youth HQ and above the MAHAR car park, with about 120 members. It brings children from special education into its regular groups.
Community, youth & libraries · Rimon
Classes and activities for older residents of Efrat and the area, such as exercise, coaching, art, Yemima and petanque, at a flat monthly fee.
Community, youth & libraries · Tekoa
Social club for seniors of eastern Gush Etzion, run for Hebrew, English and Russian speakers, with transport from nearby yishuvim.
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