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 Hod HaSharon 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.
Go (opens in a new tab) - 3
Sherut Leumi (national service)
The official authority lists placements, rights and the volunteer's stipend.
Go (opens in a new tab) - 4
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 Hod HaSharon that welcome students and soldiers.
Go
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Guides
Read next
- Your first weeks in Hod HaSharonWhere to start in Hod HaSharon: city hall, your health fund clinic, a bank branch, the library and the train to Tel Aviv.
- Getting around Hod HaSharon: trains, buses and roadsTwo train stations on the north edge of town, the Sharonim bus terminal, Highways 4, 5, 40 and 531, and the metro planned for the 2030s.
- Shabbat, shuls and mikvaot in Hod HaSharonThe historic Magdiel Central Synagogue, Ashkenazi and Sephardi central shuls, six city mikvaot and how candle-lighting time is set.
- Shopping and kosher food in Hod HaSharonSupermarkets, the Sharonim and Margalit malls, the farmers' market and how to check kashrut in Hod HaSharon.
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.