Retirees
Retiring to Modiin
Modiin's senior-citizens department runs activities at the Mifgash centre on Emek Beit She'an, Merkaz HaEla and the Tzivoni community centre, and the social-services department runs clubs, day centres and volunteer 'warm house' groups, including one for English speakers. The Absorption Department also runs 'Anglo Seniors' meetings.
Retirees
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Contact the senior-citizens department
Activities, courses and trips: 08-6826000/1/2 or vatikim@modiin.muni.il. Venues include Mifgash (opposite 7 Emek Beit She'an) and Merkaz HaEla (opposite 26 Emek HaEla).
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Get the senior benefits card
Senior citizens can apply online for a discount card for city businesses and collect it at the Tzivoni community centre.
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Join a club or day centre
Two social clubs for independent seniors meet three mornings a week with transport and meals; the social-services information centre is on 073-2326406.
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Find a 'warm house' group
Volunteer-led weekly social groups meet around the city, including one for English speakers and one for people with Parkinson's. Ask the information centre on 073-2326406.
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Free digital-skills courses
Smartphone, AI and computer courses with the National Digital Agency, mostly at Merkaz HaEla; register in advance.
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Ulpan and Anglo Seniors
The municipal ulpan has pensioner classes, and the Absorption Department's English sheet lists Anglo Seniors meet-ups.
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Holocaust survivors: support in English
A social worker helps Holocaust survivors claim their rights, with personal accompaniment in Russian, English and French.
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Guides
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- Your first week in Modiin: what to do, in what orderThe first-week checklist for new olim in Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut: Beit Oleh, Misrad HaPnim at City Hall, arnona, water, Rav-Kav and the 106 hotline.
- Things to do in Modiin: hills, Hasmonean sites and day tripsThe city's museum and archaeological hills, its parks and trails, and the sites at Latrun, Ben Shemen Forest and Neot Kedumim within about 10 km.
Good to know
The municipal sports centre and the Recreation and Sports Park give senior citizens a 10% discount. Senior-citizen services start at 62 for women and 67 for men.
Community groups
Where people talk
- City of Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut WhatsApp updatesWhatsApp · Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality
- City of Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut on FacebookFacebook · Modiin-Maccabim-Re'ut municipality
- Hasmonean Heritage Museum on FacebookFacebook · Hasmonean Heritage Museum (municipality)
- Our Modi'inFacebook · Community members
Source
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This page was written for Modiin from the sources above.
