דבר ראש העיר ומנהלת עולים: (סגן ראש העיר)

Shalom new olim! Welcome to the Harish family!

Harish is the Zionist dream of the 21st century. A city that celebrates diversity, and tolerance. We warmly embrace the many immigrants and communities that together makes up our unique, mosaic community. Throughout the year, hundreds of new immigrants arrive to Harish. I know that the process of moving to another country is never simple, whether economically, socially, or even in terms of the language spoken. In Harish, immigrants have a wide range of services that are constantly evolving in order to assist you and your family members with an easy and friendly absorption. Such as hebrew classes, providing comprehensive and professional assistance with finding a job, starting a business, as well as professional training and various courses. You will find unique projects for children and youth – Harish education is a top priority and the guiding motto is that every child is a world in its entirety, and is entitled to a proper starting point, equal opportunity, cultivating its uniqueness with appropriate resources.

Welcome home! Harish awaits you!

Yours,
Yitzhak Keshet, Mayor of Harish

Dear Friends!

Without question, every new immigrant who comes to Harish will know that he is among friends. He will feel the support and attention of both residents and the municipal services.

I hope that this site will help many immigrants feel that Harish is their home.

The municipal immigration department is developing in parallel with the rapid construction and town development. It will surprise you with its effectiveness, professionalism, and personal approach to every new resident of the town.

I am pleased to invite you to the Harish family.

Together, we will build a common home for you.

Idit Yantov
Deputy Mayor, Harish
Responsible for immigrant absorption

contact

Alona Geber Kerklies
Director of Immigrant Absorption Department
[email protected]
Anna Shulman
Accompanied by Olim
052-4203188
[email protected]
Sara Beila Levin
Accompanied by Olim
052-5393847
[email protected]

 

New City - New Beginnings

Located in the northeastern Sharon region, Harish is settled only 45 minutes away from
Tel Aviv, 40 minutes from Haifa, and 30 minutes from Kfar Saba and Raanana. Making it convenient to access the cities all around the area. Along with brand new intra-city roadways, residents also have direct access to Highway 6 via Harish Interchange.

At present 20,000 residents are living in Harish. In 2026 the number of residents in Harish is anticipated to reach 60,000к.

Olim Hadashim

During the year hundreds of Olim chadashim come to Harish. This process of transition to a new country is never easy, especially from the economic, social and linguistic point of view. New immigrants are offered a wide and constantly evolving range of services.

Olim find a set of dynamic services at their disposal to help them establish their lives in Harish. The Municipal Department of Klitat Aliah centralizes all the activity carried out in the various departments of the Municipality, related to the integration of the Olim.

Our department deals with a wide range of activities, social services, cultural, leisure, and courses in a variety of subjects. Making it easier to find special projects for children and young people to reinforce their studies as well as for all sorts of social activities.

Leisure and Community

  • Social Activities for different ages

    Each of the different communities in Harish meet several times a year in activities for children, youth and adults.

  • The Harish International Festival

    A great annual festival that provides a stage for the rich cultures from which the city's olim came from. The Festival includes exhibitions by Olim artists, Theater Works, meetings, joint refections and other events.

  • 'Manhigut olim'

    Project that facilitates the Olim the development their skills and promote their leadership in the various areas of the Local Municipality, contributing to the community participation of the new Olim, improving the social climate and reinforcing mutual responsibility, good practices and relations between the inhabitants of the city.

Information and support services

  • Conferences and Workshops

    During the year, meetings are held whose purpose is to help the Olim in their adaptation to the country and in the realization of their rights.

  • Arnona 90% discount

    Discount for the first 100 square meters of housing for the first period of one year for the first two years in Israel.

  • Employment and Training

    Comprehensive and professional help, including accompaniment in the first steps in th search for new employment, professional training and other courses.

  • Accompaniment to the Olé

    To facilitate absorption in the city, the authority provides accompaniment for the Olim in the initial stages. Assistance with the children registration in educational institutions, registration in the ulpan, information on contact with government ministries and more.

Education

Harish, the best place to raise children! A futureoriented education system, suitable for the twenty first century.

Our proudest municipal achievement is education. We are creating a progressive education that is innovative and suitable for the twenty-first century.

Currently in our growing community we have; fifteen schools, one hundred kindergartens, a religious high school for girls and a yeshiva high school.

In Harish at the current time, there are fifteen schools that provide great education for the children in our neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, there are still some kids that are still required to travel outside the area, but in another two to three years they will not have the need to do so as several schools are under development.

Schools are located throughout the neighbourhoods.

Registration for schools and kindergartens

  • Registration

    In the beginning of the year registration for schools is carried out via the website, apart from registration for the ultra-orthodox schools which is carried out directly with the school.

  • Online registration for kindergartens and first grade

     During the year the required forms should be sent through the following link www.harish.muni.il/136/ with the name of the school and then wait for the school to contact you.

  • Forms for registration

    https://www.harish.muni.il/407/
    Also needed:

    • A photocopy of the identity card
    • An updated addendum of the address in Harish
    • Rental agreement

  • When the children are relocating to another town

    it is mandatory to send in a cancellation of registration request form which can be found here: https://www.harish.muni.il/646/

Transportation

  • Internal transportation – assistance for  transportation is only when the distance from the home to the school exceeds 2 km (temporary)
  • Transportation outside of the town – only to a school that the Council has selected as a continuation of the schools existing in the town, in the event these classes are not available.
  • Special needs education transportation – full appropriation of 80% by the Ministry of Education and 20% by the Authority.

Special needs education

Harish has eighty-seven kindergartens, which provide schooling for all the areas. Additionally, there are also 9 special needs education kindergartens, which include communication and linguistic development kindergartens.

When there is no suitable school within Harish for a child, the education team refers them to a school in Israel placing the focus on the area and the appropriate framework for the child.

Small classes are an open space for development and focused teaching, during which the child will also be included in a bigger “parent” class that they will participate in at least two subjects. Additionally, each student will have his or her own personal schooling program.

Special needs education: from age 3 to 21 – treatment and a solution by the Special Needs Education Department

Up to age three – treatment and solution by the Ministry of Welfare

Volunteer projects

Harish offers unique activities and opportunities to participate in urban volunteer projects, where you can become a part of and contribute to the development of the city.

The volunteering program offers a range of options for volunteering.

Within the framework of the volunteering position each volunteer has the opportunity to engage in the field that is close to their hearts and pursue experiences that are interesting and motivating. In doing so, we improve the quality of life in our city. Those volunteers are an integral part of this society just by doing what they love.

Community library

  • Project Director: Keren
  • Telephone: 050-3252891
  • Description: The community library is a focal point in the field of literature and culture in Harish and is managed by volunteers who are residents of the town.
  • Volunteers: Those interested in leading the field of literature and culture in Harish, operating the library, offering activities, workshops, lectures and more.

The Repair Patrol

Project Director: Yosef Yossian

Telephone: 052-2945068

Description: The Repair Patrol helps with light home repairs (such as: replacement of water pipes for the toilet cistern, repair of leaks from taps, replacement of electricity sockets, replacement of door locks, cleaning the air conditioning filter and so forth).

Volunteers: Those with knowhow in the fields of: electricity, plumbing, renovations, computerization, communications etc, can join the Repair Patrol.

Cooks
Project Director: Emmanuella Moses Yitzhakian

Telephone: 052-2945068

Description: The project helps senior citizens and people requiring a hot meal at time of crisis.

Volunteers: Those interested in cooking a hot meal for others.

Centre for Mediation and Dialogue in the Community
Contact person: Tessa Gonzales

Email: [email protected]

Description: Centre for Mediation and Dialogue in the Community in Harish implements the language of mediation in the city. As well as provides a solution for the general public in a variety of subjects. The Centre is based on values of tolerance, mutual respect, dialogue and attentiveness.

Volunteers: Those with mediation certification. Those desiring to take part in expanding the Centre, who believe in the language of mediation, along with good interpersonal relations and the ability to work in a team.

Volunteering leadership forum
Project Director: Emmanuella Moses Yitzhakian

Telephone: 052-2945068

Description: The forum is made up of a strong team of participants who lead the volunteering spirit in Harish. The volunteer leaders will conduct the projects and ventures in various fields.

Volunteers: Those with a background in management and leading processes with a familiarity and knowledge of the social-volunteering world. Additionally, having an affinity to entrepreneurship, the ability of working on a team and a commitment of one year to act in promotion of volunteering in Harish after training.

Mentoring and enrichment
Project Director: Emmanuella Mosen Yitzhakian

Telephone: 052-2945069

Description: To mentor a child as a big brother and help him on a social and study basis.

Volunteers: Those interested in helping children in preparation of homework, interpersonal relationships and preparation for exams.

Metzer Forest trustees
Project Director: Ashley Sheiner

Telephone: 055-9813913

Description: A volunteering venture to preserve the quality of the environment in Metzer Forest. The volunteers patrol, give information to visitors and maintain cleanliness and order in Metzer Forest.

Volunteers: Those interested in patrolling, informing, and maintaining the cleanliness of Metzer Forest in Harish. Suitable for children age 4 and above.

Mother to mother
Project Director: Tessa Gonzales

Email: [email protected]

Description: A volunteering program for home visits to mothers in the first year after birth, includes encouragement, support and a sympathetic ear.

Volunteers: If you are a mother in your soul with a huge heart, the ability of inclusion, and a desire to give and support.

Mine and yours – second hand
Project Director: Gila Atira

Telephone: 052-231402

Description: The products are arranged and classified by a team of volunteers from the community. All the items are sold at a symbolic price, thus the shop maintains the sustainability circle and succeeds in turning the clothes that you no longer need to working capital to strengthen the community.

Volunteers: Those interested in receiving the products, selection, arrangement, cleaning and operating the shop.

Community clinic (Roshonshi)
Leading volunteer: Michelle Ann

Telephone: 054-9805729 (on WhatsApp)

Description: Roshonshi is a voluntary venture of women for women. Once a quarter a pampering evening is held for women from various groups (pregnancy, mothers of special needs children, senior citizen women and more).

Volunteers: Those interested from the health, holistic and nurturing professions, lecturers in women’s empowerment in various fields.

Someone to talk to
Project Director: Emmanuella Moses Yitzhakian

Telephone: 052-2945068

Description: Connection and contact with senior citizens and to give them support in relieving loneliness.

Volunteers: Those interested in conducting telephone conversations or home visits to relieve loneliness, preparation of light craft work, work with the computer, documentation of memories, speakers of various languages.

Community gardens
Project Director: Simcha Perlman

Telephone: 054-4680688

Description: A wide range of activities for all ages take place in Harish’s community gardens. Maintenance of the gardens and their cultivation is undertaken by both volunteers and the Municipality.

Volunteers: Those interested in gardening, building from wood, operation, organization, urban agriculture, volunteering by professionals in teaching ecological content, sustainability, gardening and agriculture.

Volunteers Headquarters during emergencies
Project Director: Emmanuella Moses Yitzhakian

Telephone: 052-2945068

Description: Volunteers headquarters during emergencies operates at times of emergency and manages the fields of voluntary work, management of assignments, recruitment and registration of volunteers.

Volunteers: Those who have the ability to work under pressure and make decisions, ability to lead

volunteers during emergencies, work with the computer, administrative ability.

Children and teenagers

There are many informal groups in the city, such as a youth movement, a youth club, a community center,

a center for youth culture.

The city has a lot of events and services that has to be acquaintances!תנועות נוער

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Contacts

Adress: Youth Club, 80 Hefen Street

Coordinator: Dekel Atia

Phone number: 053-526-7895

Email: [email protected]

“Маnigut tzeirim” – Young leaders
Forum for children in grades 4-7, who are accepted through interview
Days and hours: Monday 4 p.m.-5 p.m.

“Мoadon Noar” – Youth Club
Events, open space, quality content and meeting new friends
Days and times: Monday 5 p.m. – 6:30 pm.

“Moetzet Noar” – Youth council
The Forum and the representatives are chosen through democratic elections.
Days and hours: Thursday 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

“Moadon Cariera” – Youth Racing Club
Professional courses with valid professional certificate for employment and volunteers

“Мoadon Pnay” – Leisure club
Courses in various fields led by children taking a preparatory course before serving in the military.

“Мoadon Naarot”
club for girls. Monday 6:30 p.m.

“Majlaka Nodede”
Picnics in the parks

Israeli youth movements (tnuot hanoar)

number more than 250,000 young men and women and several thousand instructors.

Participation in youth movements promotes emotional maturation and forms life values: self-confidence, responsibility, volunteering and leadership qualities, instills love for the country. The latter is carried out not only with words, but also with deeds, during excursions and summer camps. Students gain organizational skills, as the motto of youth movements is “Youth is in charge here”, and seniors and those who choose שנת שרות (“year of service”) after school act as instructors, volunteering primarily with teenagers before serving in the military.

פירוט תנועות הנוער

Employment

In the area surrounding Harish there are 5 employment areas, which provide many places of employment:

  1. Shahak Industrial Park (16-minute drive)
    Yokneam Industrial Partk (20-minute drive)
    Caesaria Industrial Park (25-minute drive)
    Agrobank Hadera (26-minute drive)
    Emek Hefer Industrial Park (28-minute drive)

Co-Working “Klika”
Harish Municipality and the Ministry for Development of the Negev and the Galilee invite you to enjoy the advanced and new parent complex for Harish residents – Klika.

There you will find unlimited internet, a modern space including two personal offices, twenty-five open seats, an equipped kitchen, a seating area and professional support. Including a large meeting room with a television screen for video conferencing.

Klika Harish will offer its customers a range of lectures in cooperation with the Business Promotion Department of the Harish Municipality and “Maof”, a range of online courses that will be provided by the best of the lecturers in Israel at a subsidized price.

  • Membership fees for Harish residents are NIS 400
    Membership fees for residents outside of Harish are NIS 500
    A multiple entry ticket – NIS 250
    Rental of the complex after working hours (20:00) NIS 350.

 

    • The prices are final, without VAT as the Municipality is a non-profit organization.

** The multiple entry ticket is valid for three months and it has 10 entries only.

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