Klitah News - January 7, 2010
 
AACI Jerusalem Navigational Series
 
Monday January 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Bituach Leumi – Understanding National Insurance Institute What am I entitled to? How do I qualify? Why do I need it?
Guest Speaker:  Sarah Gargi, Head of Dept. of Publications and International Relations, Research and Planning Administration

News – New! Personalized service online
Now is the time to say goodbye to your local National Insurance Institute Branch. More
 
 
Monday January 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM  
Banking in Israel Made Easy – Learn and understand the banking and financial system in Israel. 
Guest Speaker:  Rifka Lebowitz, Personal Financial Consultant, has been in financial services for 13 years.  She has held positions in Israeli investment houses and Banks where she has worked as a Portfolio Manager, Investment Advisor, Banker and a Personal Financial consultant.
 
 
Monday evening 7:30 P.M February 22, 2010
Supplementary Health Insurance- Understanding the complexities. What’s covered through the kupah? Do I need supplementary coverage? How does it all work?
Guest Speaker: Chaim Goldus, founder of Goldfus Insurance
 
 
Cost: AACI Members 15 NIS / non-members 20 NIS
To register: Call 02-5617151
Programs are held at AACI Jerusalem, 11 Pinsker Street, Talbieh.
News – New! Personalized service online
Now is the time to say goodbye to your local National Insurance Institute Branch.
 
Starting shortly, you can get a range of services and personal information from your home computer, on the new “personal services” site  
 
To join, please contact your local NII branch and get a code and passport to enter the site.
 
What can you do on the site?  
  • Clarify insurance matters: residency, NII status (employee, self-employed or non-worker)
  • Get information on your benefits: what’s happening with your claim, a list of your benefit payments
  • Get information on your insurance contribution payments: your account, debt/credit balance, quarterly  payments, future payments
  • Print authorizations on benefit payments, on annual contribution payments, on work periods, annual authorizations for income tax purposes
  • Read the letters sent to you by the NII over the past two years
  • Make payments by credit card
  • Issue yourself a secret code to get information by phone and to use at the self-service stations
  • Use a personal bulletin board to take up rights
  • Download forms
 
For your convenience,
Phone for clarifications and technical support, Sunday-Thursday, 8.00 -17.00:
08-6509920.
 
Free Job Fair!
Join us on February 10th at 5-9pm for the Merkaz Hamagshimim-Hadassah and AACI Job Fair, for job seekers olim, sabras, tourists and students.
 
The Fair will include companies from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, career counselors, resume writing assistance, MATI ( on starting your own business), as well as a job board, and speakers on job hunting and the job market. It will take place at Gad St. #6 (the former Ulpan Etzion), Jerusalem. Questions? Contact Shira meida@themerkaz.org
 
 
 




Are you in Israel and thinking of making Aliyah?
Thinking of Israel as your home?
 
The Jewish Agency, in conjunction with The Ministry of Interior, are working together in order to help you change your status from within Israel through a personal and swift service.
 
This service includes:
* Assistance with organizing forms and documentation.
* Validating Preparation of Aliyah forms for Eligibility
* Exclusive meetings with an interior ministry representative.
* Customized absorption plan. 
* Receipt of your Israeli ID card in a special ceremony
* Personal guidance by an absorption specialist 
 
 
For more information and registration
We welcome you to contact us toll free!  
 
Oleh Service Center,
22 hours per day (Except Shabbat)
 
1-800-228-055
 
 
State of Israel Ministry of Immigrant Absorption Employment Division
Employment Referral Center for Olim
The Employment Referral Center for Olim, in conjunction with the Employment division of the Ministry of Immigrant absorption has been established in order to help Olim find suitable employment.
In order to receive assistance from a Center, it is necessary to meet the following criteria:
* New immigrant in Israel for up to 10 years
*Admissible level of Hebrew (after ulpan aleph)
*Professionals who mustn't have a license in order to practice in Israel (such as medical
  professionals, lawyers and accountants)
*Applicants who have not received any assistance in the past from a similar service

The center provides various employment services, including:
*Assistance in job–placement by professional staff
*Job-hunting workshops and professional assessment by career counselor
* Basic computer courses in Hebrew
* Hebrew improvement, especially related to employment
*Help in writing CV and preparing for job interview
You are welcome to use our technical facilities: telephone, fax, internet.
There is no charge for these services
To make an appointment or to get more information please call:
Tel Aviv      03 561 4546
Jerusalem    02 537 1186
HaSharon   09 748 2324
For application to our Center, please prepare your Israeli identity document, teudat oleh, c.v. and identity photography
AACI'S $70,000 Small Business Loan Program
AACI is pleased to be in partnership with the Koret Foundation’s Israel Economic Development Fund (KIEDF) and to have established a small business loan program for AACI members.
Loans can be for up to 5 years and for up to NIS300,000.  They can be used for either starting a new business or expanding an existing one.
 
The process begins with an applicant turning to an AACI counselor to review basic eligibility, and make the referral to KIEDF.  KIEDF will provide business consulting services including review, advice, guidance, and the preparation of a business plan for the applicant.  If it is decided to go forward with the loan, the applicant will be introduced to a bank used by KIEDF.
Assuming the bank approves the loan, AACI and KIEDF funds are used to provide bank guarantees and an interest rate subsidy for the loan.  For further details, contact your AACI counselor.
 
Business Mentoring Project
AACI is pleased to invite established professionals and business people to participate in a project of the Council of Olim Associations to mentor potential olim in their fields of business.
Volunteer mentors will become networking resources for potential olim. Correspondence with olim about their field will enable them to make informed decisions about their future business opportunities and have a smoother Klitah process. Participants will attend special events and lectures with mentors from around the world.
 
A few hours of your time can make a big impact on someone’s decision to make aliyah and give him or her an invaluable insight into the Israeli marketplace.
The Council of Olim Associations is the coordinating body of 24 member organizations whose objectives include building synergy and maximizing the capability of all the associations.
Interested? Send an email to jarbel@aaci.org.il  with the subject ‘Business Mentoring Project' and the project coordinator will be in touch with you.
Beit Kehillot Olim of the Jerusalem Municipality Klitah Department offers
"Business Correspondence Course"

"Beit Kehillot Olim" of the Jerusalem municipality klitah department,located on 36 Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, is pleased to announce a course  for New Immigrants and Vatikim on "Business Correspondence" in Hebrew.  Minimum level of Hebrew - Gimmel.

The course will be held in Hebrew, for three months (one meeting per week).

Cost of course:  350 NIS, register until December 15th, 2009.  

 
Please contact Alex, Sun-Thurs between 14:00-16:00 972-2-6254138/9.

Important Information Regarding Social Security
Some of you in the Jerusalem consular district may have had your Direct Deposit cancelled due to the new US bank procedures.  Those beneficiaries will receive a notification letter to that effect informing them to re enroll if they wish; the issue was raised by the US correspondent Bank due to the lengthy bank accounts.  If you wish to re-enroll you should submit a new request to the offices of Social Security in The Consulate providing the Bank information such as:  the Bank number, Branch number and the account number which should not exceed 9 digits.
 
This information has come to the AACI directly from The US Consulate in East Jerusalem
 
 
 
October 3 - 17, 2010
14 Night European Cruise
 
October 25, 2010. 3pm
AACI's Memorial Ceremony
 
October 28, 2010
AACI & Komen Israel Race for the Cure
 
November 12 - 17, 2010
Jewish Prague
 
January 11 - 20, 2011
Kosher Thailand
 
 
 
 
 
 
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