Questions that bother those who wish to turn to Hillel.

Easily!

If you are interested to speak with the volunteers of Hillel, contact the association on the Open Line on Sunday-Thursday and on Saturdays evenings 

Hillel volunteers and young people who left the haredi world will talk with you every evening.

 

Our Open Line is available every weekday night      and after the end of the Sabbath.    Telephone: 1-700-70-70-73      Tel Aviv:    Sunday - Thursday:  18:30 - 22:00        Jerusalem:    Monday - Thursday: 19:00 - 22:00    Additional telephone: 02-622-1359     The "open line e-mail" is available 24 hours:                      hillel.email@gmail.com      You can Contact us through this site.

  

 

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To contact our office:

Telephone:     1-700-70-70-73 (Sunday to Thursday: 9:00-15:00).

Fax:               972 -3-510-1403 (at any time).

Email:             hillel1@zahav.net.il

 

Address:

 

האגודה ליוצאים לשאלה - ה.ל.ל

Hillel: HaAgudah LeYozim LeShe'elah

 P.O. Box 11633

Ramat Gan 52015

ISRAEL

 

 

The Open Line is operated by Hillel volunteers who are ready to speak to callers about any subjects they wish to raise. Among them are many peole who themselves left the haredi world.

Here you can discuss the issues of leaving and obtain information about the work of the organization. 

You are welcome to call as often as you wish. 

Telephone: 1-700-70-70-73

Or use the open line e-mail:   hillel.email@gmail.com

 

 Someone to speak with

In this article, published in Ynet, you can read about a phone call between a volunteer in the open line and a 20 years old fellow who called Hillel.(3.10.08)

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Absolutely not!

We scrupulously avoid influencing people in their decisions about leaving the haredi world, believing, as we do, that each individual must make his or her own choices.

In fact, it often happens that our volunteers advise callers to remain in the haredi world when it becomes clear that their dilemma does not arise from a need to change the whole context of their lives, or when leaving would involve destructive moves they might later regret.

In Hillel you will find an open ear but no one will affect your decision in any way. 

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Yes, of course.

We promise to protect your privacy and that of any person in contact with us.

We guarantee that any information you may give us remains confidential and is used strictly according to your instructions.

 

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Leaving involves many problems:

0          A break with family and former environment.

0          Adjustment to totally new social codes in the modern world.

0          Social and emotional isolation.

0          Lack of modern education.

0          A struggle to find employment and achieve financial independence.

 

see:   Leaving the haredi world

 

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The purpose of is to provide humanitarian aid and to encourage the development of individual potential. We seek to give our "new immigrants" the chance for a full life in the new world they have chosen, and the freedom to determine what kind of Jewish religious affiliation is most suited to their beliefs.

Hillel offers help in many forms:

0     Host families (when possible). Assistance in finding housing and other immediate
       arrangements.

0     Volunteers to accompany you personally in your adjustment to the modern world.

0    A world of social support, including contacts with other people who have left the
      haredi world and with the volunteers of Hillel.

0     Help in acquiring a modern education, including consultation; private tutoring;
       and scholarships for completion of the Matriculation Certificate, for university
       studies and for professional training.

0     Support groups and counseling.

0     Help in preparing for military service.

0    and more.

 

see: Activities 

 

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At first I have turned to Hillel because of the social scene - I wanted to be with people who knew what I was going through and who could understand me. Later on I needed more substantial help then just "friends". Then Hillel stood by me, even more then my real family.

Now, two years after I have made my choice, Hillel IS my family for everything that matters.