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The Elisha Fundקרן אלישע

Our work

Most of what we give goes to survivors of the Nova festival. The rest goes to the places that shaped Elisha. In 5786 (from Rosh Hashana to September 11, 2026) the fund granted $713,900.

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Nova survivors

Elisha was at the Nova festival with Amitai and Noam, friends from his tank crew, who survived.

Therapy grants
A survivor chooses a licensed therapist. Once the sessions the state pays for are used, the fund pays the therapist directly, up to $125 a session. The survivor and the therapist review the plan every 20 sessions. This year: 2,640 sessions for 118 survivors, an average of $118 a session, $311,520 in all.
Weekend retreats
In the north, led by licensed clinicians: 6 this year, 212 participants, $83,400.
Study and work grants
Up to $2,000: tuition, a course, or tools for a new job. 41 grants this year, $47,850.
This year
$442,770

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A red anemone with dew on its petals in a field of anemones.
Photo: Rivka Greiner, CC BY 2.5, toned

Hesder yeshivot and mechinot

Elisha learned at a hesder yeshiva from 2017 to 2022, and served in the Armored Corps as a tank gunner.

Scholarships
36 scholarships of $3,500 at 6 hesder yeshivot and 2 mechinot, including the yeshiva where Elisha learned.
Who chooses
The board sets how many scholarships each yeshiva and mechina receives, twice a year. Each institution's own committee chooses the students; we ask only that the scholarship go to a student whose family cannot pay full tuition.
This year
$126,000

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An empty beit midrash with rows of desks, chairs and books.
Photo: יעקב, CC0, toned

Youth movements

Elisha was a Bnei Akiva madrich for three years; this is the program his Bnei Akiva friends asked for.

Seminars
9 training seminars for 240 madrichim from youth movement branches in Ra'anana and in towns in the south and north.
What a seminar is
Each seminar is two days of training for madrichim: leading a group through a hard year, noticing a child who is struggling, and knowing when to bring in a parent or a counselor. Youth movement educators and a school psychologist teach them.
This year
$57,900

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A dirt trail between olive trees and a stone wall on the Carmel, under a winter sky.
Photo: Idoc07, CC BY-SA 4.0, toned

Ra'anana community

Elisha's family has its shul and most of its friends in Ra'anana. At his yeshiva he baked challah for the whole beit midrash every Thursday night; now his friends open their Shabbat tables in his name.

Shabbat with Elisha's friends
Any survivor who would like a Shabbat with a host family in Ra'anana is welcome, from Friday afternoon to motzaei Shabbat. It is open to everyone, religious or not, and has nothing to do with applying for a grant. 32 Shabbatot this year, 404 guests.
Learning and memory
A monthly shiur and the yearly azkara.
This year
$87,230: $61,750 for Shabbat hosting and $25,480 for the monthly shiur and the yearly azkara.

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A Shabbat table with silver candlesticks, a covered challah, pastries and wine.
Photo: RDNE Stock project, Pexels License, toned

Institutions we work with

This year's 36 scholarships went to 6 hesder yeshivot and 2 mechinot. The retreats, the seminars for madrichim and the monthly shiur run with the others. We pay each of them directly.

  • The beit midrash of Yeshivat Mevo HaMa'ayanot in the morning, with wooden study tables and date palms outside the windows.

    Yeshivat Mevo HaMa'ayanot

    ישיבת מבוא המעיינות

    Hesder yeshiva, Beit She'an

    Elisha learned here from 2017 to 2022. Eight scholarships this year.

  • The limestone building of Yeshivat Nahal Tzalmon, with arched windows and olive trees in front.

    Yeshivat Nahal Tzalmon

    ישיבת נחל צלמון

    Hesder yeshiva, Kfar Tavor

    Six scholarships this year for students whose families cannot pay full tuition.

  • The basalt study hall of Yeshivat Avnei HaBazelet on the Golan plateau, under low clouds.

    Yeshivat Avnei HaBazelet

    ישיבת אבני הבזלת

    Hesder yeshiva, Katzrin

    Five scholarships this year, most for students from Golan moshavim.

  • The courtyard of Yeshivat Netiv HaShaked, with almond trees in blossom.

    Yeshivat Netiv HaShaked

    ישיבת נתיב השקד

    Hesder yeshiva, Ofakim

    Five scholarships this year, for students back from reserve duty.

  • The beit midrash of Yeshivat Ein Dagan at dusk, lamps over the tables and desert hills in the window.

    Yeshivat Ein Dagan

    ישיבת עין דגן

    Hesder yeshiva, Arad

    Four scholarships this year.

  • The campus of Yeshivat Givot HaBesor among eucalyptus trees, with wheat fields beyond.

    Yeshivat Givot HaBesor

    ישיבת גבעות הבשור

    Hesder yeshiva, Netivot

    Four scholarships this year, for students from the towns near the Gaza border.

  • The outdoor meeting circle of Mechinat Ma'ale Tzin, a ring of logs with rucksacks beside it and a desert canyon behind.

    Mechinat Ma'ale Tzin

    מכינת מעלה צין

    Mechina, Yeruham

    Two scholarships this year for the year before the army.

  • The grounds of Mechinat Avnei Sadeh, two low buildings with wooden porches and hammocks between pine trees.

    Mechinat Avnei Sadeh

    מכינת אבני שדה

    Mechina, Shlomi

    Two scholarships this year for the year before the army.

  • The study room of Kollel Alei Shikma in the evening, open Gemaras under reading lamps.

    Kollel Alei Shikma

    כולל עלי שקמה

    Kollel, Ra'anana

    Its avrechim prepare the monthly shiur l'ilui nishmat Elisha, and one of them gives it.

  • The Snif HaRakefet branch room, with painted murals, stacked chairs and a guitar.

    Snif HaRakefet

    סניף הרקפת

    Youth-movement branch, Ra'anana

    Hosts training seminars for madrichim from Ra'anana and the Sharon.

  • Wooden cabins and a shaded table at Havat Shvilei HaGalil, with morning mist over the hills.

    Havat Shvilei HaGalil

    חוות שבילי הגליל

    Retreat farm, Upper Galilee

    Most of the year's weekend retreats for survivors are held here, led by licensed clinicians.

  • A therapy room at the Ein Gadish Therapy Center, two armchairs facing each other in soft daylight.

    Ein Gadish Therapy Center

    מרכז עין גדיש

    Therapy center, Kfar Saba

    Several survivors we support are in therapy here. We pay the center directly, session by session.

As of September 11, 2026

Grants to institutions

Yeshivot, ulpanot, mechinot, midrashot and Torah communities can apply for a grant, in English or in Hebrew.

  • Student scholarships for living expenses or tuition
  • Developing educational programs and workshops
  • Renovation, equipment and physical infrastructure
  • Subsidies for events, study days and Shabbat study programs
Focused support
20,000 to 40,000 ₪
Extended support
Over 40,000 and up to 80,000 ₪
Special development grant
Over 80,000 ₪

The board decides on institution grants twice a year, in Cheshvan and in Iyar.

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The year 5786 by program

Nova survivors
$442,770
Hesder yeshivot and mechinot
$126,000
Youth movements
$57,900
Ra'anana community
$87,230

All programs, from Rosh Hashana to September 11, 2026: $713,900. As of September 11, 2026

Grants are paid in shekels. Figures on this site are in US dollars, at the rate on the day of each payment.

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