Kishrei Kehillot

MAKING CONNECTIONS

At the request of Haredi community leaders all over Israel, the KEMACH Foundation provides career counseling, guidance services and vocational training courses to each community, according to its unique characteristics and requirements. Through our Mobile Placement Centers, the Kishrei Kehillot program is helping members of even the most insular Haredi communities.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES

KEMACH runs government authorized courses to train Kishrei Kehillot clients as Electricians, Construction Safety Inspectors, Security Camera Installers, Carpenters and Engineers. Trainees receive assistance with placement after completing the program, and some receive monthly stipends during the course, based on economic need.

MOBILE PLACEMENT CENTERS

The Kishrei Kehillot Mobile Placement Centers are run by 3 regional coordinators who work in 26 Haredi towns around Israel (18 Chassidish and 8 Litvak communities). They not only recruit and train 4-5 volunteers in each community, but they also run workshops on family budgeting in each community. The volunteer counsellors are trained to administer aptitude tests and provide career guidance, to help job seekers decide what work they want to do. Together they build a plan and decide whether they should join a vocational training course or seek employment.

EMPLOYMENT NETWORK

The Kishrei Kehillot network works with the LeMaaseh organization to collect and share up-todate information about suitable businesses that are looking to hire Haredi workers and offer an appropriate working environment. The local guidance counsellors then help applicants apply for these jobs and secure employment

SUPPORT KISHREI KEHILLOT:

Sponsor one Mobile Placement Center and help 200 people each year to enter the workforce:

$ 17,000

Join the JDC in funding KEMACH’s 15 Mobile Placement Centers
across Israel:

$ 255,000

By working within closed religious groups, we help every individual to find a job while adhering to their community’s strict guidelines, so they can support their family

KEMACH works in partnership with local branches of Kupat Ha’ir and local community representatives to help charity recipients find paid employment, with the endorsement of their rabbinical leaders.

MEET AVRAHAM RUBENSTEIN

35 years old, married with 5 children, lives in Beitar Illit Avraham used to work in an electrical store earning just 7,000 NIS (app. $2000) per month, with no potential for advancement. Today, thanks to Kishrei Kehillot, he is working in a furniture store, earning an average of 14,500 NIS per month. “I was stuck in a poorly paid job in an unsuitable environment, until a friend told me about KEMACH. The career advisors helped me through an aptitude assessment process and sent me to a workshop about finding employment. They helped me to write my resume and advised me on interview skills. Their professionalism and determination to help me was truly inspiring! Their network of volunteers helped me find a much better and more suitable position, so that I can feel proud to go to work every day.”