Mesila Events, News, and Activity
Dedicated in London
Rabbonim and community leaders joined Mesila U.K. director Benji Landau and Mesila’s London counselors at the dedication and k’viat mezuzah of the new Mesila office
It Pays to be Newlywed in Lakewood!
An overflow crowd of more than 350 newly-married men and women packed the Bnos Devorah hall in Lakewood for Mesila’s annual financial responsibility event. Popular
From Here and There
Mesila’s U.S. director, R. Alan Rosenstock, recently visited Mesila’s offices in Jerusalem for working sessions with the international staff. Rosenstock stated his intention to increase
Branching Out in Brooklyn
Newly-trained Mesila counselors in Brooklyn met with Mesila chairman R. Shmuli Margulies (center) on his recent visit to the U.S. Brooklyn branch director R. Eli
The Secret is Out . . .
How can you earn more each month? Find out in Secrets of Income Enhancement¸ a step-by-step, interactive guide (in Hebrew) to analyzing one’s abilities and
Mesila in YOUR Neighborhood
To reduce dependence on local tzdedakah, Kupat HaShechuna tzedakah funds in three locations – Har Nof, Neve Yaakov and Beit Shemesh – are teaming up
Who Are You Going to Call 24/6? MesilaPhone: 02-80-30-222
Attention, Israeli friends of Mesila! Information and advice on a wide range of financial topics is now just a phone call away, thanks to MesilaPhone!
Becoming a Chosson in Chevron Just Got Better
Mesila’s educational empowerment program for chossonim has reached the elite Chevron Yeshiva – where 22 engaged and newlywed students uncovered the world of personal finance
A Lot to Celebrate
At the eighth annual B’Mesila Naaleh dinner ,Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, former Chief Rabbi of Israel, inspired hundreds of Mesila supporters, friends and activists. The
Lighting Sparks at Aish
Responding to a request from the Chief Financial Officer of the Aish HaTorah yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem, Mesila ran a workshop that
Mesila Amazes Australia
On a recent trip to strengthen Mesila’s presence in Australia, Mesila development associate and native Australian, Mrs. Bassya Weiss, encountered tremendous interest and enthusiasm for expanding Mesila
Ready, Set- Coach! (israel)
In response to demand for Mesila family financial coaches outside Israel’s main population centers, Mesila’s Family Division has trained 45 new counselors from as far
Ready, Set- Coach! (u.s.)
As part of a strategic US expansion, Mesila conducted three training courses for financial coaches in the New York-New Jersey area. A total of 21
Ready, Set- Coach! (u.k.)
Mesila UK is proud to announce that 38 people participated in its first-ever coaching course in preparation for providing financial guidance and empowerment to families
Winning Combo: Employment+ Smart Financial Managment
The Pilat company, which now holds the tender for operating the Mafteach employment initiative for Haredi men and women in locations across Israel, has contracted
Learning to Earn
In a strategic shift, Mesila is making its income enhancement strategies available to wider numbers of interested earners, with the opening of its new Learning
Target: Talmud Torahs
Building on the success of its educational curricula for girls and young women in junior high school, high school and seminary, Mesila will soon launch
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Mesila’s English-language seminary curriculum has been recognized as a credit-bearing college course by the National College Credit Recommendation Service, an arm of the Board of
Much More Mir
Mesila’s first lecture for Chatanim at the Mir Yeshiva in June 2016 was only the beginning. At the request of the yeshiva, Mesila returned to
Encouraging Entrepreneurs
Mesila is partnering with MAOF, the Israeli Finance Ministry’s agency for small businesses, to make the services of Mesila’s business division available to business owners
Jerusalem Municipality Picks a Winner
When the Jerusalem Municipality carried out a search for a professional organization to provide financial workshops and counseling for families in the city, Mesila was
Retreat Inspires and Empowers
More than 225 women of all ages, from locations across Israel, participated in a two-day Mesila financial empowerment conference at the Kibbutz Chafetz Chaim convention
It’s A Deal!
Dr. Sam Deutsch, an academic and esteemed business consultant who made aliya from the UK a few years ago, now devotes his time and professional
Manning Mesila USA
Mesila welcomes Alan Rosenstock, who has been appointed to oversee the operation and expansion of Mesila in North America. Alan has been active in responding
Taking Care of Business in Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the latest location for one of Mesila’s popular seminars for entrepreneurs and owners of existing businesses. Carried out in partnership with the Israeli
A First: Mesila at The Mir
With the blessing and endorsement of Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Binaymin Finkel, shlita, hundreds of Israeli bochurim at the legendary Mir Yeshiva have gained a greater awareness
Money and Shidduchim: What Every Bochur Needs to Know
With an evening for bochurim dedicated to the doubly important topic of “Money and Shidduchim,” Mesila attracted a standing-room only crowd of 200 English speaking
A Super(market) Partnership
Shoppers at branches of the “Netiv Hahesed” discount supermarket chain are not only saving on their purchases – they’re learning about the Mesila way of
Purim: Fun and Finances
What’s the secret to coping with the expenses of the Purim-Pesach season? Mesila presented its approach to holiday expenses at an English language pre-Purim melave
Rabbi Benji Landau Takes Helm of Mesila UK
Rabbi Benji Landau of Edgware, London has recently taken the helm of Mesila UK. Benji grew up in London and received a degree in business
JUST DON’T SAY “NO”!
It is possible – and definitely more effective – to take a positive approach to teaching children how to spend and save, rather than just
DAY-CARE PROVIDERS PROVIDING FOR THEMSELVES
A four-session Mesila workshop in Bnei Brak is empowering 200 women who are self-employed in childcare and other professions, with essential skills in financial planning.
TEACHERS TRAIN AND GAIN
On Chanukah, some 80 teachers who teach Mesila curricula in junior high schools, high schools and seminaries across Israel participated in a one-day training seminar
FAMILY COUNSELORS PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER
A series of brainstorming sessions at Mesila headquarters in Jerusalem is giving Mesila’s family counselors opportunities to expand their skills and learn from one another’s
CHANUKAH GELT
Over Chanukah school vacation, Mesila piloted its first financial “happening” aimed at teaching basic economic concepts to young children in kindergarten and early elementary school.
B’MESILAH NA’ALEH 7 CELEBRATES MESILA ACCOMPLISHMENTS
More than 350 Mesila supporters, friends and activists came together to take pride in Mesila’s accomplishments at the seventh annual B’Mesila Na’aleh dinner, held at
WEDDINGS WITHOUT WOES
Participants in a Mesila course for engaged couples and their parents in Modi’in Illit, received a prototype of a new Mesila guide to planning and
CHABAD HOUSES, MESILA STYLE
They might be dedicated to helping others, but Mesila is showing Chabad Houses in Israel that they can help themselves as well! Some 100 directors
ON THE PERIPHERY: HEALTHY BUSINESSES WITH ISRAEL’S HEALTH MINISTER
Israel’s health minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman got a close look at Mesila activity in Israel’s periphery as he visited a session of a course for
MESILA IN MONTREAL
An audience of several hundred people in Montreal responded enthusiastically to a presentation by Mesila director Shmuli Margulies and R. Lazar Carmel, director of Mesila’s
Around the World with Mesila
In response to numerous requests, Mesila is introducing its unique approach in Europe. The Zurich community invited Mesila to enlighten, educate and promote Mesila. On
Here and There
In Jerusalem, Mesila ran a financial empowerment workshop for single mothers, in partnership with the Em Habanim organization for single parents. In Bnei Brak, Mesila’s
Smart Budgeting for Healthy Eating
In an eight-session workshop run by Mesila in Elad, 16 women learned how to provide healthy, balanced meals for their family on a tight budget.