You will have to make your own accomodation arrangements for the time before enlistment; the IDF will provide for all your needs once you are enlisted. If you do not have relatives or friends with whom you can stay before enlistment, consider a Hebrew Study Program (ulpan) which includes accommodation. There are many Hebrew study programs (ulpanim) which offer that option. Please note that some Hebrew Study Programs take place over a period of five months.

Alternatively, please check out "Israel Youth Hostels", a wide variety of youth hostels in Israel at about $16.50 per person, per night (breakfast included). If you are a member of Hosteling International, rates are lower.

Renting an apartment in Israel, check out Flat Hunting or similar services.

For help concerning Hebrew Study Programs (ulpanim) and accommodation, contact Dara Winston (Tnuat Aliya, Jewish Agency):

Email: daraw@jafi.org

Phone: +972-2-6204439 *

Fax: +972-2-6204415

Office: 7 Shmuel Hanagid St., 4th floor,
Jerusalem, Israel

* usually available on workdays (Sun-Thu)
from 9 AM - 5 PM Israeli Time

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with Israeli Time = GMT +2 (winter) or GMT +3 (summer)

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