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Aliyah

The Hebrew you need for every step of aliyah

Your Teudat Zehut, your first letter from Bituach Leumi, your Kupat Cholim card, your arnona bill: each one arrives in Hebrew. These guides explain what each document says, what each office does, the Hebrew you will see, and what to say when you call.

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On your first arnona bill

יש לשלם עד לתאריך הנקוב בשובר

Payment is due by the date printed on the payment slip.

Aliyah, stage by stage, and the Hebrew each stage brings

Timings come from Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and depend on your status. Each guide links to the official page.

  1. At the airport

    Misrad HaKlita gives new olim a Teudat Oleh, a temporary Teudat Zehut with its sefach, the first sal klita payment and a kupat cholim registration form.

  2. The first week

    Open a bank account, get a phone plan, load a Rav-Kav, meet the neighbors. The first-week phrasebook covers the makolet, the landlord and the taxi.

  3. The first month

    Meet your absorption counselor at Misrad HaKlita, book your biometric ID at Misrad HaPnim, pick up your kupat cholim card and get your ulpan referral. The map of government offices tells you who does what.

  4. The first months

    Ulpan, the oleh discount on arnona, Bituach Leumi once you start paying health contributions, and for your first job, Form 101, your payslip and your tax credit points.

  5. The first year

    The tzav rishon for those eligible for the draft, a Teudat Maavar once three months have passed, and the driver’s license conversion before your foreign license stops being valid.

  6. The years after

    Tax credit points run for up to 54 months, license conversion is open for five years, and the purchase tax benefit for buying a home runs to seven years after aliyah. Degree recognition is worth doing before you apply for public-sector jobs.

Twelve words you will hear in your first month

  • עולה חדש / עולה חדשהoleh chadash / olah chadashaNew immigrant, man / woman.
  • תעודת עולהteudat olehThe oleh certificate, the benefits booklet.
  • תעודת זהותteudat zehutIsraeli ID card.
  • ספחsefachThe paper appendix to the ID card, with your address, spouse and children.
  • סל קליטהsal klitaAbsorption basket, the first months’ payments.
  • משרד הקליטהmisrad ha-klitaMinistry of Aliyah and Integration.
  • משרד הפניםmisrad ha-pnimInterior Ministry. For olim this means its Population and Immigration Authority.
  • ביטוח לאומיbituach leumiNational Insurance Institute.
  • קופת חוליםkupat cholimHealth fund.
  • אולפןulpanIntensive Hebrew course.
  • ארנונהarnonaMunicipal property tax.
  • תורtorAn appointment, or your place in a queue.

Your aliyah paperwork, in English

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Every guide

Aliyah

Teudat Oleh (oleh certificate)What the Teudat Oleh (תעודת עולה) is, where you get it, which offices ask for it, how it differs from a Teudat Zakaut, and the Hebrew to use when they do.Teudat Zehut (ID card)What every Hebrew field on your Teudat Zehut and sefach means, how the temporary and biometric cards differ, and what to say at Misrad HaPnim.Sal klita (absorption basket)What the sal klita (סל קליטה) is, how the airport payment and six monthly payments work, what stops them, and the Hebrew to use with Misrad HaKlita.Opening a bank accountOpening your first Israeli bank account after aliyah: what to bring, the Hebrew on the opening forms, the sal klita note and what to ask the banker.Misrad HaKlitaWhat Misrad HaKlita (משרד העלייה והקליטה) does for olim, how to book the first meeting, what to bring, and the Hebrew for your absorption counselor.Misrad HaPnimWhat Misrad HaPnim, the Population and Immigration Authority, does for olim: biometric ID, address change, Teudat Maavar, passport and the Hebrew to use.Government officesMisrad HaPnim, Misrad HaKlita, Bituach Leumi, the Tax Authority, Misrad HaRishui: what each Israeli office does, its Hebrew name, phone line and phrases.Kupat Cholim (health fund)How new olim register with a kupat cholim, the four health funds, supplemental insurance in the first 90 days, and the Hebrew for the clinic desk.Bituach LeumiBituach Leumi (ביטוח לאומי) for new olim: free health cover at first, when payments start, child allowance, travel rules and the Hebrew in its letters.First-week HebrewHebrew phrases for the first week after aliyah: the makolet, a phone plan, the landlord and neighbors, taxis and buses, and what to say when you’re lost.UlpanHow the free ulpan for olim works: the Misrad HaKlita referral, ulpan aleph, morning or evening classes, vouchers, and the Hebrew you hear on day one.Rav-Kav (bus card)How the Rav-Kav works: personal or anonymous card, stored value and passes, discount profiles, and the Hebrew on the machines, in the app and on the bus.Arnona (municipal tax)What arnona is, how the oleh discount works, and the main Hebrew lines on the bill: area, classification, billing period, discount and payment slip.Tofes 101 (Form 101)Form 101, the Israeli employee tax card, section by section in English: the aliyah date, the new-immigrant box in section ח, and when to hand it in.Tlush maskoret (payslip)Every line on an Israeli payslip (תלוש משכורת) in English: bruto and neto, tax, Bituach Leumi, pension, credit points, vacation days, and what to ask.Tax credit pointsHow Israeli tax credit points (נקודות זיכוי) work, the extra points olim get for 54 months, how to claim them on Form 101 and check your payslip.Driver’s license conversionConverting a foreign driver’s license after aliyah: the one-year and five-year rules, the online form, the optician, Misrad HaRishui and the Hebrew.Tzav rishon (first IDF notice)What the tzav rishon says, when olim get it, the medical form, the day at the lishkat giyus and the results, with Hebrew for lone soldiers and parents.Degree recognitionHow olim get a foreign degree evaluated in Israel (שקילת תואר): the ministry in charge since 2025, the documents, certified copies and the Hebrew.Buying a homeHebrew terms for buying an apartment in Israel: tabu, the caveat, the sale contract, mas rechisha with the oleh discount, and the oleh mortgage.

Frequently asked questions

What should I do first after landing?

Nefesh B’Nefesh lists the first steps as booking your biometric Teudat Zehut, opening a bank account, meeting Misrad HaKlita and finishing your kupat cholim registration. The guides above cover the Hebrew for each.

Do I need to speak Hebrew to make aliyah?

No. Offices, letters and phone lines are mostly in Hebrew, which is what these guides and a translator are for, and new olim are offered a free ulpan.

Where do I find official, up-to-date information?

Nefesh B’Nefesh for olim from North America and the UK, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and other offices on gov.il, Bituach Leumi on btl.gov.il, and Kol Zchut for rights. Each guide lists the pages it relied on.

Can baba translate my documents officially?

No. baba translates so you can understand and reply. When an office needs an official translation, it usually asks for a notarized translation (תרגום נוטריוני); the requirement depends on the office.

Official sources

Rules, amounts and deadlines change. Check the official page before you act on anything here.