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 life. A purchase of NIS 150 or more entitles customers to enter a raffle that will award 30 winning participants with free participation in a Mesila financial literacy workshop. Two […]
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 malka for Neshei Neve Yaakov called “The Money Maze: Mishloach Manos, Matzah, Making it Through with Mesila. After a lecture by Rabbi Yaakov Minkus about “Sasson v’Simcha All Year Long,” […]
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 studies there, followed by several years of learning in Israel. After gaining smicha, he returned to England and worked in the rabbinate. Benji lives in Edgware with his wife, Aviva, […]
Money and Shidduchim, An Evening for Bochurim
Tuesday, March 15, 2016, Mesila will be presenting an evening of important lectures for American bochurim learning in Israel. The evening will focus on preparing these young men to understand and accept financial responsibility as they return to the US, many going with the goal of finding their life partner and establishing a home of their […]
The Money Maze: Making it Through, an evening with Neshei Neve Yaakov
Join us on Motzei Shabbos, March 19, 2016, at 8:15 PM at Rabbi Shafer’s Kollel (behind the Kfar Ivri park) for a women’s evening in conjunction with N’shei Neve Yaakov on the topic: The Money Maze: Mishloch Manos . . . Matzah . . . Making it through with Mesila. An interactative presentation with Mrs. Bayta Weinberg. Guest […]
Money & Kid$, Telzstone, An Evening for Women
Join us on Monday, February 29, 2016, at 8:30 PM at the Masmidim HaChadash Hall, 5 Harif St., Telzstone for a women’s evening in conjunction with N’shei Telzstone on the topic: MONEY & KID$ with Mrs. Batya Weinberg, “Don’t Just Say No” and Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker, “Helping Our Children Move Beyond Possessions”
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 telling them what they cannot have. That was the message of “Money and Kid$,” a Mesila workshop for mothers held in Sanhedria Murhevet, Jerusalem. Following an introduction by Rabbi Yitzhak […]
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. The course illustrates the strong and long-lasting impact of Mesila’s courses for young adults: it was initiated at the suggestion of a young woman who took Mesila’s seminary course several […]
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 at the Beit Hamoreh teacher training institute in Bnei Brak. The women learned new techniques for teaching financial concepts and reported their experiences and challenges from the field. Building on […]
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 experiences. Two sessions have taken place this winter under the leadership of R. Yisroel Gutman, director of the family counseling department. In addition to learning from their peers, the sessions […]