Retirees
Retiring to Givat Shmuel
Givat Shmuel's municipality and matnas run a seniors' programme with lectures, exercise groups, trips and clubs, announced in a dedicated municipal WhatsApp group. Distances are short and most services are within walking distance, with major hospitals in neighbouring Petah Tikva.
Retirees
Start here
6 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Join the seniors' WhatsApp group
The municipality's senior citizens group announces lectures, activities, trips and chugim (in Hebrew).
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Find the matnas seniors' clubs and classes
The matnas lists weekly activities for older adults, including health exercise, Feldenkrais, bridge, French, chi kung and 'bone builder' sessions at its Avivim, Savyonim and HaBayit HaShakuf venues, plus a time bank.
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Shabbat Tarbut lectures
The culture hall hosts Saturday-morning 'Shabbat Tarbut' lecture mornings with free entry (next listed: 17 October 2026).
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Know your clinics and hospitals
Maccabi, Clalit, Meuhedet and Leumit all have clinics in the city; Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson) is in Petah Tikva, and Terem Bnei Brak is open 24/7.
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Use the library and the culture hall
The library (Beit Fichman, 26 Ben Gurion St) has books in English, Russian and Spanish; the matnas culture hall at 1 Nachum St has a season of shows and concerts.
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English-speaking olim of any age
The municipal absorption department helps olim claim their rights and runs Hebrew classes and activities.
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Guides
Read next
- Health funds, urgent care and hospitals near Givat ShmuelWhere each health fund's clinic is, which doctors list English, the Motzei Shabbat pharmacies, Terem urgent care, and the four hospitals within a short ride of Givat Shmuel.
- Your first week in Givat ShmuelCity hall hours, arnona, the parking permit, the absorption department, the library card and the 90-second rule: the first-week jobs in Givat Shmuel, in the order that saves trips.
- Shabbat and shuls in Givat ShmuelAbout 40 shuls, the young-adult and olim minyanim, the mikvaot and their hours, what is open on Motzei Shabbat, and the honest gaps: which shuls are English-speaking and where the eruv map is.
Good to know
Clalit runs a mammography van at the municipal car park (24 Ben Gurion St) on Sunday 18 October 2026, 09:00-19:00. The Beit Midrash Givat Shmuel morning kollel is open to residents.
Community groups
Where people talk
- Beit Midrash Givat Shmuel (community beit midrash) on FacebookFacebook · Beit Midrash Givat Shmuel
- Givat Shmuel Municipality on FacebookFacebook · Givat Shmuel Municipality
- Givat Shmuel Municipality on InstagramOther · Givat Shmuel Municipality
- Givat Shmuel Municipality: culture groupWhatsApp · Givat Shmuel Municipality
- Givat Shmuel Municipality: important city updatesWhatsApp · Givat Shmuel Municipality
- Givat Shmuel Municipality: senior citizens groupWhatsApp · Givat Shmuel Municipality
Source
- Givat Shmuel municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Matnas Givat Shmuel (opens in a new tab)
- Givat Shmuel municipality (opens in a new tab)
- Givat Shmuel municipality (opens in a new tab)
- sifriya-gs.co.il (opens in a new tab)
- Givat Shmuel municipality (opens in a new tab)
- gabash.co.il (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Givat Shmuel from the sources above.
