Senior citizen

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

Seniors learn best when they’re taught the same way that is best for children and younger adults – with active participation, meaningful discussions, and material that feels relevant.

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.
Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem

Love in the third age like the first

 View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.

Israel’s pension gap begins long before workers reach retirement - opinion

Pro-Palestinian protestors wave flags and signs in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2025. (illustrative)

Toronto mayor condemns mezuzah thefts from Jewish seniors as ‘vile antisemitism’


Corona: Police investigating 'medical malpractice' at Mishan senior center

Health Ministry appoints Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center's CEO to lead initiative focused on saving seniors in nursing homes

Shalom Michael Jackson was infected with coronavirus while living in the Beersheba Mishan home for the elderly

Bnei Akiva builds succahs for seniors, disabled people throughout Israel

"The 'Team of Builders' [project] run by the youth movement has succeeded in telling us the real story of this nation in recent years."

A man passes assembled succot in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She’arim in Jerusalem

A community that says life is for living

‘Aging in place’ offers seniors a novel alternative to assisted living.

MIRA LEVINE with participants in the ‘Aging in Place’ program.

Data is in: It’s up to you to save for retirement

There are many reasons for this discrepancy, and the solution is not for the government to increase Bituach Leumi benefits substantially.

Senior Israelis play table tennis as they take part in games for people over 65 years old, organized by a nursing home in Tel Aviv

Gymnast Keleti survived Holocaust, won 10 Olympic medals, now she's 98

Agility, defiance and humor are traits that helped Keleti, 98, survive the Holocaust.

Agnes Keleti training a student at the Wingate Institute in Israel

Campaign urges public to 'save a seat' for lonely seniors on Passover

The ministry’s campaign is calling on the public to invite over senior citizens who have nowhere to go for the Passover seder. Senior citizens can register by calling *8840.

Ministry of Social Equality Passover 2019 campaign

Caregiver suspected in suspicious death of 94-year-old

Did a caregiver kill an elderly Israeli woman for severance pay? A police investigation is pending.

Wheelchair (illustrative)

At 70, I learned nice Jewish girls can enjoy sex, too

After 15 years of marriage, I lost my husband to malignant melanoma.

Robert Indiana's Love sculpture at the entrance of the Israel Museum

Lessons from a long life

Becoming a golden-ager tends to happen when we’re not looking.

'LAUGHTER REALLY is the best medicine.'

Think About It: Senior citizens and digital banking

I know that the banks are closing down branches and increasing their digital services in order to save money.

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him