All about your rights and how to exercise them

Siblings

The Social Services Unit

Mental healthcare and emotional wellbeing

We are here to help you cope with the loss, accompany you along the way, assist in contacting relevant entities and lend an ear

Bereaved Parents

Widows and Widowers

Orphans

Fiancées and Fiancés

Guardians of Orphans

Contact With Social Workers

Support groups

Contact with social workers

Contact with volunteers

We are here to assist you in selecting and financing the emotional support that is right for you, to help you cope with your loss

Mental Health Counseling

Emotional Support

Mental health counseling and emotional support

The group session provides a safe space for sharing, connection, and mutual support among bereaved family members, and creates a bond with others who understand the depth of pain and loss

Participation in Support Groups

From time to time, assistance from funds and estates may be available, subject to available resources and the objectives of each fund. Currently, you can submit applications for assistance from the Bauman Foundation

Funds and Estates

Financial Assistance

Career assessment and academic counseling

Career guidance

Assistance in funding academic education and vocational training

Education and Vocational Training

Diagnosis of learning disabilities and remedial education

Tutoring grant

Mentoring for orphans

Annual grant given to assist in funding education expenses for parents whose children study in grades 7–12

Automatic eligibility

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Tuition Grant

Assistance in funding tutoring for bereaved siblings

Tutoring Grant

Education and Employment

Birthday gift for orphans

Personal loan

Assistance to cover the expenses for Bar/Bat-mitzvahs of orphans and bereaved siblings

Bar/Bat-mitzvah Loan and Grant

Moments in the Family Journey

Financial support for covering memorial expenses

Ways of commemoration and assistance

The process of erecting the tombstone is carried out with respect for the fallen and sensitivity to the family's needs. We are here to assist and accompany you through all stages of erecting the tombstone.

Commemoration only

Erecting a Tombstone and Adding a Personal Inscription

Accessibility in cemeteries and memorial sites

Erecting a tombstone and adding a personal inscription

Ahead of the annual memorial event, you are eligible for a grant to help you gather for a moment of remembrance, reverence, and tribute to your loved one

Assistance in Financing the Annual Memorial Expenses

To help you and your family arrive at the cemetery for the memorial service or on Memorial Day, we offer transportation services or reimbursements, by prior arrangement

Trips for Memorial Services

Trips for memorial services

A family that has resided abroad for at least one year, of which 183 consecutive days, is eligible for assistance in financing a visit to the fallen's grave in Israel

Visiting the Fallen's Grave in Israel

Burial plot and tombstone for bereaved parents and widows

We are here to assist bereaved families who live in Israel arrange a visit to the grave of the fallen abroad

Visiting the Fallen's Grave Abroad

Benefits for bereaved parents

Benefits for widows and widowers

Reimbursement for the purchase of a burial plot and a tombstone, up to three years from the date of payment

Burial Plot and Tombstone for Bereaved Parents and Widows

Cemeteries and Memorials

The National Memorial Hall in Jerusalem

We stand by your side, dear families, in the important mission of commemorating your loved ones. Together, we will preserve their memory and legacy.

Ways of Commemoration and Assistance

Ceremonies and Commemoration

Siblings residing abroad

Contact Us

Personal Inquiry

My Eligibilities

All Forms

Find Therapists

Reimbursement

All the rights and information for bereaved siblings, at the Families, Commemoration and Heritage Department of the Ministry of Defense

Siblings

All about your rights and how to exercise them

Emotional Support (4)

Financial Assistance (1)

Education and Employment (3)

Moments in the Family Journey (1)

Cemeteries and Memorials (6)

Ceremonies and Commemoration (1)

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