JNS.org - Israel celebrated a special milestone Sunday, as the Matnat Chaim non-profit organization, which encourages and facilitates living kidney.
According to Reuven Pinsky, who heads the Authority for National-Civic Service, “The definition of participation in a heritage program as a sufficient condition for entering the circle of volunteers was aimed at avoiding the Interior Ministry’s bureaucratic circles necessary for recognition of eligibility for an immigration certificate.”
During the committee’s discussions, it was decided that the state would cover any additional expense required by an operating body as a result of its absorption of lone volunteers or at-risk individuals.
New reforms aim to bolster Diaspora Jewry’s ties to Israel
The reforms will for the first time allow any individual eligible for an immigration visa or certificate according to the Law of Return or a participant in a Jewish heritage program, such as Masa or Taglit-Birthright to perform national service in Israel.
The Knesset approves a plan that will allow any individual eligible for an immigration visa or certificate according to the Law of Return or a participant in a Jewish heritage program to perform national service.
By Dan Lavie, Israel Hayom via JNS
The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved new regulations on Tuesday aimed at encouraging
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