New immigrants to Israel participated in a first-of-its-kind financial literacy conference Sunday hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh, in collaboration with the Living Financially Smarter in Israel Facebook group.
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The conference, which took place at the Nefesh B'Nefesh campus in Jerusalem and drew over 400 participants, aimed to help olim achieve financial empowerment in their new country. The sessions provided insights and tools regarding planning financial, maximizing savings, while making the Israeli financial system work for Olim.
The conference featured tips and strategies from Rifka Lebowitz, founder of the popular Living Financially Smarter in Israel Facebook group and a certified financial planner with more than 20 years of experience in Israeli finance and banking. Other renowned experts in finance who shared insights at the conference included Avner Stepak, owner and vice chairman of Meitav Investment House; Alon Katz, director and deputy CEO of Be The Bank – BTB Israel; and Danny Newman, senior agent and branch manager at Goldfus Insurance.
"Making Aliyah is one of the most significant decisions in one's life, and once newcomers have arrived and settled in, there are still critical decisions that need to be made, Head of Events and Programming at Nefesh B'Nefesh Sarah Kantor said. "This conference helped hundreds of Olim answer burning questions about their personal finances and will hopefully put them on a path to achieve a greater understanding of how to navigate the financial world in Israel."
