Retirees
Retiring to Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba has an older population (the municipal register counts 13,702 residents aged 75 and over) and a network of municipal retirees' clubs, a culture hall with a morning lecture series, and arnona and parking benefits for senior citizens.
Retirees
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Check your arnona discount
Senior citizens receiving an old-age, survivors' or dependants' allowance get 25% off arnona on 100 square metres; those who also receive income support get 100% on 100 square metres. Bring the National Insurance confirmation.
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Get a senior parking permit
Women aged 62+ and men aged 67+ who live in the city can get a senior-resident permit for free parking in blue-and-white bays.
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Find a retirees' club
The municipality runs clubs in several neighbourhoods, including the green neighbourhoods club at 13 Sasha Argov St (09-7640767) and clubs in Eli Cohen, Yoseftal, Kisufim, Sirkin and Aliya.
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Go to the morning lectures
The culture hall's 'Kathedra Kfar Saba' series holds weekday-morning lectures at the Kfar Saba Auditorium, with tickets on the hall's site.
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Borrow medical equipment
Yad Sarah's Kfar Saba branch at 12 Nitzanim St lends medical and rehabilitation equipment (09-762-1111; Sun-Thu 09:00-19:00, Fri 09:00-12:00).
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Volunteer
The municipality's 'Kfar Saba Mitnadevet' WhatsApp group posts volunteering openings across the city.
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Enjoy the park and the museum gardens
Kfar Saba Park is open every day; entry to Chai Park is free for senior citizens with ID, and the museum runs concerts at the Well House and in the Baron Menashe garden.
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Guides
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Good to know
October is senior citizens' month: the culture hall holds a salute concert for the city's seniors on 26 October 2026 (see events).
Community groups
Where people talk
- Beit Dorshi synagogue bulletinWebsite or forum · Beit Dorshi synagogue
- Beita - Raisel culture houseWhatsApp · Beita - Raisel culture and art house (municipal)
- Heichal HaTarbut Kfar Saba on FacebookFacebook · Kfar Saba culture hall
- Kfar Saba Municipality WhatsApp channelWhatsApp · Kfar Saba Municipality
- Kfar Saba Municipality on FacebookFacebook · Kfar Saba Municipality
- Kfar Saba Municipality updates (official group)WhatsApp · Kfar Saba Municipality (spokesperson's office)
Source
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- ksaba.smarticket.co.il (opens in a new tab)
- yad-sarah.net (opens in a new tab)
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- kfar-saba.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Kfar Saba from the sources above.
