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About Us
HaOgen for Reservist Families was established to provide a comprehensive support framework for families shouldering the burden of reserve service and to help them navigate this challenging period while maintaining their routines.
We offer families a broad range of assistance, including practical, emotional, and community support, that is tailored to the diverse and dynamic needs that arise from the reservist families themselves.
Alongside our daily activities, we also engage all sectors of Israeli society in our mission. Through strategic collaborations with the IDF, municipalities, the business sector and professional organizations, we have expanded our support system to provide real responses to long-term challenges.
We operate out of a deep commitment to stand by these families as long as they need and with the conviction that the resilience of the family and the community will allow these families to endure the challenges of prolonged reserve service.
Doing Good Together
We believe that the most meaningful way to support reservist families is by creating a sense of belonging and community – this is the foundation of all that we do.
Our Values
Community
We believe in the power of a caring community. Through a strong support network that always feels close, available, and meaningful – these families never feel alone!
Personal support
Our work is based on listening, sensitivity, and respectful support tailored to each family’s unique needs, rooted in a deep understanding of the challenges they face.
Volunteering
Thanks to tens of thousands of volunteers that have come together for one purpose – to be there for reservist families – we are able to support families during their rounds of service and in between them.
Availability
We are here for families whose routines do not stop while a parent is serving in the reserves. We are committed to being a continuous presence and responding rapidly.
Professionalism
Effective support requires high standards. We combine professional training, experience, and inter-organizational coordination to ensure quality, responsible, and knowledge-based support.
Recognition
Reservist families are the backbone of Israeli society. We work to make sure they are seen and to empower them in whatever ways we can – through our meet-ups, support sessions, and acts of assistance.
Rachel Azaria
CEO and Founder of HaOgen for Reservist Families
A leading public figure and former MK who brings with her rich strategic experience alongside deep personal understanding as a reservist wife over many years. She initiated HaOgen for Reservist Families as a national response immediately after the events of October 7, based on a unique model that she conceived and founded during Operation Protective Edge while serving as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem.
For Rachel, the establishment and leadership of the organization are based on the conviction that reservist families are the backbone of Israeli society, and we all have a national and moral responsibility to help these families get through this period successfully.
Headquarters Staff
Ruty Levite Magal
VP
Ruty Levite Magal brings extensive management experience in the social world and the employment sector. With a deep familiarity with the world of the reserves, Ruthie joined the association to lead significant and progressive initiatives for the community.
Keren Aschkenazi
Technology Manager
Keren Aschkenazi leads the organization's innovative technological array, with a vision to build advanced digital infrastructures that enable ongoing, efficient, and supportive activity in the community of reserve and permanent military families.
Merav Mesika
Collaboration Manager
Meirav Mesika, Major (res.), leads the organization's strategic partnership development area, connecting business, government, and military entities to create partnerships that provide great value to the families of the reserve and permanent members
Maya Yuval
Operations and Processes Coordinator
Maya Yuval is responsible for coordinating and managing the organization's work processes. Thanks to her ability to manage complex tasks, she ensures that every activity is carried out smoothly .
Sharon Perles
Director of the Authority Model
Sharon Perles brings with her management experience in the biotech and volunteer world. Sharon joined the organization to lead partnerships with local authorities and build a holistic framework for the reservist and permanent service families
Danit Cohen
Administrative Manager
Danit leads the administrative operations of the Ogen for Reservist Families. Thanks to her abilities, she ensures that everything runs smoothly and orderly. Danit is a cornerstone that allows the entire organization to operate efficiently.
Sarah Goldberger
Resource Development Coordinator
Sarah Goldberger works to mobilize partnerships and resources nationally and internationally, enabling continued broad, stable, and meaningful support for reservist and permanent service families
Regional Management Team
Behind every reservist family stands a strong community of regional administrators who work tirelessly on a voluntary basis to ensure that every family has a response, listening ear, and a supportive shoulder at every moment.
Lower Galilee
Limor Doppelt
Western Shfela
Merav Mesika
Haifa District
Hila Novak Kotzer
Shomron, Binyamin
Cheli Machluf
Gush Dan
Hava Salomon
South
Tami Kahana
Jerusalem
Sharon Perles
Social
Reut Keinan
Gush Etzion
vacant position
Judea
vacant position
Sharon
vacant position
Photography: Gili Eisenberg
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee leads the association with responsibility and vision, defines the strategic direction, and ensures professional and transparent activity for the benefit of the community of reserve and permanent military families.
Committee members:
Rachel Azaria, Tamar Brody, Eran Ben Yemini, Avishai Wall, Lee Zucker Cohen, Anat Mofkadi, Hanna Dorsman, Sagit Tzur Lahav, Dina Weiner