KeepOlim provides free legal contract review for Olim during their first year in Israel. For many Olim, signing contracts for apartments, jobs, or services in Hebrew can be a frightening experience.
Many Olim run into legal difficulties and are often taken advantage of when signing contracts without full understanding. Over 1,000 Olim have been helped by our team of lawyers, who volunteer full-time to fight for Olim.
KeepOlim understands that language, Israel’s legal framework, and legal costs stand as a steep hurdle for new Olim. This reality has led to the creation of our Free Legal Aid Program.
If you are a first year Oleh in need of legal contract review, please contact tzvika.graiver@keepolim.org with your request and allow up to 72 hours for a response.
Your request should include all relevant documents as well as your contact information.
“Tzvika is a lawyer extraordinaire, and Keep Olim even in its infancy is already providing much needed services. Due to his generosity and efforts, Tzvika saved me from a potentially bad situation with a rental contract this week. Tzvika not only evaluated my contract, he went above and beyond and advised me over a three day period, negotiated with the landlord’s lawyer and was in contact with me up until I signed. There were several pitfalls in the contract because it included a few things that I never agreed to but obligated me financially. And believe me, not in a good way. He made sure I was protected.”
Maxwell Tylim
“I want to encourage all new Olim to contact KeepOlim and Tzvika Graiver before negotiating and signing any rental contract. I rarely post but felt I needed to share my wonderful experience with KeepOlim and the legal services it provides.”
Devorah Sánchez
“A massive thank you to Tzvika Graiver who helped me to solve my problems with my dodgy disgusting landlord. He’s the man to call if you need anything. Toda raba!!!!”
Alex PB
“LiAmi, you and Tzvika and everyone in the group are angels and your work is not going unnoticed or unappreciated. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼”
Ari Cohen
“Kol Ha Kavod! This one: “KeepOlim’s Free Legal Aid Program reviewed hundreds of apartment and work contracts for Olim in their first year of Aliyah.” Yes so many times! A contract can make or break someone’s experience here.”
Callie Mitchell
“Thank you! Thank you!! for the hard work getting the new license law passed. Also for all the advice and posts from members. After 6 years, I got my drivers license.”
Faye Cohen Gable
“I would like to thank Tzvika for his great help! To make a long story short I worked at the hotel, where my boss didn’t pay me 150% for Saturday shifts, that is illegal. Thanks to Tzvika I was given back all the money that I didn’t get during work after he spoke to my boss. Want to mention that he did it absolutely for free! I really glad and proud of such people as Tzvika, who support and help olim!:)”
Lilya Zhelezko
“Thank you Tzvika for all that you do for the community at large. כל הכבוד”
Ariel Weinberg
“I’d just like to thank Tzvika Graiver for putting in time and effort in assisting my mom in dealing with הוצעה לפועל and some unhelpful lawyers representing the other party, lowering the amount owed and giving informative counsel on how to deal with this. Thank you!”
Natan Essers
“DRIVER LICENSE CONVERSION UPDATE: been here almost two years but have failed two driving tests. I live in Tel Aviv but came to Jerusalem. So easy and so helpful here. All processed and now just waiting for the temporary license to be ready. Today is looking like a Great day. Can’t thank KOIM and the people in the Jerusalem branch enough”
Katie Frankel
“Thanks to Tzvika I win. You are amazing!”
Siennicki Joanna
“An immense thank you to Tzvika Graiver. I would have left Israel if it wasn’t for him, Clara Ora Tzvika even if I don’t know you personally thank you for that amazing work of yours!”
Catherine Lawrence
“I’d like to give a big shout out to my brother Tzvika Graiver. Making Aliyah isn’t easy, but with people like Tzvika devoting their time and effort day in and day out selflessly it makes the process a lot easier and less stressful. After 7 months of searching for a place in TLV I finally moved in today and of course when I was ready to sign the lease Tzvika read through the contract on a moment’s notice to make sure it was fair and that I wouldn’t be taken advantage of. I am only 1 of hundreds of Olim that he has helped make life easier here so on behalf of everyone I’d like to say a big thank you for everything you do. I can honestly say that without people like this I don’t know if I would still be here after 7 months.”
Roseanna Melissa Niman
“Ok guys, I just have to tell you what an amazing resource Keep Olim is and especially all the incredible help that Tzvika Graiver is giving to olim! I don’t know how one person can do all that he does, but he’s incredible. If you need any legal help whatsoever, please contact Tzvika.”
Gil Milnitsky