Am Shalom Community Center
Community & youth · Rova Yud-Alef
Municipal community centre (matnas) run by Ironit, the municipal culture and leisure company, with classes, after-school programmes, youth and senior activities.
Checked 5 October 2026
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Ashdod directory
English-speaking services, doctors, kosher food, shuls, schools, ulpan and help for olim. Each listing shows its source and the date it was checked.
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Ashdod Educational Psychological Service (Shefi) - Rova Yud-Alef branch
Therapy & counselling · Rova Yud-Alef
Municipal educational psychologists for children from gan to high school (special education to age 21), plus free 'Open Door' parent guidance for ages 0-6 and a free teen therapy programme. Referral via the school counsellor or gan teacher, or contact the office directly.
HebrewEnglishRussianFrenchChecked 5 October 2026
Ashdod-Yam Citadel (Qal'at al-Mina)
Attractions & sights · Rova Yud-Alef
Early-Islamic coastal fortress (late 7th century CE), later used by the Crusaders, at the southern end of Ashdod by the sea. It has been conserved with an overlook deck, and entry is free except for guided group tours and shows.
Checked 5 October 2026Photo: Bukvoed, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Ashdod-Yam Citadel Ecological Park
Parks & playgrounds · Rova Yud-Alef
Coastal nature park from the Ashdod-Yam citadel towards the Leonardo hotel, with walking and running trails, shaded lookouts and signs about local plants and animals.
Checked 5 October 2026Chabad of Rova Yud-Alef
Shuls · Rova Yud-Alef
Chabad centre listed by Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters.
Checked 5 October 2026Dr. Elena Shoikhet
Doctors & clinics · Rova Yud-Alef
Paediatrics doctor seeing Maccabi members in Ashdod; Maccabi lists Russian and English among the languages spoken.
HebrewRussianEnglishChecked 5 October 2026French-speakers Synagogue (Rova Yud-Alef)
Shuls · Rova Yud-Alef
Synagogue for French speakers in the Rova Yud-Alef commercial centre.
FrenchChecked 5 October 2026Isabelle Sokolovsky
Therapy & counselling · Rova Yud-Alef
Psychological treatment (adults) practitioner seeing Maccabi members in Ashdod; Maccabi lists French and English among the languages spoken.
HebrewFrenchEnglishChecked 5 October 2026Maccabi Medical Center Ashdod Yud-Alef
Health fund branches · Rova Yud-Alef
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, nurses and other services); appointments via *3555 or the Maccabi app.
Checked 5 October 2026Mekif Yud (state-religious) High School
Schools · Rova Yud-Alef
Middle + high school school, state-religious (mamlachti dati), co-ed; registration goes through the Ashdod municipal education administration.
Checked 5 October 2026Nof Yam School
Schools · Rova Yud-Alef
Elementary school, state (mamlachti), co-ed; registration goes through the Ashdod municipal education administration.
Checked 5 October 2026Shufersal Sheli (Rova Yud-Alef)
Groceries & bakeries · Rova Yud-Alef
Neighbourhood Shufersal Sheli supermarket in Rova Yud-Alef.
Rabbanut Ashdod (supervised; level not stated)Checked 5 October 2026Tipat Halav (mother & child clinic) Rova Yud-Alef
Doctors & clinics · Rova Yud-Alef
Ministry of Health well-baby station: baby check-ups, development tracking and routine childhood vaccinations.
Checked 5 October 2026
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