Rehovot, for newcomers and locals
Places checked against their own sources, this week's Shabbat times and weather, what's on, and the practical answers newcomers ask for.
354 Checked places12 Neighbourhoods mappedCandle lighting Friday 16:22
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This week
This week in Rehovot
ב׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ז
Shabbat
Parashat Toldot
Friday 13 November
- Candle lighting
- 16:22
- Havdalah
- 17:20
Ben-Gurion Day
- Parsha:Parashat Toldot (opens in a new tab)
- Haftarah:Malachi 1:1-2:7 (opens in a new tab)
- Daf yomi:Bechorot 55 (opens in a new tab)
Readings from Hebcal (Israel schedule); texts open on Sefaria.
Chanukah is coming
Get ready for Chanukah
The first candle is lit at nightfall on Friday 4 December. 22 days to go.
On Friday, light before the Shabbat candles, with candles that will burn until half an hour after dark.
Light the chanukiah
Candles go in from right to left. You light from left to right, the newest candle first, with the shamash.
Spin the dreidel
- Your coins
- 10
- Pot
- 2
You start with 10 coins and 2 in the pot. In Israel the letters stand for נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה פֹּה, "a great miracle happened here".
Who are you?
Start where you are
Pick the page that fits you: the first steps, the right places in the directory and the people to ask.
Explore
Everything for life in Rehovot
Local directory
Places checked against their own source
Every listing links to where its details came from and shows the date it was last checked. Filter by language spoken, kashrut and neighbourhood.
- Doctors & clinics4 places
- Dentists1 place
- Health fund branches6 places
- Urgent care, hospitals & emergency2 places
- Therapy & counselling1 place
- Kosher restaurants & cafés60 places
- Groceries & bakeries38 places
- Shuls48 places
- Schools59 places
- Gan & daycare10 places
- Help for olim2 places
- Community & youth9 places
New in town
Your first weeks in Rehovot, step by step
The paperwork, the health fund, the bank, the bus card and the arnona office, in the order that saves you trips. Your progress stays on your device.
- 1
Before you land
- Gather original documents
- Check your aliyah file is complete
- Compare the four health funds
- 2
First week
- Install Home Front Command and find your shelter
- Get a Rav-Kav or a payment app
- Open a bank account
- 3
First month
- Register for arnona at the municipality
- Sign up for ulpan
- Meet your absorption adviser
- 4
First three months
- Ask your employer about tax credit points
- Check your National Insurance status
- Decide on health fund supplementary cover
Guides
Practical guides, with the common questions answered
- 01Your first weeks in RehovotWhere to start in Rehovot: the municipal Oleh House, your health fund, the bus card and the shul communities English speakers use.
- 02Getting around RehovotBuses, the train, shared taxis, taxis and parking in Rehovot, and how long it takes to reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
- 03Shabbat and shuls in RehovotThe shuls English speakers in Rehovot use, the traditional shuls of Sha'araim, and Shabbat times for the city.
- 04Shopping and kosher food in RehovotThe shuk, supermarkets, malls and phone shops in Rehovot, and what's open on Friday.
- 05Health care in RehovotKaplan Medical Center, health fund clinics and pharmacies in Rehovot.
- 06The Weizmann Institute and things to do in RehovotScience, museums and the old moshava: what to see and do in Rehovot.
The place
A moshava of citrus groves and science
- Founded by First Aliyah pioneers
- 1890Founded by First Aliyah pioneersSource (opens in a new tab)
- First citrus grove planted
- 1904First citrus grove plantedSource (opens in a new tab)
- Residents (2024)
- 155,049Residents (2024)Source (opens in a new tab)
Yaakov Street, one of the two original streets of the Rehovot moshava
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Useful apps
The apps people here actually use
Organisations newcomers use
From our network
Good people I work with
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Rehovot.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.
Common questions
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