Jerusalem neighbourhood

Bayit Vegan

בית וגן

A hilltop religious neighbourhood in the south-west, with many yeshivas and seminaries and Shaare Zedek Medical Center close by.

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Next buses near Bayit Vegan

Live arrivals at the closest stops, with timetable times where live ones aren't available.

Live times come from the Ministry of Transport's real-time feed via curlbus.app, and timetable times from the Open Bus project (Hasadna). Buses can run early or late, so leave a few minutes' margin. Most buses and the light rail don't run on Shabbat and chagim.

Getting around Bayit Vegan

  • Nearest light-rail stop: בצלאל בזק (line 3), about 11 minutes' walk.
  • Bus lines at the nearest stops: 16, 21, 26, 26א, 33, 39, 39א, 225, 245, 295, 516, 741, 750, 773, 781, 804, 807, 814, 817, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 844. About 1,259 departures from those stops on a weekday.

From the Ministry of Transport timetable for 12 Nov 2026, via Open Bus (Hasadna). Routes change, so check Moovit before you rely on one.

Places in Bayit Vegan (14)

From the Jerusalem Local directory: listings in Bayit Vegan or within about a kilometre of its centre.

Hardware & home improvement (1)

Parks & nature (1)

  • Gazelle Valley Park

    A 260-dunam urban nature reserve in the middle of Jerusalem with a free-roaming herd of mountain gazelles, a lake, bird hides and a flat paved circuit. Entry is free and no booking is needed.

Doctors & clinics (1)

Pharmacies (2)

  • Be (Shaare Zedek Medical Center)

    Branch of Shufersal's Be pharmacy chain inside Shaare Zedek hospital, on the entrance level of the main building opposite Aroma. Clalit lists it as a private pharmacy with a Clalit agreement; Dapei Zahav lists Maccabi, Meuhedet and Leumit prescriptions.

  • HaPisga Pharmacy

    Bayit Vegan pharmacy that says it has been open more than 45 years; it has its own homeopathy lab and takes homeopathy orders by phone, WhatsApp or email. Listed in Maccabi's pharmacy directory.

Dry cleaners & laundry (1)

  • Yamin Dry Cleaning

    A family dry cleaner founded in 1969 with laundry, self-service machines and home delivery; a second branch is in Beit HaKerem.

Judaica & seforim (2)

  • Sifrei Or HaChaim (Bayit Vegan)

    Bayit Vegan branch of the Or HaChaim seforim chain on HaPisga Street, within walking distance of the neighbourhood's yeshivas and seminaries.

  • Yefe Nof Feldheim (Bayit Vegan)

    Bayit Vegan branch of the Yefe Nof Feldheim bookstore chain, which sells seforim and Feldheim's English-language Jewish books. The chain lists the branch as wheelchair accessible.

Seminaries & yeshivas (6)

  • Darchei Binah

    Women's seminary in Bayit Vegan for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

  • Michlalah Jerusalem College – Machal

    Women's seminary in Bayit Vegan for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. Its overseas programme is the Linda Pinsky School for Overseas Students. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

  • Yeshiva Tiferet

    Yeshiva in Bayit Vegan with a program for English speakers. Who it is for: Describes itself as a post-high-school American yeshiva for students from a range of backgrounds and skill levels, from those learning to read Gemara to those ready for high-level shiurim. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

  • Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi

    Yeshiva in Givat Mordechai for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. It describes itself as Modern Orthodox and Zionist. On the Jerusalem College of Technology campus. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

  • Yeshivat Heichal Yerushalayim

    Yeshiva with a program for English speakers. Who it is for: Post-high-school boys from the Sephardic community, at any level of prior Gemara experience. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

  • Yeshivat Torat Shraga

    Yeshiva in Bayit Vegan for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. On the YU Israel campus. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.

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