Beit HaKerem
בית הכרם
Established, green and mostly secular, with a straight light-rail ride into town.
Next buses near Beit HaKerem
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.
At a glance
- Community
- SecularTraditional
- Suits
- FamiliesRetirees
- Rents
- MiddleHigher
- Getting around
- Light railBuses
Our quick read, the same one the neighbourhood finder uses. Walk the streets on a Friday afternoon before you decide. Which neighbourhood suits us?
Getting around Beit HaKerem
- Nearest light-rail stop: כיכר דניה (line 1), about 4 minutes' walk.
- Bus lines at the nearest stops: 1, 16, 27, 35, 50, 91, 411, 741. About 600 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 Beit HaKerem (9)
From the Jerusalem Local directory: listings in Beit HaKerem or within about a kilometre of its centre.
Groceries & supermarkets (1)
- Carrefour City (Beit HaKerem)
A Carrefour City neighbourhood supermarket on Avizohar Street in Beit HaKerem, which opened in 2023 as part of Carrefour's launch in Israel.
Tailors & alterations (1)
- Nina's Tailoring
A sewing workshop for clothing alterations and repairs.
Modest & Shabbat fashion (1)
- Bishvilech
Women's designer clothing, including modest designer pieces.
Museums & galleries (1)
- Bloomfield Science Museum
Jerusalem's hands-on science museum on the Givat Ram campus, where touching is the point: interactive exhibits, demonstrations, shows and workshops across two wings, with explanations in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Entry is by advance ticket reservation only.
Doctors & clinics (1)
- Yad Sarah Urgent Care Centre
Evening and night urgent-care centre at Yad Sarah House on Herzl Boulevard, listed in Clalit's service directory. Departments cover family medicine, paediatrics, orthopaedics, women's triage and general urgent care, with X-ray, ECG, laboratory work, ultrasound, wound care, casting and IV treatment on site. No appointment is required for most services, and the building is wheelchair accessible.
Gyms & pools (1)
- Hebrew University Sports Center, Edmond J. Safra Campus
Sports centre on the Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus, operated by the Cosell association and open to members from outside the university as well as students and staff. It has a heated covered pool, a fitness complex with around 70 Technogym machines, a studio running over 200 classes a month, tennis and squash courts, an athletics stadium, a dairy restaurant and a large car park. The centre publishes its own timetable in English; check the website for current hours.
Pharmacies (1)
- Super-Pharm (Beit HaKerem)
The Super-Pharm on Avizohar Street in Beit HaKerem, open until midnight on Saturday night.
Seminaries & yeshivas (2)
- Me'ohr Bais Yaakov
Women's seminary in Beit HaKerem for English-speaking students from abroad, mostly for a year after high school. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.
- Shapell's (Yeshiva Darché Noam)
Yeshiva in Beit HaKerem with a program for English speakers. Who it is for: English-speaking college graduates and young professionals, mostly aged 20-35. Dates, costs and admissions are on its own site.