⭐General Communities
Ma HaLuz — Ramat Gan Young Adults
Events for young adults, with a fresh calendar posted every month.
Ramat Gan
Israel's Community Guide · 2026
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🍔Food & Culinary
Burger Pros
A closed group only for burger bloggers — anyone who's tried 50+ burger joints. To join, DM the Hamburgigi burger blog on Instagram.
🎯Leadership & Vision
Ha'Am — Israel's Leaders at Home and Abroad
A group for leaders, visionaries and anyone who wants to make a change.
🎯Leadership & Vision
Women's Leadership at the Bar
Powerful women's leadership circle in Tel Aviv. For women only.
Tel Aviv
🎲Board Games
Unbored
The largest Israeli Facebook group for board games.
🎲Board Games
Board Games at Tel Aviv University
A weekly board games meetup on campus.
Tel AvivMondays 18:00
Read our article about this community →🎲Board Games
Café Nachmani
A weekly board-games evening at a café.
Tel AvivWednesdays 18:00–23:00
🎲Board Games
Serious Euro Gamers
For lovers of heavy 3–4 hour strategy games (euro-style) — strategy over luck.
📖Language Nerds
Hebrew Language Enthusiasts
For those with Hebrew in their soul — language teachers, editors, and academy-level grammar and syntax debates.
📖Language Nerds
English Language Enthusiasts
Hebrew-language discussions on English grammar, advanced vocabulary and learning the language.
📖Language Nerds
Russian Language Enthusiasts
Russian grammar, the six cases and the structure of the language — for learners and for patient native speakers happy to teach.
🌍Language Exchange
Fluent Community
Language-exchange meetups at Abraham Hostel — practice a foreign language face to face.
Tel AvivEvery other Saturday night, 20:00–23:00
🌍Language Exchange
Café HaChashmal
A weekly language-exchange meetup.
Tel AvivSundays 20:00–23:00
Read our article about this community →🌍Language Exchange
Jerusalang
A language-exchange meetup in Jerusalem.
JerusalemThursdays 20:00–23:00
🌍Language Exchange
Exchanges Language Hub
Weekly language-exchange meetup in Be'er Sheva (Mondays).
Be'er ShevaMondays
🌍Language Exchange
Maria's International
An international language-exchange community.
🛬New Olim
Tribe Tel Aviv
A community for English-speaking olim in Tel Aviv.
Tel Aviv
Read our article about this community →🛬New Olim
JTLV
'Home Away from Home in Tel Aviv' — a community for olim.
Tel Aviv
🛬New Olim
Ramat Ganim Community
An olim community in Ramat Gan.
Ramat Gan
🛬New Olim
HaBayta
A nationwide network of communities for olim.
🏙️Youth Centers
Vardiel
Tel Aviv's young-adults center — the strongest group of them all.
Tel Aviv
🏙️Youth Centers
Mazeh 9
A young-adults center in Tel Aviv.
Tel Aviv
🏙️Youth Centers
Herzl 107
A young-adults center in Tel Aviv (credit: Keren Atar).
Tel Aviv
🏙️Youth Centers
Florentin Young Adults
Workshops, courses and cultural events in the neighborhood (credit: Keren Atar).
Tel Aviv
🏙️Youth Centers
HaKoma HaShniya (The Second Floor)
Ramat Gan's young-adults center.
Ramat Gan
🏙️Youth Centers
Azno
Herzliya's young-adults center — from the phrase 'ein zo agada' ('this is no legend'). One of the best in Israel.
Herzliya
🏙️Youth Centers
Kfar Saba Young Adults
The young-adults hub of Kfar Saba.
Kfar Saba
🏙️Youth Centers
HaMitcham
Ra'anana's young-adults center.
Ra'anana
🏙️Youth Centers
Casa
Rosh HaAyin's young-adults center — a learning-space group and an events group.
Rosh HaAyin
🏙️Youth Centers
Rehovot Board Games Club
In partnership with the municipality.
Rehovot
🏙️Youth Centers
Hafirot
A social group in Rehovot.
Rehovot
🗳️Activism & Politics
The Democrats
An activists' community.
🗳️Activism & Politics
Yesh Atid
An activists' community.
🎤Stand-Up & Laughs
TMK Community
Stand-up events and a comedy-loving crowd.
🎤Stand-Up & Laughs
Standup Factory
A home for stand-up creators and for lovers of the genre.
🕎Religion & Spirituality
Rosh Yehudi
An accessible, eye-level introduction to Judaism.
🕎Religion & Spirituality
Nefesh B'Nefesh
Events for olim and for anyone curious about Judaism.
🕎Religion & Spirituality
Kekulam
A spiritual gathering place for the Jewish people — Hasidic classes and workshops.
🕎Religion & Spirituality
ANU Museum
Jewish cultural events.
Tel Aviv
🕎Religion & Spirituality
Kahal Tel Aviv
An international student organization connecting young Israelis with world Jewry at Tel Aviv University.
Tel Aviv
🕍Community Synagogues
Ben Yehuda 126 — JTLV Community
Shabbat prayer at 11:00 in the morning.
Tel AvivShabbat 11:00
Read our article about this community →🕍Community Synagogues
Frishman 23
Shabbat community on Frishman.
Tel Aviv
🕍Community Synagogues
Hevron 16 — Chabad on the Coast
Eli and Sara's community on the coastline.
Tel Aviv
🕍Community Synagogues
Yehuda HaLevi 13
Shabbat 11:30 — a French-American-English crowd, many families, a top-notch kiddush.
Tel AvivShabbat 11:30
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🕍Community Synagogues
Nitzana 4 — Shivat Zion
Friday night and Shabbat morning — a small, warm, joyful place with singing.
Tel AvivFriday night & Shabbat morning
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🕍Community Synagogues
Kerem House
Occasional events; a Shabbat picnic at 14:00 in Gan Meir.
Tel AvivShabbat 14:00 at Gan Meir
🕍Community Synagogues
Heritage House
Shabbat stays for traditional folks in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
Join in person
🕍Community Synagogues
Ascent Safed
Shabbat and holiday stays, plus an English-language international program.
Safed
Join in person
🌸Free Spirit
Love House / HaShevet
Jams, bonfires, gatherings and events — an open community with a Pardes Hanna spirit.
🌸Free Spirit
Singing Circles
Singing circles and gatherings.
🌆Tel Aviv
Neighborhood Groups Directory
A map of Tel Aviv WhatsApp groups by neighborhood.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Secret Tel Aviv
Everything happening in the city, before anyone else.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Glilot Community Center
A regional arts and culture center run by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
HaChamama TLV
A young Tel Aviv community — gatherings, talks and great people.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Tze'irim Osim Ir (Young People Building a City)
The Tel Aviv-Yafo young adults unit.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
HaRatzif Community
A free co-working space run by the Tel Aviv municipality for tech entrepreneurs.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Salonim Live
'Come meet people who are actually interesting to talk to.'
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Dizengoff Center
Everything happening at the Center before anyone else, plus exclusive perks.
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Radical
A cultural and intellectual hub on Givat Herzl — talks, films, workshops (phone-free gatherings).
Tel Aviv
🌆Tel Aviv
Naomi's Events
Social events, sports, live shows and networking.
Tel Aviv
🎶Karaoke & Singing
Ballenby
Israel's home of karaoke — every day of the week.
Tel Aviv
Read our article about this community →🎶Karaoke & Singing
Russian Karaoke
A vocal-and-educational singing initiative.
🎶Karaoke & Singing
BWT Israel Piano Bar
Four hours of Broadway and Disney.
🎶Karaoke & Singing
Stardust Community
A soloists' community — you're the stars of the evening (₪80 cover including drinks).
💫Meeting People
Connections by Stav Bitton
Dating and connection events.
✨Special
Agent FOMO
A WhatsApp events bot — a bot that finds you events and you can chat with. Save the number 050-424-4206 and send it a message.
🌍Language Exchange
Nabi Yuna
A neighborhood café at 43 Yona HaNavi St., Tel Aviv, that became a hub for language exchange meetups and social gatherings — cozy vibe, outdoor couches, open late (4.5 on Google with 650+ reviews).
Tel Aviv
🍔Food & Culinary
Tel Aviv Food Tours with Yan
Guided food tours through Tel Aviv's markets and neighborhoods with Yan — tastings, stories about the places and people, and a different route every time.
Tel Aviv
⭐General Communities
Fusion — Events for Hi-Tech Professionals
A WhatsApp group for hi-tech events and updates — meetups, talks and networking for the tech community.
🛬New Olim
Olim in Tel Aviv Yafo Group
An active Facebook group for new olim in Tel Aviv-Yafo — questions, advice, events and meeting fellow newcomers in the city.
Tel Aviv
🌍Language Exchange
Exchanges Language Hub — Ramat Gan
Bi-weekly language-exchange meetup in Ramat Gan (Tuesdays) — same community, different branch.
Ramat GanEvery other Tuesday
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Tel Aviv LGBTQ+ Center
The official municipal LGBTQ+ center of Tel Aviv-Yafo — events, support groups, cultural programs and workshops for all ages.
Tel Aviv
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Calas Tel Aviv
One of Tel Aviv's iconic queer parties and nightlife spots — dance nights, drag and music with a colorful, mixed crowd.
Tel Aviv
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
MASH Central Tel Aviv
A bar-club in the heart of Tel Aviv that became a classic meeting point for the LGBTQ+ community — warm vibe, a regular crowd and ongoing events.
Tel Aviv
🌱Vegan & Vegetarian
Green Date
Israel's biggest dating platform for vegans, vegetarians and conscious-lifestyle folks — a community, events and connections that start from shared values.
🌱Vegan & Vegetarian
Vegan Israel
The Israeli vegan community — recipes, restaurant tips, new products and events for community members across the country.
♟️Chess
Tel Aviv University Chess Club
Regular chess meetups on the Tel Aviv University campus — open to students and to any player who loves the game, beginner or advanced.
Tel Aviv
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Tuesday, July 28
HER Plus One — Tu B'Av Celebration by HER Tel Aviv
20:00Tel Aviv
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A short guide to the app every meetup organizer is already using — how to spot events before everyone else, RSVP in one click, and why it's a great tool for finding your next community.
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A completely secular guy who showed up out of respect — and left with an Ashkenazi kiddush, five new friends, and one tip that really works for breaking into a conversation with strangers.
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Apps for making connections
Not just communities: the apps that help you connect: to events, to new people, and sometimes to love.
Luma
An app for discovering events and RSVPing — find nearby events, sign up in one tap, and host your own. Very popular in Tel Aviv's meetup and events scene.
Hinge
A dating app that's also great for connecting Israelis with new olim — a wonderful way to meet new people in the city, beyond your usual circles.
Networking
Meetups — tech events and networking
Where real networking happens: events and meetups from tech companies and communities — meet people from the industry, open doors, and sometimes even land your next role.
Fusion VC
A venture fund and community running high-signal tech events, talks and founder meetups — one of the most active players in Israel's startup scene.
La La Land
A founders community and networking hub — a space that connects entrepreneurs, investors and product people over honest conversations.
EBNlaw
A boutique law firm working closely with the tech and startup world — regularly hosting meetups and events for the community.
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Who is actually behind this?
I'm Itay. I moved to Tel Aviv barely knowing anyone and simply started walking into rooms where people meet. Dozens of communities later, everything I found lives here. There's a whole story behind this site.
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