ברוכים הבאים הביתה

A Home Away From Home, for Israelis in London

Since 2017, HBayit has been the warm front door for the thousands of Israelis living in London and across the UK. A true sense of home away from home, where you're seen, heard, and simply allowed to be yourself.

Find your community Donate

19K+ All Time Members
150+ Yearly Events
8.5+ Years Already
✓ Registered Charity

The HBayit community gathered in a living room for Chanukah

Our Story

It Started With an Open Door

HBayit began in the living room of Ari and Aliza Rotenberg. Two Israelis, six kids, one Friday night table that kept getting longer.

Eight and a half years later, the living room has grown into the UK's largest Israeli community, but the idea hasn't changed: when you're far from home, someone should hug you like they've known you your whole life.

We're a community of students, young professionals, founders, artists, parents, and new mothers, all navigating life in a place that isn't quite Israel and isn't quite not.

Around 200 volunteers keep it all moving. Nobody here is selling you anything. We exist because we needed this ourselves, and we know you might too.

HBayit b'London is a registered charitable organisation (charity no. 1217670). Every pound we raise goes back into the community, through events, support programmes, and the people who hold it all together.

The HBayit community around a holiday table

Our Values

What Holds the Home Together

Belonging

A true sense of home away from home — where you're seen, heard, and simply allowed to be yourself.
Jewish Tradition by Choice

A vibrant and meaningful connection to Jewish heritage — through deep personal resonance.
Authenticity & Human Connection

Real, heart-centered relationships — where language, culture, and identity come together in meaningful ways.
Personal & Collective Growth

A community that nurtures transformation — through content, conversation, celebration, and shared purpose.

Watch

Step Inside the Home

Video not loading? Watch it on Google Drive

Find Your Community

Five Rooms, One Home

HBayit isn't one-size-fits-all. Life in London looks different when you're 22 and figuring it out, 32 and building something, or 42 with a baby in one arm and a CV in the other. Each sub-community has its own WhatsApp, its own rhythm, and its own people waiting to meet you.

01
Young Professionals

For Israelis in their 20s and 30s carving out a career and a social life at the same time. Friday dinners where nobody eats alone, networking that actually feels human, and the kind of friendships you hoped London would give you.
- Friday Dinners
- Networking
- Social Events
02
Tech & Business

London's Israeli founders, operators, and tech folks, in one room. Pitch nights, founder breakfasts, and honest conversations about building companies abroad. Without the polish and without the pitch-slap.
- Pitch Nights
- Founder Meetups
- Industry Panels
03
Students

Being an Israeli student in London can feel isolating. It shouldn't. We host socials, study sessions, and holiday gatherings across UCL, LSE, King's, Imperial, and beyond, so there's always a familiar face on campus.
- Meetups
- Holiday Celebrations
- Study Groups
04
Young Families

Raising Israeli-Jewish kids in London is beautiful, and a lot. We bring families together for Shabbat dinners, holiday events, Sunday School, and weekends that feel a little bit like home, for the parents and the kids.
- Kids Activities
- Holiday Events
- Sunday School
05
New Mothers

A circle of Israeli mothers walking the first year together. Whether it's postpartum questions, sleepless nights, or just needing to speak Hebrew to someone who gets it. This is the softest landing we know how to build.
- Support Circles
- Baby Classes
- Playdates
Keep the Home Open

HBayit runs on two things: volunteers and donations. Every pound helps us host another Shabbat dinner, support another new mother, welcome another student off the plane.
Donate

The Numbers Speak

100K Israelis in the UK
19K+ Participants
150+ Events a Year
200+ Active Volunteers
8.5+ Years of Trust

We started HBayit because we knew somewhere in London there was an Israeli looking for the warmth of home. We opened the door, set one more place at the table, and the rest is the community. Everything we've built, we've built together.

Events