Herzliya, 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.
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This week
This week in Herzliya
כ״ט בְּתִשְׁרֵי תשפ״ז
Shabbat
Parashat Bereshit
Friday 9 October
- Candle lighting
- 17:55
- Havdalah
- 18:51
- Parsha:Parashat Bereshit (opens in a new tab)
- Haftarah:I Samuel 20:18-42 (opens in a new tab)
- Daf yomi:Bechorot 22 (opens in a new tab)
Readings from Hebcal (Israel schedule); texts open on Sefaria.
Coming up
- 10OctGulliver's Travels - children's theatre at the library (opens in a new tab)11:00 · Herzliya Municipality events calendar
- 11OctRetiring and carrying on: artificial intelligence workshop for retirees (opens in a new tab)11:00 · Herzliya Municipality events calendar
- 11OctYoga session for young adults (opens in a new tab)18:15 · Herzliya Municipality events calendar
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 Herzliya
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.
The coast
Seven kilometres of beach and marina
- of coastline, with Blue Flag family beaches and surf beaches
- 7 kmof coastline, with Blue Flag family beaches and surf beachesSource (opens in a new tab)
- berths at Herzliya Marina, an international port since 1995
- ~800berths at Herzliya Marina, an international port since 1995Source (opens in a new tab)
- residents (CBS estimate, August 2026)
- 113,386residents (CBS estimate, August 2026)Source (opens in a new tab)
A fleet of white sailboats racing off Herzliya beach, seen from the sand with a few walkers at the water's edge
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New in town
Your first weeks in Herzliya, 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 week in Herzliya: what to do, and whereThe first steps for olim and new residents in Herzliya: the municipal olim unit, the Ministry of Aliyah office that serves the city, arnona, the free resident parking permit, Bituach Leumi, and the honest gaps.
- 02Herzliya's neighbourhoods comparedWest or east of the highway, villas or towers: Herzliya's main areas side by side, with asking rents from 5 October 2026 and what each area is like, from Nof Yam to Neve Amal.
- 03Schools and gans in Herzliya: registration dates, tzaharonim and optionsHow and when to register for gan, first grade and secondary school in Herzliya, the documents new residents need, tzaharon and Nitzanim afternoon care, and the English-language options.
- 04Health funds and doctors in Herzliya, and where to go after hoursThe four health funds' clinics in Herzliya, French- and English-speaking doctors, the Clalit urgent care centre, the nearest 24-hour ERs, and what Herzliya Medical Center (a private hospital) is and is not.
- 05Getting around Herzliya: trains, buses, the free Skipper and weekend linesTrains from Herzliya station, the main bus lines, Rav-Kav, the free Skipper minibus and Naim BaSofash weekend buses, Shabbat, parking and what is planned.
- 06Shabbat and shuls in Herzliya: what I found, and what I could notHerzliya's Religious Council, the city eruv, mikvaot, early and late minyanim, the likely options for English and French speakers, the separate beach, and the honest gaps.
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 Herzliya.
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