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. No agenda. Just the feeling of being seen.
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 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. Every pound we raise goes back into the community, through events, support programmes, and the people who hold it all together.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Numbers Speak
Israelis in the UK
Already Engaged
Events a Year
Active Volunteers
Years of Trust
Moments From Our Community