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Jerusalem Jewish Orthodox Neighborhood Walking Tour: Insight into Haredi Jews Culture
3.9
21 Ratings
Jerusalem
Immerse yourself in the culture of Haredi Jews on a 3-hour walking tour of Jerusalem’s Orthodox Jewish quarter. Visit a synagogue, bakery, and community center, sample traditional pastries, and learn about the role of the religious community in Israeli society.
Immerse yourself in the culture of Haredi Jews on a 3-hour walking tour of Jerusalem’s Orthodox Jewish quarter. Visit a synagogue, bakery, and community center, sample traditional pastries, and learn about the role of the religious community in Israeli society.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Davidka Square - Davidka Square is a historic public square located in the heart of Jerusalem, Israel. It is named after the Davidka, a homemade mortar used by Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The square is surrounded by notable landmarks, including the Mahane Yehuda Market, the Jaffa Road pedestrian mall, and the Jerusalem light…
- Davidka Square - Davidka Square is a historic public square located in the heart of Jerusalem, Israel. It is named after the Davidka, a homemade mortar used by Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The square is surrounded by notable landmarks, including the Mahane Yehuda Market, the Jaffa Road pedestrian mall, and the Jerusalem light rail station. Today, the square serves as a bustling transportation hub and a popular gathering place for locals and tourists alike.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and Drinks
- Food and Drinks
Additional Information
Take a 3-hour guided walk through Jerusalem’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. Understand the customs and lifestyle of the city’s Haredi Jews under the guidance of an informed guide. Explore key spots like a functioning synagogue, bakery, and community hub. Taste classic Jewish bakery items, view age-old artifacts in a community library, and gain knowledge…
Take a 3-hour guided walk through Jerusalem’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. Understand the customs and lifestyle of the city’s Haredi Jews under the guidance of an informed guide. Explore key spots like a functioning synagogue, bakery, and community hub. Taste classic Jewish bakery items, view age-old artifacts in a community library, and gain knowledge about the significance of the religious community within today’s Israeli society.
- Modest dress code is required for both men and women
Location
Abraham Jerusalem
Ha-Nevi'im Street
Abraham Jerusalem is closed at the moment. Meet at the bus stop outside the hostel- Ha-Nevi'im St 67, Jerusalem
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(21 Ratings)
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Sergio_p
Aug 22, 2023
Amazing tour - This is an amazing tour! Motti was very good in explaining everything about the Haredim and answered to any questions we had. He is extremely knowledgeable and even brought us to experience one of the best Jewish food in the neighbourhood. I highly recommend it, this is a must go tour if you’re interested in the Jewish culture. Very informative and I’ve learned a lot.
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Laurasn3488yf
Apr 14, 2023
Extremely Interesting - This tour was extremely interesting. The tour guide was extremely knowledgable, interesting and funny. We learned a lot and really enjoyed it.
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Hanna
Feb 24, 2023
Please don’t miss this, it’s so good >< - We came to Israel for our honeymoon and we’ve been doing several tours here so far and this was one of the best tours we did in Israel! Motti was sincere, fun, and informative!! He was in the society and that’s why he was able to explain with so much details. It was very interesting and I think we learned a lot about Jewish society in the most interesting way!! Thank you so much for offering this tour, it is unforgettable!!!!
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Andrea_g
Jan 16, 2023
Amazing experience - Guide was knowledgeable and have an interesting, fair and balanced view of this segment of current Israeli society
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Pmpmmumbai
Nov 26, 2022
Fascinating tour of the Ultra Orthodox community and neighbourhood in Jerusalem - Very interesting tour of the ultra orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Jerusalem by Mordechai ‘Motti’ who was a former Haredi Ultra orthodox member himself. Very informative and entertaining. The tour took us deep into the heart of the community over nearly three hours and we were fascinated. This tour is highly recommended.
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Robertofc5449zg
May 20, 2023
Good trip. - I found the tour good though I found the explanations of the guide were more important and enlightening than the walk through the neighborhood. The main streets are with few people and nothing different from what I saw in the streets of other neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Also we did not enter the neighborhood considered more orthodox since the guide said that sometimes they could be violent.
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Nina95243
Jan 30, 2024
Ugh - I was expecting a real immersion in the Israeli Orthodox Jewish world and this excursion did not meet my expectations.
The guide is a former member of the Orthodox community, so his explanations are turned in a negative way towards this community, without real objectivity.
We did not interact with members of the community, the only visit to a business was in a bookstore.
Does not correspond to people who know the Jewish world because they will learn nothing, and those who know nothing about it will come away with a negative vision of this community which is nevertheless fascinating.
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Ducati500
May 24, 2023
Nothing like the tour advertised ! - Although our walk around the Orthodox area was pleasant, and our guide quite interesting, this tour was not at all what was advertised. It was more like a lecture 'on the hoof' and the only places we stopped were in a small bookshop and also a store selling religious clothing. We did not :
Visit a working synagogue
See a community center and a soup kitchen
Meet a Haredi family in their own home to learn about their culture
Step inside a bakery to sample Jewish pastries and bread
or
Browse ancient Jewish artifacts inside a local library
i queried the length of the tour, and it is 2 1/2 hours, not 4 ( which was fine for us)
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Claudi0t0rres
Feb 9, 2025
No guide showed up to the tour! - I had a tour booked for today, 9th February, at 4:30pm leaving from Abraham Jerusalem, at Davidka Square. I showed up at the place and nobody appeared. I wrote to the company with no avail; nobody explained what happened?Â
The person at the reception desk of where used to be Abraham Jerusalem Hostel, where it should be the starting point (it is not the same hostel anymore, and they say nothing in the website!) said she knew of no tour leaving from there!
No tour. No explanation. I want the refund of the money paid!
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Eliyah0l
Jun 8, 2023
Terrible Perspective - How do I begin....Just to some it up, the tour is done by a man who was born and bred in Mear Sharim but is completely anti everything the neighborhood stands for and is secular. He describes the Jews in this neighborhood as radical and brings mostly negative views about them. Didn't enjoy it. I'm glad we accidentally lost the tour and enjoyed just walking thru and speaking to the locals ourselves for over an hour who were really kind and friendly, not radical at all.
Chaya and Eli
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