Local directory
English-speaking services, doctors, kosher food, shuls, schools, ulpan and help for olim. Each listing shows its source and the date it was checked.
192 places
Buses & getting around · Carmei Gat
Dan BaDarom city lines 1, 3, 4 and 5 run between the Carmei Gat terminal and Kiryat Gat railway station by different routes through the neighbourhood; together they made about 340 trips on Sunday 4 Oct 2026 (line 5 about 54 each way, lines 1, 3 and 4 about 35-42 each way).
Shuls · Avnei HaChoshen
Ashkenazi religious-Zionist shul founded in 2017 for native Israelis and olim alike. It runs weekday and Shabbat minyanim, children's services, shiurim and social programming, and is Carmei Gat's largest English-speaking shul community.
Health fund branches · Carmei Gat
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists). This is the Maccabi branch inside Carmei Gat.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Israel Railways trains stop at Kiryat Gat on the Be'er Sheva line: on Sunday 4 Oct 2026 there were 27 trains each way, about 05:15-23:15, north via Kiryat Malachi, Ramla and Lod to Tel Aviv (HaHagana, HaShalom, Merkaz) and on to Herzliya, Haifa, Karmiel or Nahariya, and south to Lehavim-Rahat and Be'er Sheva.
Help for olim · National
An English-speaking olim organisation that offers counselling, directories and social programmes. Counselling appointments for the south are arranged by email.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat
The biggest park in southern Carmei Gat, popular with residents on or near Nofech St at the neighbourhood's southern end.
Sport & pools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Year-round municipal pool run by the city matnas network. It has separate and mixed swimming hours and sells single entries or memberships.
Day trips nearby · Ashkelon
Antiquities park, lawns and a bathing beach in one, including the Canaanite gate the INPA calls the oldest vaulted gate in the world. A day trip to Ashkelon, about 22 km west of Carmei Gat. Adult entry 31 NIS, child 16 NIS.
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Real estate · Carmei Gat
Realtor, listed among the English-speaking community's businesses.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Ashkelon
The general hospital in Ashkelon. A 2015 Maariv report describes MDA Kiryat Gat taking a patient there; Ynet reports it was among hospitals receiving patients moved out of Soroka after Soroka was hit.
Other services · Carmei Gat
English tutor, listed among the English-speaking community's professionals.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
BBB burger restaurant at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
Day trips nearby · Lachish region
The 'land of a thousand caves': bell caves, burial caves, a Roman amphitheatre and Crusader remains in a national park. About 13 km east of Kiryat Gat on Route 35. Adult entry 31 NIS, child 16 NIS.
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Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat
Carmei Gat branch of a local bakery chain (several Kiryat Gat branches on the council list).
Shops · Carmei Gat
Open-air Big centre in the middle of Carmei Gat with two levels of underground parking, Rami Levy underground and about 57 listed shops and eateries.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Outdoor strip mall with Rami Levy and BBB, gas station across the street.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Dairy cafe and cake shop on the entrance floor of Gat Center, serving breakfasts, sandwiches, salads and cakes.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The local National Insurance branch for child allowance, maternity, unemployment, disability and other benefits. Book an appointment before you go.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Dairy cafe-bakery; the community site names Bleeker Cafe as a notable store at iSolomon.
Community & youth · Carmei Gat
Youth movement branch for grades 3-12, open to all, as listed by the Kiryat Gat municipality youth department.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Youth movement branch for grades 3-12, open to all, as listed by the Kiryat Gat municipality youth department.
Day trips nearby · Lachish region
About 40,000 dunams of planted forest, natural woodland and historical sites in the Judean lowlands, with a 15 km scenic road, the Masua and Srigim recreation areas and Tel Azeka on its northern edge. About 16 km north-east of Carmei Gat.
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Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Burger Ranch branch at Gat Center.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Egged lines 449 and 460 run between Kikar HaMa'apil in Kiryat Gat and Jerusalem central bus station; on Sunday 4 Oct 2026 line 449 ran about 17-18 trips each way and line 460 about 9. There is no direct train to Jerusalem.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Metropoline 369 (Be'er Sheva - Tel Aviv central bus station) stops in Kiryat Gat about 31 times each way a day; other Metropoline lines go to Rishon LeZion (367, 371), Ashdod (348, 368), Petah Tikva (372) and Tel Aviv Savidor station (375, 469).
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Dairy cafe in the Big Carmei Gat shopping centre.
Buses & getting around · Carmei Gat
The bus terminal at the northern end of Carmei Gat, where Dan BaDarom city lines 1, 3, 4 and 5 (to Kiryat Gat railway station) and 11, 13 and 14 (to Sderot Israel Polak in the south of the city) start.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipal office that manages the development of Carmei Gat: infrastructure, roads, landscaping and traffic arrangements in the neighbourhood.
Schools · Carmei Gat
State (secular) middle and high school (grades 7-12) on Sderot Avnei HaChoshen; the bus stop outside is called "Tichon Carmei Gat". The community site describes "Ort High School" as the secular middle and high school in Carmei Gat.
Sport & pools · Carmei Gat
Large free outdoor sports complex in the centre of Carmei Gat with basketball courts, soccer fields, a skate park, volleyball and a playground. The ninja course and climbing wall are privately run and charge an entrance fee.
Schools · Carmei Gat
State-religious (mamlachti dati) primary school registered under the name "Carmei Gat", on Sderot Carmei Gat. The community site lists Shabazi (religious elementary) and Kol Eliyahu as the religious primary schools; which of them this code is, is not stated.
Schools · Carmei Gat
A second state-religious (mamlachti dati) primary school registered as "Yesodi Mamad Carmei Gat", on Sderot Carmei Gat near Nahal Revivim.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat
Carrefour Market supermarket on Esther HaMalka St near the Reisdor centre.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
The biggest park in the north, with good grassy space for birthday parties and a ninja course.
Shuls · Carmei Gat
Edot HaMizrach (Sephardi) synagogue on Nofech St, as listed in the Kipa synagogue directory.
Shuls · Carmei Gat
Chabad house run by Rabbi Dovi and Sheindy Havlin, opened in 2018 with the neighbourhood's first residents. It offers a shul, Torah classes for men and women, kitchen kashering, kallah classes, bar mitzvah preparation, mezuzah and tefillin checking, and children's activities.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Bakery at the Reisdor centre (the community site mentions bakeries at Reisdor).
Health fund branches · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Clalit's combined clinic in Carmei Gat, in the Gat Center building. The Clalit dataset lists a Clalit pharmacy, Tipat Chalav and a child development institute at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit child and youth health centre (paediatrics); Tipat Chalav (unit 94237) is at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit's specialist centre: the dataset lists ENT, urology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, surgery, neurology, dermatology, eyes, cardiology, rheumatology, women's health, X-ray and physiotherapy at this address.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit evening clinic for urgent problems, for Clalit members, on three evenings a week.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94201) at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic in the Yishpro Center. Clalit Smile dental and Clalit complementary medicine are listed at the same address.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit adult mental health centre. A separate child and adolescent unit is listed at 8 Otniel Ben Kenaz St (08-6881072).
Pharmacies · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Clalit pharmacy at the Carmei Gat clinic in the Gat Center building. Community site notes a pharmacy at Gat Center.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit combined clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94351) and Tipat Chalav (unit 94356) at the same address; also hosts Clalit's evening clinic.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Clalit primary care clinic with a pharmacy (unit 94211) at the same address.
Health fund branches · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Clalit's Tipat Chalav (well-baby and vaccination clinic) for Carmei Gat, at the Carmei Gat clinic.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
A small Ashkenazi minyan for northern Carmei Gat, started by Israelis in 2026. It often meets in the Bnei Akiva caravan.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
Recognised daycare centre (ma'on yom) for babies and toddlers in Carmei Gat (Sderot Avnei HaChoshen), listed by the Ministry of Education.
Schools · Carmei Gat
State (mamlachti) primary school on Nofech St in southern Carmei Gat; the Carmei Gat matnas, the Nofech St mikveh and several gans are next to it. The community site lists it as a secular elementary school.
Real estate · Carmei Gat
Realtor, listed among the English-speaking community's businesses.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ramot David Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Carmei Gat
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Carmei Gat Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew, English and Arabic among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Rheumatology doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew, English and French among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Carmei Gat
Gynaecology doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Carmei Gat Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ramot David Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Paediatrics doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Atarei HaMikra Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Carmei Gat
Paediatrics doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Carmei Gat Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Doctors & clinics · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Family medicine doctor for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Lawyers & accountants · Carmei Gat
US immigration and naturalization lawyer, listed among the English-speaking community's professionals.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Meat restaurant at the Reisdor centre.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat 02 (central)
Two small central playgrounds: Gabso park by the Gabso and Gindi buildings, across from many ganim, and Shabazi park right outside the Shabazi school.
Shops · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Three-storey indoor centre in the south of Carmei Gat with free underground parking: Shufersal, Clalit and Maccabi clinics, a pharmacy, gym, eateries and more.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Katzefet ice cream shop in Big Carmei Gat.
Shuls · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Ashkenazi synagogue in the older part of Kiryat Gat, listed in the Kipa synagogue directory.
For kids · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Large air-conditioned indoor play space run by the city matnas network for children aged 4 months to 6 years. Entry is 25 NIS per child with one adult free, or 250 NIS for a 13-entry card.
Shuls · Carmei Gat
Synagogue meeting in the Shabazi state-religious school building on Henrietta Szold St.
Parks & playgrounds · Lachish region
KKL-JNF forest about 4 km east of Kiryat Gat with picnic and barbecue areas, an accessible recreation area, a lookout, marked walking trails past ancient olive and wine presses, and graded cycling trails.
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Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Mexican-style meat restaurant at the Reisdor centre.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 02 (central)
Carlebach-style Friday-night minyan held in members' homes in central Carmei Gat.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
15 Haredi (incl. Chabad) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nahal Alexander, Sderot Carmei Gat, Esther HaMalka St and the north).
Sport & pools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Renovated summer pool with a half-Olympic teaching pool, a toddler pool with a mushroom waterfall, new changing rooms and shaded seating.
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Market-style store for produce, deli, spices and nuts.
Real estate · Carmei Gat
Real estate professional, listed among the English-speaking community's businesses.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · National
The information line for civil-defence and shelter instructions. The Kiryat Gat municipality's numbers page lists 1207 / 08-9783603; the Home Front Command app and oref.org.il give live guidance during alerts, so check the current number there.
Parks & playgrounds · Kiryat Gat (older city)
A 50-dunam park in the middle of Kiryat Gat's industrial park, built around a Byzantine mosaic floor, with playgrounds, a challenge area, shaded corners and a cycling track. About 4.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
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For kids · Carmei Gat 02 (central)
Paid climbing walls and a 15 m, four-level rope park inside the free Carmei Gat Sportek, with a children's level, a wheelchair-accessible rope route, a 100 m zip line and a giant swing.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Small outdoor centre with Bleecker cafe, Golda ice cream, a Red Pirate toy store and a bowling alley (opened June 2026).
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · National
The police emergency number.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The main post office: mail, parcels, postal banking and services at the counter. Book an appointment in advance.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The local Employment Service office (lishkat ha-avoda): unemployment registration and job referrals. Details here are not fully confirmed: check before going.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Pizzeria at Gat Center.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Branch of the Japanika Asian chain at the Reisdor centre.
Therapy & counselling · Carmei Gat
Dietitian, listed among the English-speaking community's professionals.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Meat restaurant in the Big Carmei Gat shopping centre.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Rehovot
Clalit's general hospital in Rehovot, north of Kiryat Gat.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat's central bus station on Sderot HaAtzmaut, for city lines 2, 8, 12 and 18 and intercity buses to Ashkelon (250, 252), Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Rishon LeZion, Tel Aviv, Kiryat Arba (256, 257) and Sderot (240).
Attractions & sights · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The city's main performance hall, run by the municipal matnas network. It hosts theatre and concert subscriptions, children's shows, stand-up, seniors' films and a cinematheque.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Runs the city's schools and gans from birth to 12th grade, including registration and transfers between schools.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
City-wide network that runs the community centres, the municipal library, the Arba Onot and Shoftim pools, the culture hall, and youth and sports programmes. Registration for chugim and camps goes through it.
Help for olim · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Supports new olim, returning residents and first-time residents. Help covers housing, work, education, health and bureaucracy. It also runs Hebrew ulpanim, workshops and job guidance.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Report hazards and faults (lighting, garbage, water, roads, etc.) and ask general municipal questions. Dial 106 from any phone, including mobiles.
Community & youth · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Public library with books for children, youth and adults, mostly in Hebrew, English and Russian, plus computers, a reading corner and a quiet study floor upstairs. It is beside the Lev HaIr mall plaza and its free parking lot.
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Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat municipality, which also runs Carmei Gat. The official website (Hebrew) has department contacts, forms, registration and emergency pages.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Handles marriage registration, kashrut, family purity and mikvaot, Shabbat and eruv, burial services, and checking Jewish status for olim. The city has two chief rabbis.
Attractions & sights · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Weekly Wednesday market selling clothes, shoes, toys, kitchen and household goods and head scarves; a fruit and vegetable market runs at the same time a short walk down HaAvodah St.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Municipal social workers and welfare services for individuals and families, seniors, disability, youth and crisis support.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious primary school registered as Kol Eliyahu. The community site lists Kol Eliyahu among Carmei Gat's religious schools (grades 1-3 in 2025/26, adding a grade each year).
Health fund branches · Carmei Gat
Leumit's Carmei Gat medical centre. Leumit lists a pharmacy, nursing, lab sampling, echocardiography, flu shots and complementary medicine here.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit's larger Kiryat Gat centre: pharmacy, child health centre, X-ray, ultrasound, lab, minor surgery and nursing.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit medical centre with pharmacy, family health station (Tipat Chalav), nursing and lab.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Leumit medical centre with pharmacy, physiotherapy institute, nursing and lab sampling.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Older mall with shops around a plaza, kids' fountains, a taxi stand, a big free car park and the library nearby.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
Recognised daycare centre (ma'on yom) for babies and toddlers in Carmei Gat (Sderot Avnei HaChoshen), listed by the Ministry of Education.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
Recognised daycare centre (ma'on yom) for babies and toddlers in Carmei Gat (Sderot Lachish / Sderot Carmei Gat), listed by the Ministry of Education.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat
Network of Chabad day-care centres across Kiryat Gat for babies and toddlers aged 3 months to 3 years, open all year and supervised by the government. Chabad of Carmei Gat says a Chabad ma'on operates in the neighbourhood.
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Health fund branches · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Maccabi Healthcare Services medical centre (family doctors, paediatricians, nurses and specialists).
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Pharmacy run by Maccabi.
Community & youth · Carmei Gat
Youth movement branch for grades 4-12, open to all, as listed by the Kiryat Gat municipality youth department.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · National
Ambulance and emergency medical service.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Kiryat Gat's Magen David Adom ambulance station. In an emergency call 101 rather than going to the station.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat
Park across from Gat Market, popular on Shabbat with English speakers because it is near Carmei Zion. Very busy around mincha time.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Meat restaurant at the Reisdor centre (a Manhattan branch is also listed on Lachish Blvd 16).
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Meat restaurant listed at Gat Center.
Community & youth · Carmei Gat
Two-storey, roughly 500 sq m branch of the city matnas network. It runs clubs (chugim), workshops, seniors' activities, community events and holiday camps, with a gymboree for ages 3-9, an activity hall and a dance and sports studio.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat
After-school programmes inside elementary schools for grades 1-3, run by the city matnas network with the Ministry of Education 'Nitzanim' extended-day scheme: homework help, enrichment clubs and a hot lunch. Registration for 2026-27 was online until 18 Aug 2026, then by available places.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Kosher-certified McDonald's branch in Big Carmei Gat.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State special-education school for primary through high-school ages. The community site lists M'ever L'keshet as the special-needs elementary school.
Schools · Carmei Gat
State (mamlachti) primary school in Carmei Gat, on the Sderot Carmei Gat side of the neighbourhood. The community site lists "Begin" as a secular elementary school.
Childcare & after-gan · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipality's contact for gan (kindergarten) registration questions.
Museums & heritage · Lachish region
Heritage centre of the Givati Brigade in the 1948 police fortress at Yoav, with exhibitions on the 1948 fighting and today's brigade, a memorial room, vehicles from the battles and an observation tower over the Lachish region. About 9 km north-west of Carmei Gat.
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Health fund branches · Carmei Gat
Meuhedet's clinic inside Carmei Gat (family medicine, paediatrics, lab sampling and pharmacy per a 2021 report).
Help for olim · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The government olim office for Kiryat Gat (and Carmei Gat). It issues the teudat oleh, refers olim to ulpan and to employment centres, gives income support and grants (including for lone soldiers), and offers social-worker support.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Minyan that meets from time to time in homes in southern Carmei Gat. It combines Ashkenazi and Sephardi nusach and gives youth leading roles.
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The municipal absorption department runs Hebrew ulpanim for new olim. Contact the department for current classes and locations.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The office for arnona (municipal property tax) accounts, payments, discounts and exemptions. Book an appointment online before you go.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Sushi restaurant at Gat Center.
Schools · Carmei Gat
New state (mamlachti) primary school in Carmei Gat. Per the community site it had grades 1-2 only in 2025/26 and is adding a grade each year.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · National
A support line for people affected by trauma from war or terror.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 01 (west)
Family-oriented Ashkenazi community founded in 2025. It holds Friday night and Shabbat morning services, including children's services, in the party rooms of different apartment buildings in western Carmei Gat.
Shuls · Carmei Gat
Synagogue on Nofech St, listed by Chabad of Carmei Gat among the neighbourhood's religious services.
Help for olim · National
Nefesh B'Nefesh lists Carmei Gat as an 'emerging community'. Its guide page covers the ulpan, schools, transport, housing search tips and English-speaking contacts.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
A municipal team that gives new residents information, personal guidance and links to services and community activities.
Schools · Carmei Gat
Official Haredi primary school on Chana Senesh St in northern Carmei Gat.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious comprehensive middle and high school (mixed) in Kiryat Gat.
Yeshivot, seminaries & colleges · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious boys' yeshiva high school (yeshiva tichonit) in Kiryat Gat. The community site notes there is no religious boys' high school in Carmei Gat yet, so this is the nearest in the city.
Parks & playgrounds · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Central Kiryat Gat park with a big lawn used for city shows, a petanque court, playgrounds, the 'Tiras Ham' story park for toddlers and a fish pond. In Kiryat Gat, about 2.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Pizzeria in the Big Carmei Gat shopping centre.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Branch of the Pizza Shemesh chain at the Reisdor centre; delivery and pickup.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat
Pizzeria on northern Lachish Blvd.
Council & government offices · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Handles teudat zehut, passports and population-registry changes. Book an appointment through govisit.gov.il first.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Carmei Gat
A public migunit (no. 32) on the ground near the basketball court, in the park behind Cramim school. It is for people caught outdoors during an alert.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Carmei Gat
Two public miguniot (nos. 30 and 31) inside the Sportek, by the courts and the running track. They are for people caught outdoors during an alert.
Therapy & counselling · Carmei Gat
Birth doula, listed among the English-speaking community's professionals.
Schools · Kiryat Gat (older city)
State-religious primary school in Kiryat Gat, south of Carmei Gat.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat
Rami Levy supermarket on the underground level of Big Carmei Gat.
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Rami Levy supermarket at Big Kiryat Gat (named on the community site).
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Get or update a personal Rav-Kav public-transport card (for example to add olim, student or senior discount profiles).
Shops · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Semi-circular ground-floor strip mall in the north of Carmei Gat with eateries, bakeries, a small events hall and kids' fountains; blue-and-white street parking.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Playground across from the Reisdor shopping centre, with a fish pond and a second playground further down the hill. A bike path with green space leads up from the Makolet park towards Reisdor and passes a ninja park for older kids and adults.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat
Roladin patisserie-cafe in Big Carmei Gat.
Parks & playgrounds · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
The Ropes park is across from Gat Center and has water fountains; it is popular in the afternoons with English-speaking families from nearby Avnei HaChoshen. The Omega park is a little north on the same path, just south of a dog park.
Buses & getting around · National
Carmei Gat sits next to Route 6. Tolls are billed by number plate. A free, no-commitment subscription gives up to 40% off each trip and consolidated monthly billing.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Prepared salads counter on Nofech St.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Schnitzel take-away at the Reisdor centre (another branch on Lachish Blvd 14).
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat
Bus terminal at the western entrance to Carmei Gat, about 1.2 km from the centre of the neighbourhood. On Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 it was the starting point of Kavim 132 to Beitar Illit (9 trips) and Galim 230 to Netivot railway station (11 trips).
Therapy & counselling · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Psychotherapy (adults) practitioner for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Medical Centre (HaAtzmaut); Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Shawarma counter at Gat Center.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
Shufersal supermarket in Gat Center (named on the community site).
Groceries & bakeries · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Shufersal Deal supermarket on Malchei Israel Blvd, with a pharmacy inside.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 02 (central)
Quick Friday-night minyan, mostly English-speaking, held in members' homes or a park in Neighbourhood 02.
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Be'er Sheva
Clalit's large hospital in Be'er Sheva, the main referral hospital for the Negev.
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Meat restaurant at the Reisdor centre.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
7 state (mamlachti) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nahal Guvrin, Nahal Arnon, Nahal Alexander). Includes special-education gans (ריף, שביט).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
3 state (mamlachti) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nofech St, by Cramim school). Includes special-education gans (הרימון).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
3 state (mamlachti) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Sderot Lachish, Leah Imenu St and the Zelda Schneurson St area).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
8 state (mamlachti) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nahal Yarkon / Sderot Avnei HaChoshen).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
9 state-religious (mamlachti dati) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nahal Guvrin, Nahal Zavitan and Sderot Carmei Gat). Includes special-education gans (צדף).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
8 state-religious (mamlachti dati) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Miriam HaNevia St and the Zelda Schneurson / Lea Goldberg St area).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
5 state-religious (mamlachti dati) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Nofech St / Yashpe St, by Cramim school).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
6 state-religious (mamlachti dati) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Sderot Carmei Gat / Nahal Yarkon).
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
3 state-religious (mamlachti dati) kindergartens registered with the Ministry of Education in this part of Carmei Gat (Sderot Lachish / Leah Imenu St).
Pharmacies · Carmei Gat
Super-Pharm branch in the Big Carmei Gat shopping centre.
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm branch in the Big Kiryat Gat strip mall.
Pharmacies · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Super-Pharm branch in central Kiryat Gat by Kikar Paz; Leumit lists it as "Super-Pharm Lev HaIr".
Therapy & counselling · Carmei Gat
Lactation consultant, listed among the English-speaking community's professionals.
Buses & getting around · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Taxi stand on the plaza behind the Lev HaIr mall in central Kiryat Gat, near the library and the municipality. About 2.5 km south of Carmei Gat.
Day trips nearby · Lachish region
Biblical Lachish, the Judean fortress city besieged by the Assyrians in 701 BCE, with its city gate, palace-fort and siege ramp, plus a visitor centre that needs a reservation. About 10 km south-east of Carmei Gat. Adult entry 24 NIS, child 10 NIS.
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Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Terem urgent care centre for after-hours injuries and illness (X-ray, IV treatment, orthopaedic follow-up, rapid flu tests). Terem says that between 04:00 and 05:45 there is no doctor on site and paramedical staff give first response.
Gan & daycare · Carmei Gat
Recognised daycare centre (ma'on yom) for babies and toddlers in Carmei Gat (Sderot Carmei Gat), listed by the Ministry of Education.
Therapy & counselling · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Speech therapy practitioner for Maccabi members at the Maccabi Kiryat Gat Atarei HaMikra Medical Centre; Maccabi lists Hebrew and English among the languages spoken.
Community & youth · Carmei Gat
Youth movement branch for grades 4-12, open to all, as listed by the Kiryat Gat municipality youth department.
Ulpan & Hebrew · Kiryat Gat (older city)
The Hebrew ulpan named for Kiryat Gat on Nefesh B'Nefesh's Carmei Gat community page.
Schools · Carmei Gat
State-religious girls' middle and high school (ulpana) on Esther HaMalka St in northern Carmei Gat. The community site calls it "Ort HaDati (Tzvia Ulpana)", with regular classes and a torani beit midrash track.
Council & government offices · Carmei Gat 07 (south)
A welfare department social-work team based in Gat Center, Carmei Gat. It is the only municipal welfare office found inside the neighbourhood.
Shuls · Carmei Gat 01 (west)
Community led by Rabbi Eitan Klinger, founded around 2023. It davens in both Ashkenazi and Sephardi nusach in a permanent building in Neighbourhood 01, and its members are more Israeli than in the other minyanim.
Groceries & bakeries · Carmei Gat 03 (north)
Greengrocer at the Reisdor centre.
Shops · Kiryat Gat (older city)
Larger two-storey outdoor centre with cheap clothing and school shirts, disposables, a grocery and 1001 Dvarim; Clalit and Leumit clinics are in the complex.
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