Community groups
Community groups
WhatsApp, Facebook and Telegram groups, mailing lists and forums for Carmei Gat, listed only where the group or a community organisation publishes the link itself.
I don't run these groups. Each is run by the people or organisation named on it, with its own rules. Joining is between you and the group.
- Facebook
Carmei Gat Community (Facebook group)
Community Facebook group for Carmei Gat residents, listed by Nefesh B'Nefesh next to the community website.
- Run by:
- Group admins (not named on the source page)
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Website or forum
Carmei Gat Community website ('Speak to a local')
Resident-run English guide to Carmei Gat (shuls, schools, parks, shopping and Kiryat Gat services) with a 'Speak to a local' form that puts newcomers in touch with someone from the English-speaking community.
- Run by:
- Carmei Gat residents (volunteers)
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Facebook
Carmei Gat Info (Facebook group)
Facebook group for questions and information about life in Carmei Gat. Nefesh B'Nefesh lists it as a social-media resource for newcomers.
- Run by:
- Group admins (not named on the source page)
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Facebook
Carmei Zion shul (Facebook page)
Facebook page of Carmei Zion, the Ashkenazi religious-Zionist shul in Carmei Gat whose community includes native Israelis and olim.
- Run by:
- Carmei Zion
- Languages spoken:
- English · Hebrew
- Neighbourhood:
- Avnei HaChoshen
- Other
Carmei Zion shul (Instagram)
Carmei Zion's Instagram account, linked from its English website.
- Run by:
- Carmei Zion
- Languages spoken:
- English · Hebrew
- Neighbourhood:
- Avnei HaChoshen
- Facebook
Chabad of Carmei Gat (Facebook page)
Facebook page of Chabad of Carmei Gat: holiday events, classes and community services in the neighbourhood.
- Run by:
- Chabad of Carmei Gat
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Kiryat Gat matnas network (Facebook page)
Facebook page of the city's municipal company that runs the matnasim (including Matnas Carmei Gat), the culture hall, pools, the Sportek and 60+ programmes.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat municipal company (matnas network)
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Other
Kiryat Gat matnas network (Instagram)
Instagram account of the municipal matnas network: shows, chugim, camps and city events.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat municipal company (matnas network)
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Kiryat Gat Municipality (Facebook page, Hebrew)
The municipality's main Facebook page, which its emergency page lists as an information channel in emergencies and routine.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Kiryat Gat Municipality (Facebook page, Russian)
The municipality's Russian-language Facebook page, listed on its emergency page.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Russian
- WhatsApp
Kiryat Gat Municipality neighbourhood WhatsApp groups (all quarters)
The municipal page lists one quiet WhatsApp group per quarter of Kiryat Gat (21 in October 2026), with a street look-up to find your quarter. Joining means agreeing to receive municipal messages.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- WhatsApp
Kiryat Gat Municipality WhatsApp: Carmei Gat 2
Quiet, announcements-only neighbourhood group run by the municipality for city information, events, infrastructure works, alerts and emergency updates. It is the only Carmei Gat group on the municipal list.
- Run by:
- Kiryat Gat Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Nefesh B'Nefesh Communities (Facebook group)
Nefesh B'Nefesh's national Facebook group for olim and future olim comparing communities, including Carmei Gat.
- Run by:
- Nefesh B'Nefesh
- Languages spoken:
- English
Stay safe in groups
Your phone number is visible to members of a WhatsApp group. Never send money or ID documents to someone you only know from a group, and check offers of flats or jobs independently.
Run a group whose link you publish? Send me the public page and I will add it.
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