What's On
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 a community of thousands across the UK. 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, parents, and new mothers, all navigating life in a place that's almost home, but never quite.
Volunteers keep it all moving. We exist because we needed this ourselves, and we know you might too.
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.
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 sales pitch.
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.
Keep the Home Open
HBayit runs on two things: volunteers and donations. Every pound helps us host another Shabbat dinner, support another new mother, welcome another student off the plane.
The Numbers Speak
Israelis in the UK
Community Members
Events a Year
Have Volunteered
Years of Trust