Caesarea, for newcomers and locals
Places checked against their own sources, this week's Shabbat times and weather, what's on, and the practical answers newcomers ask for.
195 Checked places17 Neighbourhoods & townsCandle lighting Friday 16:20
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This week
This week in Caesarea
ב׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ז
Shabbat
Parashat Toldot
Friday 13 November
- Candle lighting
- 16:20
- Havdalah
- 17:19
Ben-Gurion Day
- Parsha:Parashat Toldot (opens in a new tab)
- Haftarah:Malachi 1:1-2:7 (opens in a new tab)
- Daf yomi:Bechorot 55 (opens in a new tab)
Readings from Hebcal (Israel schedule); texts open on Sefaria.
Chanukah is coming
Get ready for Chanukah
The first candle is lit at nightfall on Friday 4 December. 22 days to go.
On Friday, light before the Shabbat candles, with candles that will burn until half an hour after dark.
Light the chanukiah
Candles go in from right to left. You light from left to right, the newest candle first, with the shamash.
Spin the dreidel
- Your coins
- 10
- Pot
- 2
You start with 10 coins and 2 in the pot. In Israel the letters stand for נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה פֹּה, "a great miracle happened here".
Who are you?
Start where you are
Pick the page that fits you: the first steps, the right places in the directory and the people to ask.
Explore
Everything for life in Caesarea
Local directory
Places checked against their own source
Every listing links to where its details came from and shows the date it was last checked. Filter by language spoken, kashrut and neighbourhood.
- Doctors & clinics1 place
- Health fund branches2 places
- Urgent care, hospitals & emergency1 place
- Kosher restaurants & cafés37 places
- Groceries & bakeries10 places
- Shuls9 places
- Schools18 places
- Community & youth10 places
- Shops27 places
- Pharmacies3 places
- Council & government offices5 places
- Buses & getting around1 place
New in town
Your first weeks in Caesarea, step by step
The paperwork, the health fund, the bank, the bus card and the arnona office, in the order that saves you trips. Your progress stays on your device.
- 1
Before you land
- Gather original documents
- Check your aliyah file is complete
- Compare the four health funds
- 2
First week
- Install Home Front Command and find your shelter
- Get a Rav-Kav or a payment app
- Open a bank account
- 3
First month
- Register for arnona at the municipality
- Sign up for ulpan
- Meet your absorption adviser
- 4
First three months
- Ask your employer about tax credit points
- Check your National Insurance status
- Decide on health fund supplementary cover
Guides
Practical guides, with the common questions answered
- 01Your first weeks in CaesareaHow Caesarea is run (a private development corporation, not a council), plus Or Akiva and Binyamina next door: offices, health care, banks and schools.
- 02Caesarea's neighbourhoods and the towns around itCaesarea's residential zones, the golf area and Golden Beach, and the nearby towns of Or Akiva, Binyamina and the kibbutzim.
- 03Getting around Caesarea: trains, buses and roadsBinyamina station for trains to Tel Aviv and Haifa, buses from the Or Akiva interchange, and 45 km to either city.
- 04Health care in CaesareaHillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera, the health fund clinics in Caesarea, Or Akiva and Binyamina, and the emergency numbers.
- 05Schools and day care around CaesareaCaesarea's elementary school, the schools of Or Akiva and Binyamina, and registered day care.
- 06Things to do in CaesareaHerod's harbour and the national park, the aqueduct beach, the Ralli museums, golf and the beaches.
The place
Herod's port, today's town
- Herod begins Caesarea Maritima
- 25 BCEHerod begins Caesarea MaritimaSource (opens in a new tab)
- Residents of Caesarea
- 5,633Residents of CaesareaSource (opens in a new tab)
- Holes on Israel's only full golf course
- 18Holes on Israel's only full golf courseSource (opens in a new tab)
The ancient harbour of Caesarea with cafés on the waterfront
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Useful apps
The apps people here actually use
Organisations newcomers use
From our network
Good people I work with
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Caesarea.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.
Common questions
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