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Welcome to Carmei Gat!

Carmei Gat was established in 2017 as a northern neighborhood of Kiryat Gat. The English-speaking community is around 300 families as of early 2025, and also includes French, Spanish, and Hebrew speakers.

Shopping

There are three shopping centers in Carmei Gat: Gat Center, Reisdor, and Big Fashion. Some street-level storefronts have opened up, too!

Carmei Gat Center
Gat Center

Nofech Street

Gat Center is in the south of Carmei Gat. It's a three-story, indoor shopping center with outdoor stands and free, underground parking.

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Gat Center has eateries, Shufersol, Clalit and Maccabi, a phramacy, gym, hair salon, and more.

Carmei Gat Reisdor
Reisdor

Esther HaMalka Street

Reisdor is in the north of Carmei Gat. It is a semi-circle, ground-floor strip-mall with blue and white street parking.

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Reisdor has eateries and bakeries, Carrefour, a small events hall, and a variety of other stores from hardware and bikes to glasses, phones, and much more.

Carmei Gat Big Fashion
Big

Lachish Boulevard

Right in the center of Carmei Gat, a Big shopping center opened in December 2024 with free, underground parking.

 

It has a Rami Levy, shops and eateries from lots of popular chains, fountains kids can play in, benches and other outdoor seating. More shops are one floor up.

Sderot Lachish
From the traffic circle at the intersection of Sderot Lachish and Sderot Carmei Gat, up to the Reisdor shopping center, street-level storefronts line the west side of the street. The east side is lined with parks.
 
Here you'll find Leumit and Meuchedet, green grocers, a vet, hair salon, and more.

Carmei Zion shul

Rabbi Aminadav Grossman leads Carmei Zion, an National Religious Ashkenazi community.​ Services include weekday minyanim, as well as services on Shabbat and an early Shabbat option in the summer. Children's services and Torah classes are held on Shabbat. Kiddush is held after services on Shabbat Mevarchim each month.

 

Weekday include Torah classes for adults, holiday activities like matzah baking, a Purim party, and Chanuka party, chesed events like at a local old-age home, and much more!

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Welcoming new members is important to the community! Reach out to the vaad to be matched with families who are happy to host new members for Shabbat meals and be a guiding buddy for your first few months.​ Announcements are made in an official WhatsApp group each week.

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Kehilat Shalem

Kehilat Shalem, the Carmei Gat partnership minyan, is a religiously open-minded community committed to fostering a pluralistic and progressive future. The halachic and family friendly minyan embraces the musicality of tefillah, creating a welcoming space for all. Individuals and families are welcome, of all ages, stages, and backgrounds. As a reflection of the core beliefs, women both participate and lead services within the framework of halacha.

Minyan Meshulav

Minyan Meshulav is a minyan hosted by different families every other Shabbat. Emphasis is on davening both Ashkenazi and Sphardi nusach within a single minyan and involving the youth in leading roles as much as possible.

Schools

There are four religious elementary schools and two secular elementary schools in Carmei Gat. There is one religious high school and one secular high school. Some families send to schools outside including Kiryat Gat and the surrounding yishuvim.

Bnei Akiva

Bnei Akiva is currently the only active youth group in Carmei Gat. The branch is in a caravan at Avigail HaCarmalit 7 and includes activities almost every Shabbat and once during the week, and regular hikes, for grades 3-12.

Parks

There are new parks popping up all the time! Here are some of the most popular as of early 2025. (There are also a few dog parks.)

Transportation

Train

There is a train station in Kiryat Gat with free parking and lines to all over the country. You can get to Tel Aviv in 38 minutes! You can also find blue-and-white paid street parking or park in a nearby shopping center (iSolomon or Big) and walk a few minutes. 

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Buses

Bus lines run throughout Carmei Gat and are being updated and added to regularly.

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Route 6

Carmei Gat is right on Route 6, a major highway that gets you to most of the county. Parts are paid and it's recommended to register for auto-payments and discounts. There's a mobile app to make things easier.

Kiryat and Carmei Gat Map
Carmei Gat Community Center

Community center

There is a community center with a gymboree (entrance fee) and after school activities like karate, gymnastics, and more, next door to Cramim elementary school.

 

It also includes a gymnasium/auditorium adjacent to the community center which is also used for after school activities.

Mikva

There is a women's mikva and a mikva kelim on Nofech street, across the street from the Cramim elementary school. ​There is a second women's mikva on Henrietta Szold street. For questions including opening hours, contact the balaniyot directly.

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