Community groups
Community groups
WhatsApp, Facebook and Telegram groups, mailing lists and forums for Haifa, 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
Apartments and roommates in Haifa (Facebook community)
Facebook group for apartments and roommates in Haifa that UHaifa International lists among housing options, noting it is not affiliated with the university.
- Run by:
- Community group (not run by the university)
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Telegram
Beit Ole (Haifa absorption authority) Telegram channel
Telegram channel of Beit Ole, the municipal absorption authority for olim in Haifa, linked from its Russian-language site.
- Run by:
- Beit Ole - Haifa Association for Immigrants Absorption
- Languages spoken:
- Russian
- Facebook
Beit Ole on Facebook (beitole)
Second Facebook page of Beit Ole, linked in the footer of its Russian-language site and contact pages.
- Run by:
- Beit Ole - Haifa Association for Immigrants Absorption
- Languages spoken:
- Russian
- Facebook
Beit Ole on Facebook (olimhaifa)
Facebook page of Beit Ole, Haifa's municipal absorption authority, linked from its English and Hebrew pages.
- Run by:
- Beit Ole - Haifa Association for Immigrants Absorption
- Languages spoken:
- English · Hebrew
- Facebook
Chabad Haifa (Russian-speaking community) on Facebook
Facebook page of Chabad Haifa's Russian-speaking Jewish community centre, linked from chabadhaifa.org.
- Run by:
- Chabad Haifa - Russian Jewish Community Center
- Languages spoken:
- Russian
- Facebook
Haifa municipal olim Facebook group
Facebook group that Nefesh B'Nefesh's Haifa community guide gives as the municipal group for olim in Haifa.
- Run by:
- Haifa Municipality (per NBN)
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Facebook
Haifa Municipality on Facebook
Official Facebook page of Haifa Municipality, linked from the header of every municipal page.
- Run by:
- Haifa Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Telegram
Haifa Municipality Telegram channel
Official Telegram channel of Haifa Municipality for city news and updates, linked from the header of every municipal page.
- Run by:
- Haifa Municipality
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Haifa Tourism Association on Facebook
Facebook page of the Haifa Tourism Association (Visit Haifa), which posts tours, events and festivals.
- Run by:
- Haifa Tourism and Recreation Association
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Hillel Haifa on Facebook
Facebook page of Hillel Haifa, the student centre that also runs the "My Story" programme for students from the former Soviet Union.
- Run by:
- Hillel Israel - Hillel Haifa
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- WhatsApp
Hillel Haifa WhatsApp group
WhatsApp group link published on Hillel Israel's Haifa centre page, for students taking part in Hillel Haifa's activities.
- Run by:
- Hillel Israel - Hillel Haifa
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Kehilat Hadar community centres on Facebook
Facebook page of Kehilat Hadar, the community administration running Hadar's community centres, youth centre and Beit HaKehilot.
- Run by:
- Kehilat Hadar
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Neighbourhood:
- Hadar
- Facebook
Lone Soldier Center (Michael Levin) on Facebook
National support centre for lone soldiers; its website offers a "Haifa and North Area" option when signing up.
- Run by:
- Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Facebook
Ohel Avraham congregation (Leo Baeck) on Facebook
Facebook page of Ohel Avraham, the progressive congregation at the Leo Baeck Education Center, linked from its page on the Leo Baeck site.
- Run by:
- Ohel Avraham - Leo Baeck Education Center
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
Technion International on Facebook
Facebook page of Technion International, which runs English-taught BSc programmes, a first year in English and study abroad.
- Run by:
- Technion International
- Languages spoken:
- English
- Facebook
Technion Student Union (ASAT) on Facebook
Facebook page of ASAT, the Technion student union.
- Run by:
- ASAT - Technion Student Union
- Languages spoken:
- Hebrew
- Facebook
University of Haifa International on Facebook
Facebook page of the University of Haifa International School (English-taught degrees, study abroad, gap semester, Masa).
- Run by:
- University of Haifa International School
- 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.
Suggest a group (opens your email app)