Kikar HaShabbat is a major intersection joining five streets: Yehezkel, Malkhei Yisrael, Mea Shearim, Straus, and Yesha'yahu. Located between the neighborhoods of Geula and Mea Shearim, this junction is defined by the heavy foot traffic of…
Mea Shearim Neighborhood History
Walk respectfully along the outer edges, historical borders, and main public thoroughfares of Mea Shearim to observe its unique 19th-century Eastern European design and self-defense layout.
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1. Hashabat Square/Yesha'yahu
2. Batei Varsha Street
Batei Varsha, or the Warsaw Houses, consists of two rows of two-story stone buildings situated near Kikar HaShabbat. Established in eighteen ninety-four, this neighborhood was designed to house impoverished Torah scholars affiliated with…
3. Mea Shearim Talmud Torah
The Mea Shearim Talmud Torah is a historic institution within one of Jerusalem’s oldest neighborhoods outside the Old City walls. Established in eighteen eighty-five, this building sits in a quarter founded just over a decade earlier by…
4. Shtiblach Mea Shearim
The Shtiblach of Mea Shearim is a house of worship defined by its constant, round-the-clock activity. Located on Ein Ya'akov Street, the building serves as a hub for prayer where communal services continue without interruption throughout…
5. Chabad Synagogue Meah Shearim
The Chabad Synagogue in Meah Shearim, commonly known as the Baal HaTanya shul, is located on Baal HaTanya Street. Founded in eighteen ninety-nine, it was the only synagogue for Chabad followers in Jerusalem outside the walls of the Old…
6. Batei Ungarin
Batei Ungarin, or the Hungarian Houses, is a dense cluster of two and three-story stone dwellings defined by a series of sculptural, shared stairways tucked within its internal courtyards. Established in eighteen ninety-one, the…