An alleyway in Sha'arei Hesed

Sha'arei Hesed (also Sha'arei Chessed) (Hebrew: שערי חסד, lit. Gates of Loving-kindness) is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, bordering Rehavia, Nahlaot and Kiryat Wolfson.

History

Neighborhood plan, 1909

One of the founders of the neighborhood was Yoel Moshe Salomon, who also founded Nahalat Shiv'a.[1] The cornerstone was laid by the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Shmuel Salant, in 1909.[2] Rabbi Salant and Rabbi Naftali Porush established a building fund with donations from abroad to build small apartments for religious Jews in Jerusalem. The first 114 houses were built on long, narrow plots of land with a small yard in front or back.[3]

Today

In recent years, Sha'arei Hesed has become a modern Haredi neighborhood, as old-time Jerusalemites move out. The area is undergoing gentrification, and many homes have been purchased by affluent Orthodox Jewish families from abroad,[4] especially from English-speaking countries. The neighborhood has several yeshivas, among them Maalos Hatorah, Midrash Shmuel and Noam HaTalmud, along with a large number of synagogues.

Notable residents

References

  1. Between Redemption and Revival: The Jewish Yishuv of Jerusalem in the Nineteenth Century Jeff Halper, Westview Press, Boulder, San Francisco, Oxford, 1991, p. 220
  2. "Kehillot Tehilla - Communities -Sha'arei Chesed". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Welcome Home Realty | Neighborhoods". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  5. "Jewish Spirit Vol. 1, No. 5: Torah Teachings". Google.com. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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