Newcomers Guide 2026

If you would like to help hundreds, if not thousands of people with your otherwise excellent business offering, then contact NCG (info@newcomersguide.co.il) so that more people can benefit from your services.

Newcomers Guide https://newcomersguide.co.il 

Just landed? Or have you been in Israel for a while and don't have the guide yet?  Do you have a relative, friend or neighbor that has just arrived? 

Welcome them with A Newcomers Guide! 

We've done all the leg work.The transition, language difference and bureaucratic difficulties are complicated enough as it is - simplify it for them by showing them everything we've included in our new and updated 2025 guide!

• Obtaining a Visa
• Getting Health Insurance
• Applying for Bituach Leumi
• Banking in Israel
• A Translated Shopping List
• The different meat cuts
• Phone & internet services
• Transportation - everything you need to know & much much more!!

Below is a list of locations where the guide can be picked up

Yerushalayim 

Beis Yisrael – Cellular Israel, Zonenfeld 3

City Center – Egert & Cohen Insurance, Hillel 23, 9th floor

Gush Shmonim – Vista, Eli Hakohen 18

Har Nof – Saposh Lingerie, Agassi 8

Old City – Everything & More, Tiferes Yisroel 16 (Near Holy Bagel and the Money changer)

Ramat Eshkol – Change B’ramah, Paran Shopping Center, Paran 15

Rechavia - Family Hausman, Hakeren Hakayemet L'Israel 21, apt 7

Romema - Compuskills, Hatzvi 11, second floor

Afula

Family Greenhouse, Tzofit 9, Kinssa 2

Bnei Brak

Gitler Sefarim, Shlomo Hamelech 2

Telz Stone

Family Joeness Harav Gordon 32

Tzfat

Torah Gems, Yerushalayim 37

Zichron Yaakov

Family Phaff, Dorot 10

See: https://newcomersguide.co.il/pickup-locations

Calculu Business Centre arranges more time

London, 24/09/2007

By: Menasche Scharf

Calculu Business Centre and Barclays Bank plc Stamford Hill branch reduce waiting times.

When Nathalie Pead, the new manager was appointed at the Stamford Hill branch, she enthusiastically takled the many shortcomings that plagued the local Barclays Bank.  

Regular customers were requested to give feed back on past performance by entering their scores on electronic "polling Pods".  

They were also asked to write their comments in the Guest Book, which - by the looks of it - was being filled up pretty quickly.  

Overall performance improved considerably, however business customers felt that they could ill afford the long wait in the queue.  

That's when the directors of the Calculu Business & Training Centre stepped up to the plate and during a meeting suggested that a separate Business Counter be opened.  

Since they introduced quite few new businesses to Barclays Bank, their suggestion was accepted and local shop owners, office workers and businessmen are treated to their own Business Banker who helps them make deposits and the like.  

The Business Counter is at the far end of the bank, enabling for a discreet, quiet space to carry out business.  

It is hoped that business customers will take advantage of this novel and useful facility, which will encourage the new managers to make further improvements to both business and personal banking customers.

For more information on how to get more from Barclays Bank's services call your Bank Manager or Calculu Business & Training Centre