Sha'arei Hesed

Gates of Loving-kindness) is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, bordering Rehavia, Nahlaot and Kiryat Wolfson.

The first 114 houses were built on long, narrow plots of land with a small yard in front or back.

[3] 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 and French-speaking countries.

The neighborhood has several yeshivas, among them Maalos Hatorah, Midrash Shmuel and Noam HaTalmud, along with a large number of synagogues.

An alleyway in Sha'arei Hesed
Neighborhood plan, 1909
The gate of the neighborhood with a sign describing its history next to it.
Enlarged sign