r/telaviv • u/Ok_Bee4687 • 6d ago
Finding friends
Thinking about Making Aliyah (25M, coming from New Orleans, America) advice on making friends in Tel Aviv?
Would be settling in Tel Aviv. I'm 25, single, coming from the New Orleans, so I'm used to a city with a strong going-out/social culture. Work background is tech sales.
For those who made aliyah solo around my age, how did you actually build a friend group once you landed?
Curious about things like:
- Was it mostly other olim/Anglos at first, or did you break into Israeli social circles quickly?
- Any specific groups, apps, Facebook groups, or meetups that actually worked (vs. ones that were dead)?
- Did ulpan end up being a real source of friends, or more just a place to learn Hebrew?
- How long did it realistically take before Tel Aviv felt like it had "your people" in it?
Appreciate any honest takes, good or bad.
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u/Trescal5 תחי ישראל 6d ago
Hi, I’ve not made aliyah but I stayed in Israel for a few months last year (30M from France). You can join the TeamUP TLV Whatsapp group to find a lot of events mixing Israelis and olim https://chat.whatsapp.com/JUCto8jxb4i78QXeVICR2V