5 Rooms Apt in Old Katamon

The Shtiblach was founded by Rabbi Mintzberg and his son-in-law, Rabbi Deutsch, who lived nearby. While the population of the neighborhood has changed, the Stivlach continues to exist as the main place of prayer for the community in Katmon and the region. Besides praying in the minyan, you can find almost all religious needs in the Shtiblach, such as mikveh for men, women, genizah, mezuzahs and tefillin repair and more. Before Sukkot, the place hosts a four-species market and during Sukkot itself they host a strictly kosher sukkah Before Passover, the Shtiblach offers dish-rolling (Hagalat Kelim) and a sale of chametz (no less than 4000 people sell chametz each year through the Shtiblach) and on an ordinary Friday those who want can also buy chalot for Shabbat.
The Stiblach in Katamon looks like the Stiblach of the 20th century. Many of the Stiblach patrons, especially the young, do not know that the days of the Stiblach are as long as the days of the country. The Stiblach was founded by the refugees of the old city who were expelled from their homes in 1988 after it was occupied by the Jordanians. They were housed in the Katmon neighborhood which was abandoned by its Arab residents with the end of the British mandate and the beginning of the War of Independence. The new residents, who came from all denominations, brought with them the community institutions, synagogues and traditions that served them in the old city.