Simcha's Jachnun
הג'חנון של שמחה
Restaurant · Yemeni and Middle Eastern home cooking · No kosher certificate
Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim, Giv'at Ye'arim
A Saturday-only Yemeni home kitchen in a garden in Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim, named for its jachnun
Simcha's Jachnun serves authentic Yemeni and Middle Eastern home food in Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim, in the hills west of Jerusalem. It opens on Saturdays only, from 09:30 in the morning to 17:00, and its listing on the council's tourism site marks the food as dairy. Groups of more than ten come by arrangement, and there are no visits during the week. Its Facebook page goes by the name of the garden, HaJachnun shel Simcha baBustan.
What happens here
- Saturdays, 09:30 to 17:00
- Saturday at the garden
The only day it opens: Yemeni and Middle Eastern home food
As published on its listing on the Mateh Yehuda tourism site, read 2026-10-05.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Open Saturday 09:30-17:00
- Kosher
- No certificate
- Diet
- Yemeni and Middle Eastern home cooking
- Wheelchair
- No statement
- Facebook page
- Homemade drinks and pies
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the trade, not Simcha's Jachnun itself.
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Friday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 09:30-17:00 |
Candle lighting 5:55 PMShabbat ends 6:50 PM
As published on the Mateh Yehuda tourism site, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
Open on Saturdays only. Groups of more than ten come by arrangement, and there are no midweek visits.
Location
Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim, Giv'at Ye'arim
- Train: Biblical Zoo9.7 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 216 mlines 183
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-05.
Questions
About Simcha's Jachnun
- Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 09:30 to 17:00.
- 9.7 km from Biblical Zoo stationBus stops within 390 m: מרבד הקסמים/הקדרה, מרבד הקסמים/לנר ולבשמים, מרבד הקסמים/על כנפי נשרים.
Simcha's Jachnun is a restaurant at Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim in Giv'at Ye'arim, in the Jerusalem District.
Hours, as listed on the Mateh Yehuda tourism site on 5 October 2026: Sunday to Friday closed, Saturday 09:30 to 17:00.
The nearest railway station is Biblical Zoo, 9.7 km away. The nearest bus stops are מרבד הקסמים/הקדרה (216 m), מרבד הקסמים/לנר ולבשמים (227 m), מרבד הקסמים/על כנפי נשרים (390 m).
Not on the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council's list of kosher businesses, read on 5 October 2026. Its listing on the council's tourism site says it is open on Shabbat and shows no certificate. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
The name does not appear in the Companies Registrar, which points to a sole proprietorship or partnership rather than a company.
The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- Not on the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council's list of kosher businesses, read on 5 October 2026. Its listing on the council's tourism site says it is open on Shabbat and shows no certificate. m-yehuda.org.il2026-10-05
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings2026-10-05
- Companies Registrar
- No company of that name in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il; it may trade as a partnership or a sole trader, which the registrar does not list. data.gov.il2026-10-05
- Municipal business licence
- Businesses in Giv'at Ye'arim are licensed by the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, which publishes on its website a list of the businesses in its communities that hold a business licence, with each one's trade, community and licence number. This business is not on it under its own name, a company's name or its address, as the list read on 5 October 2026. m-yehuda.org.il2026-10-05
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | הג'חנון של שמחה / Simcha's Jachnun | facebook.com | Fact, shown | |
| Address | Moshav Giv'at Ye'arim | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.78952, 35.09056 (its Facebook page) | facebook.com | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 052-848-3047 | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | Second line 052-848-3131 | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Friday closed, Saturday 09:30 to 17:00 | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| What happens here | Saturday at the garden | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | None published | m-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | No published statement found | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Biblical Zoo 9.7 km; מרבד הקסמים/הקדרה 216 m; מרבד הקסמים/לנר ולבשמים 227 m; מרבד הקסמים/לנר ולבשמים 243 m; מרבד הקסמים/על כנפי נשרים 390 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | No company of that name in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il; it may trade as a partnership or a sole trader, which the registrar does not list. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Businesses in Giv'at Ye'arim are licensed by the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, which publishes on its website a list of the businesses in its communities that hold a business licence, with each one's trade, community and licence number. This business is not on it under its own name, a company's name or its address, as the list read on 5 October 2026. | m-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 2 licensed | Our own check | Linked, not copied |
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