Hamatsesa
המתססה
Deli or food maker · Mateh Yehuda Regional Council religious department
Yad HaShmona industrial area, Yad HaShmona
A fruit-processing house in the Yad HaShmona industrial area that turns apples and pears rejected for market into juices, alcoholic ciders and vinegar, with tasting tours on Fridays
Hamatsesa began in 2013, when Tomer Tzur worked in the orchards of Kibbutz Tzuba and saw thousands of apples and pears left on the trees or rejected at the packing house for their size, a small picking bruise or uneven colour; by its account about a fifth of the crop is turned away. It buys that fruit from farmers around Israel, Israeli fruit only and no imported juice, and makes natural juices and, after a long stretch of learning, bottle-fermented alcoholic ciders whose sparkle, like champagne's, comes from the yeast, with no processed sugar or artificial flavourings; the range also takes in apple vinegar, distillates, tamad and gift packs, sold in its online shop and sent across the country. At its visitor centre in Yad HaShmona a tasting tour tells the story, explains how the ciders are made and pours its ciders, juices and cocktails; the tours suit children from age 7 and run on Fridays at 10:00, 11:30 and 13:00, with other times arranged by contact.
What happens here
- Fridays at 10:00, 11:30 and 13:00
- Tasting tour
The story of the place, how the ciders are made, and a tasting of ciders, juices and cocktails; booked ahead, from age 7
As published on Hamatsesa's website, read 2026-10-05.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed. Friday until 14:30
- Kosher
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council religious department
- Wheelchair
- Wheelchair access to the factory floor, where an accessible tour can be arranged ahead, and an accessible toilet; the visitor centre itself has no wheelchair access, and there is no lift or disabled parking
- Own website
- Facebook page
- Active on Instagram
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the trade, not Hamatsesa itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Thursday | 09:00-16:00 |
|---|---|
| Friday | 08:30-14:30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
Candle lighting 5:55 PMShabbat ends 6:50 PM
As published on hamatsesa.com, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
Its working days and hours. Visits to the factory are by appointment only, and the tasting tours run on Fridays at 10:00, 11:30 and 13:00, booked ahead.
Location
Yad HaShmona industrial area, Yad HaShmona
- Train: Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon10.7 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 180 mlines 185
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-05.
Questions
About Hamatsesa
- Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:30.
- 10.7 km from Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon stationBus stops within 445 m: מסעף יד השמונה, אולפני נווה אילן, מסעף נווה אילן.
- Its own website and social pagesThe menu and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
InstagramFacebookhamatsesa.com
Hamatsesa is a deli or food maker at Yad HaShmona industrial area in Yad HaShmona, in the Jerusalem District.
It publishes its menu on hamatsesa.com; 9 of its dishes are listed below with their prices, as read on 5 October 2026.
Hours, as listed on hamatsesa.com on 5 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 16:00, Friday 08:30 to 14:30, Saturday closed.
The nearest railway station is Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon, 10.7 km away. The nearest bus stops are מסעף יד השמונה (180 m), אולפני נווה אילן (221 m), מסעף נווה אילן (445 m).
On the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council's list of kosher businesses, read on 5 October 2026, as "המתססה" at Yad HaShmona, with regular supervision in force. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
Its accessibility statement names the company that runs the site as המתססה בע"מ, company number 516753928. The Companies Registrar lists Hamatsesa Ltd as an active private company incorporated in January 2023, registered at Yad HaShmona.
המתססה פועלת להצלת פרי. פירות טובים נזרקים בגלל גודל או מראה, אנחנו הופכים פירות פסולים למשקאות מדהימים! כל הפירות שלנו נקנים מחקלאים ישראלים בלבד.The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- On the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council's list of kosher businesses, read on 5 October 2026, as "המתססה" at Yad HaShmona, with regular supervision in force. m-yehuda.org.il2026-10-05
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings hamatsesa.com2026-10-05
- Companies Registrar
- Its accessibility statement names the company that runs the site as המתססה בע"מ, company number 516753928. The Companies Registrar lists Hamatsesa Ltd as an active private company incorporated in January 2023, registered at Yad HaShmona. data.gov.il2026-10-05
- Municipal business licence
- Businesses in Yad HaShmona 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 | המתססה / Hamatsesa | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Address | Yad HaShmona industrial area | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.80727918806799, 35.09144246594588 (the map on the Mateh Yehuda tourism site) | tour-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 073-374-5567 | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Website | hamatsesa.com | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Table bookings | bookit.fun | hamatsesa.com | Linked, not copied | |
| Logo | Its own icon, from hamatsesa.com | hamatsesa.com | Quoted, attributed | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 16:00, Friday 08:30 to 14:30, Saturday closed | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| What happens here | Tasting tour | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Menu | 9 items with prices | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | Mateh Yehuda Regional Council religious department | m-yehuda.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Wheelchair access to the factory floor, where an accessible tour can be arranged ahead, and an accessible toilet; the visitor centre itself has no wheelchair access, and there is no lift or disabled parking | hamatsesa.com | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon 10.7 km; מסעף יד השמונה 180 m; אולפני נווה אילן 221 m; מסעף יד השמונה 239 m; מסעף נווה אילן 445 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its accessibility statement names the company that runs the site as המתססה בע"מ, company number 516753928. The Companies Registrar lists Hamatsesa Ltd as an active private company incorporated in January 2023, registered at Yad HaShmona. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Businesses in Yad HaShmona 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 | |
| The owners' own words | Quoted from Hamatsesa's website | hamatsesa.com | Quoted, attributed | |
| Photographs | 2 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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