Yefeh Nof ( he, יפה נוף) is a neighborhood in west

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, founded in 1929. Together with

Ramat Beit HaKerem Ramat Beit HaKerem ( he, רמת בית הכרם, ''lit.'' Beit HaKerem Heights) is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem. It was established in 1991 on a hill between Beit HaKerem to the north, the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University to the ...

and

Givat Beit HaKerem Givat Beit HaKerem ( he, גבעת בית הכרם lit. ''Beit HaKerem’s Hills'') is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem. It is located in the west part of Jerusalem. The neighborhood is bordered by Beit HaKerem, Ramat Beit HaKerem, Givat Ram ...

, it is part of the larger Beit HaKerem neighborhood. Its name is one of the seventy poetic names the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

uses for Jerusalem (

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...

48:3), and literally means "beautiful view".

Character of the neighborhood

The neighborhood is characterized by spaced building of three stories height, and a few cottages. At an elevation of 775 meters above sea level, the neighborhood offers views toward the

Jerusalem Forest The Jerusalem Forest is a municipal pine forest located in the Judean Mountains on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It is surrounded by the neighborhoods of Beit HaKerem, Yefe Nof, Ein Kerem, Har Nof and Givat Shaul, and a moshav, Beit Zeit. The fo ...

which resides in a nearby valley.

Institutions

Yad Sarah Yad Sarah ( he, יד שרה) is the largest national volunteer organization in Israel. Employing over 6,000 volunteers, with a salaried staff of 150, Yad Sarah serves over 350,000 clients each year. It is best known for its free loans of over 244,0 ...

's main offices are on Herzl Boulevard *The Yefeh Nof School {{Neighborhoods of Jerusalem Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem