Jewish travel in Jerusalem
Candle-lighting is 40 minutes before sunset here. Kosher is the default; the question is which hechsher, and where the nearest minyan is at any hour.
At a glance (within 15 km, live map data)
🍽️ 33 kosher-tagged restaurants & cafés · 🕍 60 synagogues · 🕯️ 13 Chabad houses · 🛒 12 kosher markets
🍽️ 33 kosher-tagged restaurants & cafés · 🕍 60 synagogues · 🕯️ 13 Chabad houses · 🛒 12 kosher markets
Shabbat this week
Friday 2026-10-16 · candle lighting 17:26
Saturday 2026-10-17 · Havdalah 18:41
Method: sunset − 40 min, Havdalah at tzais (nightfall), timezone Asia/Jerusalem. Follow your community's custom.
Saturday 2026-10-17 · Havdalah 18:41
Method: sunset − 40 min, Havdalah at tzais (nightfall), timezone Asia/Jerusalem. Follow your community's custom.
Kosher food
- שאבעסBISTRO · אבן שפרוט 5 · 0.9 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Angelica · וושינגטון 4, Jerusalem · 1 km from the centre
Hours (as listed): Mo-Th 12:30-22:30; Su 18:00-22:30 · website - green · 1 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Aroma Espresso Bar · 1.5 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - McDonald's · 1.5 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Kosher · בן יהודה, ירושלים | القدس · 1.6 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead
All kosher places in Jerusalem →
Synagogues & Chabad
- Ohel Nehama Synagogue · 0.1 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Ohel Rivka · 0.2 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Ohel Aharon · 0.2 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Yad Ha-Rav Nissim Synagogue and Research Institute · 0.4 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead - Yakar · 0.4 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead · website - יד תמר · 0.4 km from the centre
Hours not listed — call ahead
What Jravel does for your Jerusalem trip
Tell Jravel your dates and it prepares the Jewish layer automatically: Shabbat and holidays during your stay with candle-lighting per date, kosher food and synagogues near your hotel, a live minyan board, the opt-in community of Jewish travelers on your flight and in the city, events during your dates, and an AI travel agent that knows all of it.
Plan my Jerusalem trip in Jravel →
Place data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors and Jravel travelers, refreshed continuously. Where hours or certification are not listed we say so — always confirm kosher status locally.
More destinations
New York · Miami · Los Angeles · Paris · London · Rome · Bangkok · Buenos Aires · Budapest · Tel Aviv · Barcelona · Amsterdam