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Romania · community hub: Old Town / Unirii · airport OTP, about 40 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
Not found online as of Nov 2026: the Chabad tourist page and About page (re-read Nov 2026), Chabad prayer page, Rabbinate and FCER sites, and English and Hebrew searches mention no Bucharest eruv, and no status page exists. Assume no carrying and ask Chabad on +40 726 601 219 before Shabbat.
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list (within 20 min walk); about 6 min walk to Chabad, 15 min to the Choral Temple (my estimate). Chabad says it is not responsible for hotel quality and gives no Shabbat details. Booking.com Q&A (2026): electronic key cards, no mechanical key mentioned; no kosher breakfast info. Google and Tripadvisor reviews (2026) say nothing on Shabbat. Ask about a physical key and elevator. · +40 21 303 3777
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list; Totally Jewish Travel marks it "NON Kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly" with no key or elevator detail. Booking.com Q&A (2026): electronic key cards only, no physical metal keys. About 7 min walk to Chabad (my estimate). · +40 21 311 9000
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list; about 13 min walk to Chabad and 15 min to the Choral Temple (my estimate). Booking.com Q&A (2026): electronic key cards, no mechanical key mentioned. No Shabbat details found in Google or Tripadvisor reviews (2026). · +40 372 010 300
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list. Closest listed hotel to the Choral Temple (about 9 min walk) but about 20 min from Chabad (my estimate). No Shabbat details in Google or Tripadvisor reviews (2026). · +40 21 312 0300
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list; about 8 min walk to Chabad (my estimate). Booking.com Q&A (2026): electronic key cards, not physical keys. No other Shabbat details found. · +40 21 212 5558
Guests report: physical metal keys in addition to key cards, an elevator, and special-diet meals on request, not kosher-certified (Booking.com Q&A 2026; Booking lists "key access"). Totally Jewish Travel: "Non kosher hotel 11 minutes walk from Yeshoah Tova synagogue"; also on Chabad's nearby-hotel list. Confirm the metal key and Saturday check-out with the hotel. · +40 21 650 5555
Guests report: both physical metal keys and key cards (Booking.com Q&A 2026; Booking lists "key access"). Tripadvisor reviewers (May and Sep 2026) say the lift is out of order, so expect stairs and ask for a low floor. Buffet breakfast, no kosher food mentioned. On Chabad's nearby-hotel list; about 11 min walk to Chabad (my estimate). Confirm the metal key with the hotel. · +40 721 795 899
Guests report: a physical metal key in addition to key cards, praised in some guest reviews (Booking.com Q&A 2026), though Booking's facility list shows only key-card access, so confirm. Kosher breakfast not mentioned. On Chabad's nearby-hotel list; about 12 min walk to Chabad (my estimate). · +40 724 363 075
Totally Jewish Travel lists it as "NON Kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly" with no key or elevator detail. Old Town location: about 5 min walk to the Choral Temple and 17 min to Chabad (my estimate from coordinates). No Shabbat facts found in reviews. · +40 736 859 297
Kosher aparthotel sharing the Moise House name (the kosher restaurant and shop are at Str. Bibescu Voda 19). Google reviews (undated, 68 reviews, 4.2/5) report a plentiful kosher breakfast, an on-site grocery, a kitchenette and washing machine in rooms, and a religious Jewish clientele; one review complains of room standards and noisy groups. Expedia lists breakfast as paid and gives no key or elevator detail, and no source states a Shabbat key or elevator, so ask about both. About 9 min walk to the Choral Temple and about 27 min to Chabad (estimate from coordinates). Moise House restaurant closes Friday 16:00 (Google). · +40 769 211 112
Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: Times: call (candle lighting Fri 6 Nov 2026 is 16:40; Chabad lists the Friday service with no clock time); Shabbat: Hasidic lesson 9:30, Shacharit 10:00, then Kiddush and meal, Mincha, Maariv and Havdalah (times not published); weekday Shacharit Mon-Fri 8:30, Sun 9:00; Mincha/Maariv about 15 min before sunset.
Contact: +40 726 601 219 (Roi Sharon, WhatsApp) · Rabbi Naftali Deutsch +40 744 313 822 · +40 742 148 821 (Google listing) · chabadromania.com
Minyan: Winter schedule 25 Oct 2026 to 13 Feb 2027 (Rabbinate poster on jewishfed.ro): Fri night Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv 19:00 (candle lighting is about 16:40, so this is a late service); Shabbat Shacharit 9:30; Shabbat Mincha Gedola after Kiddush (after 12:30); Sat evening weekly-portion class and Maariv at the hour of Friday candle lighting (poster wording, confirm); Fri Shacharit 8:10 and Mincha 12:45; Mon-Thu and Sun Shacharit 8:10, Mincha/Maariv 16:30. Times change with the season (poster valid to 13 Feb). Daily services are held in the small hall (Wikipedia). Visitor hours (Google): Mon-Thu 10:00-14:30, Fri 10:00-12:30, closed Sat-Sun; guarded, ID and a cash entry fee (reviews say 14-40 lei).
Contact: Rabbinate office +40 21 312 21 96 (Mon-Thu 08:00-15:00, Fri 08:00-13:00) · +40 21 315 2535 · FCER +40 21 315 50 90 · jewishfed.ro
Register and pay in advance on Chabad's Shabbat page (kosher-bucharest.com/shabbat-meals); that page and its registration page failed to open again in Nov 2026, so price and deadline are still unconfirmed. Chabad's home page says its traditional Shabbat meal has reopened. Guests get assigned seats at tables (Google review). Chabad Young Bucharest (Rabbi Yitzhak Raskin) also hosts student and young-adult Shabbat meals.
Hours: Fri night and Shabbat day; times not published · WhatsApp +40 726 601 219 · kosher-bucharest.com/shabbat-meals
Shabbat catering to take away or eat at your hotel must be ordered on the site by Wednesday 22:00 (Chabad tourist page, which says it is for Shabbat at a hotel). Hotel delivery itself is not stated: ask Chabad.
Hours: By order · +40 726 601 219 · kosher-bucharest.com
Closed Fri and Sat; Shabbat meals are a separate Chabad registration. Some Google reviews mention renovation and long waits or closures: call before going. Synagogue entrance is buzzed in.
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:30-13:30 parve breakfast, 13:30-21:30 meat and fish (Chabad); Google shows Mon-Thu from 13:30 to 21:00-21:30 only, and Fri-Sun closed · +40 726 601 219 · +40 742 148 821 · kosher-bucharest.com
Local and imported (Europe, Israel) kosher products, Pat Yisrael bread and Chalav Yisrael milk. Hours not published; one visitor found it closed on a Wednesday: call first.
Hours: — · +40 726 601 219 · +40 742 148 821
Totally Jewish Travel lists Shabbat meals and delivery; no booking details found, so call. That listing shows the old address (Occidentului 41); Google and a recent reviewer place Moise House in a new building at Bibescu Voda 19. The hechsher is from the Totally Jewish Travel listing, so ask to see the current certificate (one undated Google review disputes the kashrut at the old address). Google shows two listings at this address: Moise House (Fri to 16:00) and Moise Grup (Fri to 15:00), and Saturday hours that look unreliable: confirm Friday closing.
Hours: Mon-Thu and Sun 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-16:00 (Google) · +40 769 211 112
Closed Sat. Totally Jewish Travel tags Shabbat meals but gives no details, so ask. Takes away and delivers (TJT). About 350 m from the Choral Temple.
Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-21:00; Fri 10:00-16:00; Sat closed; Sun 12:00-20:00 (Google) · +40 771 191 364
Totally Jewish Travel lists supervision by the Chief Rabbi of Romania (Rabbi Shaffer) with no certificate name: ask to see it. No Shabbat meals listed. Opens only after Shabbat on Sat (18:30, Google). Reviews call it expensive (200+ lei for a sandwich) and the owner pushy.
Hours: Mon-Thu and Sun 11:00-22:30; Fri 11:00-15:00; Sat 18:30-22:30 (Google) · +40 775 221 221
Booking: Book with Rebbetzin Risha Deutsch via chabadromania.com/tools/feedback.asp (the mikveh page gives only an email link, no street address, phone or hours; re-checked Nov 2026) or Chabad WhatsApp +40 726 601 219 (general Chabad number). Women only; the building may refuse entry.
Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Great Synagogue (Sinagoga Mare), Str. Vasile Adamache 11: Wikipedia says it 'used to host weekend religious services' and is also used as a Jewish museum (no date given); Google Places (Nov 2026) shows only an address pin with no hours or reviews. No current services found online; ask the Rabbinate (+40 21 312 21 96). · Jewish Museum in the Holy Union Temple, Str. Mamulari 3: a museum, not a minyan (Google Places, Nov 2026: museum, open Mon-Thu 10:00-14:30, closed Fri-Sun). · Faith Temple (Hevrah Amuna / Credinta), Str. Vasile Toneanu 48: In Your Pocket (2015) described it as no longer used; Google Places (Nov 2026) lists it with no hours and 3 reviews. No service times found online; ask Chabad before going. · Beit Hamidrash synagogue near Calea Mosilor (Calea Mosilor 76): In Your Pocket (2015) described it as abandoned; Google Places reviews (undated) say the gates are locked and the building is in disrepair. · Moise House at Str. Occidentului 41 (Totally Jewish Travel address): an old location. Google and a recent reviewer place the restaurant in a new building at Str. Bibescu Voda 19; confirm by phone.