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Israel · community hub: North Beach hotel strip · airport ETM, about 25 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.
Chabad of Eilat says the city is enclosed by an eruv supervised by the Rabbinate of Eilat, running from the mountains to the sea (not into the sea) and from the city entrance to the Naval Base. Hotels on Derech Mitzrayim past the Naval Base (south, toward Taba) are outside it. A live weekly-status page: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Religious Council lists, Hebrew and local searches); the Eilat Religious Council number is 08-6376135, or ask Chabad of Eilat on +972 52-288-7495.
Isrotel page: the hotel has a synagogue and a Shabbat elevator; Shabbat clocks (order ahead) and Shabbat minibars; candles only at the entrance to Vista restaurant; a brochure for observant guests at the front desk. Saturday and holidays: check-in from 16:00, check-out by 14:00, late check-out for a fee. Glatt kosher meals on advance order (surcharge); the certificate is not named. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): Saturday check-in after 18:00, check-out until 12:00 (Isrotel's page says 14:00: confirm); room access by electronic key card, no mechanical key mentioned, no synagogue information. About 0.2 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. · +972 8-636-8888
Isrotel page: the hotel has a synagogue, a Shabbat elevator and a Shabbat clock (reserve in advance). Saturday and holidays: check-in from 16:00, rooms ready 18:00, check-out by 14:00, late check-out for a fee; ask reception where and when to light candles. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher hotel and kosher breakfast, certificate not named; Saturday check-in after 18:00 (Isrotel's page says from 16:00, rooms ready 18:00); Booking lists key-card access, no mechanical key mentioned. About 0.2 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. · +972 8-636-3444
Has its own synagogue (entrance from the hotel's 2nd floor, per a Google review) with daily minyanim (Religious Council list; Google reviewers: always crowded, no minyan problems, a 5-minute walk from Herods). Booking.com lists it as 'Queen of Sheba Eilat'; Q&A (Nov 2026): multiple daily minyanim on site, Saturday and last-day-of-holiday check-in only after 19:00, check-out until 11:00, kosher food (certificate not named). Shabbat elevator, mechanical key and kashrut certificate not found: ask. · +972 8-630-6666
Booking.com Q&A: 'The hotel is kosher all year long by Rabanot Eilat'. Isrotel page: Saturday and holidays check-in from 16:00, rooms ready 18:00, check-out by 14:00 (late check-out for a fee); Shabbat clocks on request; candles only at the entrance to the main restaurant; other services for observant guests on advance request. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): no synagogue on the premises (several nearby), Saturday check-in after 18:00, check-out until 12:00 (Isrotel's page says 14:00). Shabbat elevator, mechanical key and any Shabbat programme not stated: ask. Phone from Google Places. About 0.1 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. · +972 8-636-6666
Booking.com Q&A: kashrut certification from the Eilat Religious Council; Saturday and holiday check-in only after 18:00, check-out until 11:00 (late check-out by approval, may cost extra). Shabbat elevator, mechanical key and synagogue not stated: ask. About 0.6 km to the Queen of Sheba shul (a Google reviewer: 5 minutes' walk). · +972 8-638-0000
Hotel FAQ: 'All meals are prepared under strict kosher supervision' (no certificate named). On Saturdays and Jewish holidays check-in begins at 18:00 and guests may keep their rooms until 14:00. No Shabbat elevator, key, synagogue or Friday dinner mentioned: ask. About 0.35 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. Booking lists a 'Chapel/Shrine' facility (not described) and its Q&A (Nov 2026) repeats Saturday check-in after 18:00. · +972 8-636-1111
Booking.com Q&A: Saturday and holiday check-in from 18:00, check-out until 11:00; a guest says no coffee machines are offered during Shabbat. No kosher certificate, Shabbat elevator, key or synagogue stated on Booking; Chabad says all Eilat hotels are Rabbanut-kosher with a mashgiach at breakfast. About 0.4 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. A trip101 article lists a kosher breakfast option in the Dolphin dining room (certifier not named). · +972 8-638-9999
No hotel-specific Shabbat information found: Booking.com did not return it in two searches (Nov 2026), Google reviews do not mention Shabbat, and the TripAdvisor lookup returned Dan Panorama instead. Chabad says all Eilat hotels are certified kosher by the local Rabbanut with a mashgiach at breakfast. About 0.4 km to the Queen of Sheba shul. Ask about a Shabbat elevator, a mechanical key and Saturday check-in. · +972 8-636-2222
A trip101 article on kosher Eilat hotels says: 'During Shabbat, guests will be provided with room keys, which they can claim at the front desk, in place of key cards'; kosher under the Eilat Rabbinate; no synagogue. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher as confirmed by the property, check-in from 16:00, check-out until 11:00, now adults only; Shabbat elevator and Saturday check-in rule not stated: ask. About 0.6 km to Chabad (6 Roded St). · +972 8-636-3222
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 9:00; Mincha 10 min before shkia; Maariv at nightfall (Chabad minyan page). Shabbat: kiddush after Shacharit for everyone, Mincha-Maariv at shkia; a Google reviewer says Shabbat Shacharit 10:00. Friday-night time: call. Candle lighting Fri 6 Nov 16:20, Shabbat ends 17:26 (chabadeilat.org). Friday-night time is not published on the Chabad minyan page or the yeilat.org lists (read Nov 2026): call.
Contact: +972 52-288-7495 · chabadeilat.org
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 6:30; Shabbat Shacharit 8:00 (Chabad minyan page). Mincha 5 min before sunset, Maariv after (Religious Council list). Google reviewers (undated; one cites 2012) add Shacharit 6:30 including Friday, Mincha about 10 min before sunset, Maariv at nightfall, and call the prayer Sephardic-style (Chabad lists it as Ashkenazi: ask). Friday-night time: call.
Contact: +972 52-288-7495 (Chabad Eilat) · chabadeilat.org
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 7:00; Mincha 13:15 and before sunset; Maariv 19:20 (Religious Council list, no season given). Shabbat, summer 2026 per a Google review: Shacharit 6:45 and 8:00, Mincha 13:15 and 18:40, Maariv 20:08; winter Shabbat Mincha 12:15. Winter Friday-night time: call the hotel. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): multiple daily minyanim on site for all tefillot; Google reviewers (4.9 stars): always crowded, no minyan problems.
Contact: +972 8-630-6666 (hotel)
Minyan: Times: call the hotel. The Isrotel page lists an on-site synagogue (no schedule); whether non-guests may join is not stated there. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) has no synagogue information, so confirm with the hotel.
Contact: +972 8-636-8888 (hotel)
Minyan: Times: call the hotel. The Isrotel page lists an on-site synagogue (no schedule); whether non-guests may join is not stated. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) found no synagogue information, so confirm with the hotel.
Contact: +972 8-636-3444 (hotel)
Minyan: Times: call (times not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Religious Council lists, Hebrew and local searches)). A Google reviewer gives weekday Shacharit 7:15; another found it closed at Mincha on a weekday, so confirm it is running. Large hall with an event room next door; mikveh nearby. Google listing shows no hours and no phone (Nov 2026).
Contact: No phone found
Minyan: Times: call. Google listing hours (not minyan times): Sun-Thu 06:00-21:00, Fri 06:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-21:00. Google reviewers describe a warm Sephardic community that hosts Shabbat guests and serves breakfast after prayers.
Contact: +972 53-555-8808
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 6:45; Mincha 15:15; Maariv 20:15 (Religious Council list, undated, looks like a winter schedule). Shabbat times: call. Council list re-read Nov 2026: weekday times only, no season given.
Contact: 08-633-1198 · 08-631-9054 · 08-637-7146 (Google, yeshiva) · yeilat.org
Minyan: Times: call (new centre: Google has 4 reviews, 5.0 stars, 'new place, very pleasant atmosphere'; schedule not found online as of Nov 2026, checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches). About 0.3 km from Isrotel Royal Beach.
Contact: +972 52-755-5233
Minyan: Times: call. Google lists it open 24 hours Sun-Fri and closed Saturday (listing hours, not minyan times); reviewers: 'always there to help', 'very friendly'. About 3 km west of the hotel strip.
Contact: +972 52-720-3747
Minyan: Two weekday morning minyanim and two Shabbat minyanim, per a Google review of 'this Israeli-French Chabad community' (undated, 4.9 stars from 24 reviews); times: call. About 3 km west of the hotel strip.
Contact: No phone on Google; ask Chabad of Eilat +972 52-288-7495
Register by text or WhatsApp 'Shabat meals' to +972 52 288 7495. Every Chabad location also holds a kiddush after Shabbat Shacharit, open to all. Meal times, price and hechsher are not published: ask when you register.
Hours: Shabbat meals by registration · +972 52-288-7495 · chabadeilat.org
Shabbat takeaway collected on Friday; closed Shabbat. A Google reviewer calls it the most outstanding Shabbat take-out they have tasted. Delivery to hotels not stated.
Hours: Fri 09:00-14:00; Sun-Thu 11:00-16:00; closed Sat · +972 8-681-7779 · 052-398-2856 (Chabad page)
Shabbat take-out incl. fresh challah, meat, fish, sides and salads; one reviewer has bought dinners here for over 15 years. Closed Shabbat. Delivery not stated.
Hours: Fri 08:00-15:00; Sun-Thu 09:00-16:00; closed Sat · +972 8-637-7468
Google reviewers had Friday-dinner platters delivered to a rental apartment (a 2022 review praises the delivery; another reviewer complained about quality). Kashrut certificate not stated: ask before ordering.
Hours: — · +972 8-634-4499
Google reviewers describe a Shabbat take-out counter: schnitzel, grilled chicken, fish patties, challah rolls. Closed Shabbat.
Hours: Fri 08:00-16:00 (in winter check it shuts before candle lighting); Sun-Wed 09:00-20:00; Thu 09:00-18:00; closed Sat · +972 77-455-0125
The yeshiva's tourist page offers catering for Shabbat, events and hikes; menu, price and hechsher are not published: call the office.
Hours: — · 08-633-1198 · 08-631-9054 · yeilat.org
Not a Shabbat-meal seller; reopens Saturday night (Google: from 18:15).
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:30-00:00 (Religious Council list: 11:00-03:00); Fri to 15:00-15:30; Sat night · *2242 · +972 79-591-2242
Sit-down grill; opens Saturday night from 20:00 (Religious Council list). Google shows Friday 12:00-17:00, which would run past candle lighting in winter: check.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-23:00/00:00; Fri 12:00-17:00 (Google); Sat night from 20:00 · +972 8-637-8228
Dairy cafe-restaurant; reopens Saturday night. Not a Shabbat-meal seller.
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:00-00:00 (Google 21:30); Fri 08:00-about 1 hour before Shabbat (Google 15:30); Sat night · +972 8-652-5255
Kosher Aroma on the strip; a reviewer notes it opens before 08:00. Closed Shabbat.
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:00-22:00; Fri 07:00-14:00; closed Sat · +972 8-688-8422
Chabad's kosher page points visitors to Rabbi Levi Lipsh here for a range of kosher meats with specialty hechshers. Street address and hours: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Religious Council lists, Hebrew and local searches) (Google Places has no listing under this name); call 08-637-7090. A Google-listed alternative is Chagigat Bsarim (HaNehoshet St).
Hours: — · 08-637-7090
Closed Shabbat. Chabad says local supermarkets stock kosher and mehadrin products; check labels. Rami Levy (HaZagag 11) is also closed Shabbat and shuts Friday at 15:30 (Google).
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:30-21:30; Fri 07:00-14:00; closed Sat · +972 8-664-4332
Sit-down meat restaurant (16 salads, skewers, schnitzel per reviews). Open Friday 11:00-16:00 and reopens 21:00 Saturday night (Google); 4.7 stars from 421 reviews. In the HaMasger St area with Shiraz and Mashehu Mevashel Po.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri 11:00-16:00; Sat 21:00-24:00 (Google) · +972 50-999-7201
Closed Friday and Saturday (Google); one reviewer says reservations are compulsory. Fish; whether meat is also served is not stated. Next to Leonardo Plaza (Tarshish 8).
Hours: Sun-Thu 13:00-22:30; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +972 8-633-7450
Butcher with meat delivery in Eilat; reviewers praise steaks and kebab quality. Closes Friday 15:30; reopens 20:30 Saturday night (Google).
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:30-22:00; Fri 08:30-15:30; Sat 20:30-22:00 (Google) · +972 8-381-9762
Booking: Women: 08-637-3801, attendant Rachel Shriki 050-793-4584 (Sun-Thu sunset for 3 hours; Fri 30 min after candle lighting for 1.5 hours; Motzei Shabbat 45 min after Shabbat for 2 hours). Chabad lists 255 HaHorev as a men's mikveh (daily 06:00-11:00, 10 NIS, bring a towel). A Google reviewer says cash or Bit only.
Booking: 08-633-1791, attendant Miriam Revivi 050-937-8502 (Sun-Thu sunset for 3 hours; Fri 30 min after candle lighting for 1.5 hours; Motzei Shabbat 45 min after Shabbat for 2 hours)
Booking: 08-634-4060 (Religious Council list: winter 17:00-21:00, summer 19:00-22:00; Fri 30 min after candle lighting for 1 hour; Motzei Shabbat 45 min after Shabbat for 2 hours). Chabad: women's mikvaot open daily from 30 min after shkia for 2.5 hours, 20 NIS, no appointment needed; no keilim mikveh (dishes can be immersed in the sea).
Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Hilton Eilat Queen of Sheba: the hotel is now Queen of Sheba Eilat; Booking.com lists it under that name (Nov 2026), Google likewise.