Shabbat in Johannesburg

Eruv: partial

The Beth Din of Johannesburg maps four eruvin: Greater Johannesburg, Victory Park, Glenhazel and Orchards (Mehadrin); Sandton/Morningside is not shown. Run by the Beth Din eruvin department. No live up/down status page found online as of Nov 2026: the page offers a WhatsApp update group, an email sign-up and an issue-report form; Beth Din 010 214 2600.

Kosher World

Supermarket; stock up here for Shabbat. Closed Shabbat, reopens after nightfall.

Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-22:00; Fri 07:00-16:00; Sat from ~18:30 (after Shabbat); Sun 08:00-22:00 · 011 440 1402

Nussbaums Kosher Butchery

Butchery with deli and grill; call to pre-order Shabbat meat.

Hours: Hours: call · 011 440 7549

Burger & Brew

Listed as offering Shabbat meals; call to pre-order. Closed Shabbat, reopens after nightfall.

Hours: Mon-Wed 11:00-21:00; Thu 10:45-22:00; Fri 10:00-15:00; Sat from ~18:40; Sun 10:30-21:00 · 087 150 1522

Beit Yosef Supermarket and Butchery

Cooked meals and shawarma; a customer review mentions Shabbat and chag food, so call to pre-order.

Hours: Mon 08:00-16:00; Tue 08:00-19:00; Wed-Thu 08:00-20:00; Fri 07:00-14:00; Sun 08:00-15:00; closed Sat · 076 277 3547

Segell's

Deli: cold cuts, sausages, roast chicken, sandwiches. Closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon 07:30-16:30; Tue-Thu 07:30-20:45; Fri 07:30-14:30; Sun 07:30-20:45; closed Sat · 064 955 2814

RTG / Next Door

RTG is meat (Next Door, dairy, now operates inside RTG; Next Door 011 728 2577, Google shows it reopening Sat night). Closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 10:30-15:00 and 17:00-22:00; Fri 08:30-14:30; Sun 10:30-15:00 and 17:00-22:00; closed Sat · 011 483 3375 (RTG) · 011 728 2577 (Next Door)

Frangelicas

Cafe and cakes; closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-17:00; Fri 07:00-14:00; Sun 07:00-14:00; closed Sat · 087 701 9909

Corner Cafe Glenhazel

Breakfast cafe and cakes next to Ohr Somayach; closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-17:00; Fri 08:00-14:30; Sun 08:00-17:00; closed Sat · 011 440 3160

The Friends Bakery

Bakery plus dairy and meat sections, shawarma and sushi bar; closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-16:00; Fri 07:00-15:00; Sun 07:00-13:00; closed Sat · 076 108 0085

The PieWorks

Pies and take-away (dairy and meat per listing); closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Wed 09:00-18:00; Thu 09:00-19:00; Fri 08:00-15:00; Sun 09:00-15:00; closed Sat · 011 485 2447

Bagel Zone

Restaurant and caterer, pareve/milk, Chalav Yisrael per Kosher SA listing; closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-16:00; Fri 08:00-15:00; Sun 08:00-14:00; closed Sat · 076 037 0723 · 079 317 8230

Gelatissimo Kosher Ice Cream

Gelato, waffles and cakes (pareve options); closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 09:30-17:30; Fri 08:30-14:30; Sun 09:30-17:30; closed Sat · 061 082 1842

Michelo's Kosher Pizza Pasta

Dairy pizza and pasta with pickup and delivery per reviews; busy on Motzei Shabbat. Closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 10:30-21:15; Fri 10:30-14:30; Sat from ~18:30 (after Shabbat); Sun 10:30-21:15 · 061 475 7686

Dee Jays Deli & Bakery

Neighbourhood kosher deli, bakery and caterer; reviews mention Shabbos and Yom Tov challah and food. Hechsher not found. Closed Shabbat.

Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-17:00; Fri 07:00-16:00; Sun 08:00-14:00; closed Sat · 011 887 5756

Be'er Chaya Esther Ladies Mikvah

Booking: 011 485 1417 (after hours); 011 640 2770 (mornings)

Kosherworld Mikveh (Glenhazel Centre)

Booking: 011 440 1402 (open all hours per Beth Din)

Sandton Shul Mikveh

Booking: 011 883 9706; 082 574 9541; 083 266 8149 · sandtonshul@sandtonshul.co.za (open all hours per Beth Din)

• Shabbat meals: Sandton Central Shul (Chabad) serves Friday night dinner and Shabbat lunch; book on the online form at chabadsouthafrica.org/Article.asp?AID=2194177 (no price listed; RSVP essential; 079 434 1293 or 011 440 6600). Sandton Shul arranges hosting by community families (011 883 4210). Burger & Brew lists Shabbat meals; ask Beit Yosef and Nussbaums about Shabbat orders. No prepaid hotel-delivery service found.
• Where to stay: Glenhazel/Fairmount/Sandringham has most shuls, kosher shops and walking Shabbat life, but few hotels. Sandown hotels walk to Sandton Central Shul; Morningside hotels walk to Sandton Shul. Glenhazel and Sandton are about 8 km apart, so pick one base for Shabbat.
• Friday: Glenhazel cafes and delis close about 14:00-15:00 and Kosher World about 16:00; most reopen after nightfall Saturday. Buy provisions Thursday or Friday morning. No kosher outlet at JNB found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places), so shop in Glenhazel on arrival.
• Hechsher: Kosher SA (Beth Din of Johannesburg / UOS) is the main local certifier; Beit Yosef butchery is Mehadrin Commission Meat. Some businesses moved to MK Kosher after the 2020 pricing dispute, so check the certificate. Women's mikvaos must be Beth Din-authorised.
• Eruv: the Beth Din maintains Greater Johannesburg, Glenhazel, Victory Park and Orchards eruvin; Sandton/Morningside is not on its map, so confirm with Sandton Shul before carrying. Check status via the Beth Din eruv WhatsApp group (jhbbethdin.co.za/eruvin) or 010 214 2600.
• Safety: shul sites and Glenhazel streets use guards and barriers. Tell your host or shul you are coming, walk in daylight and in groups, and avoid walking alone at night in Sandton or between suburbs; arrange lodging within walking distance before Shabbat.
• Davening: Ohr Somayach (ohr.co.za/davening.html) and Mizrachi (yeshivamizrachi.org.za) post minyan times online, with many Shabbat morning minyanim in Glenhazel; Sandton Shul posts none, so call before you arrive.
• Glenhazel stay: Google reviewers of Bobbie B's Kosher B&B (Long Ave, 082 410 1498) mention kosher breakfast and a host-prepared Shabbat meal and Kiddush for a late arrival; confirm both when booking.
• Sandton hotels: none states a Shabbat key or elevator. TotallyJewishTravel tags Garden Court, Southern Sun, Sandton Sun and Michelangelo only as 'Jewish observant friendly', Booking.com lists key-card access at most (Premier Falstaff lists plain 'key access'), and Garden Court's Booking Q&A says breakfast meat is halal. Ask for a manual key and a low floor, and pre-order Shabbat food. Neither Sandton Central Shul (Chabad) nor Sandton Shul names a recommended hotel on the pages read in Nov 2026 (both only say hotels are within walking distance), so no Sandton hotel is rated Shabbat-ready; only Premier Hotel Quatermain and Bobbie B's Kosher B & B carry guest reports.
• Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places, Kosher SA listings, TotallyJewishTravel and the Chabad pages): Glenhazel Park kosher apart-hotel (116 Wilmington Cres; TotallyJewishTravel lists it as Kosher SA 'Mehadrin' but gives no phone, reviews or Shabbat details, and Google has no listing there); The Table at The Max (5 Rivonia Rd, Illovo; 011 058 3100 per Google; reviews call it a kosher restaurant but no hechsher or hours were found); The Kosher Kitchen and the Pick n Pay Norwood kosher section (Bagel Zone Meat at Norwood Mall, 066 161 0487, is the Kosher SA-listed option there); Ohr Somayach Savoy (visitors mention it; no address, phone or times found); a 'Hilton Sandton' (no Hilton-branded hotel by that name found; Hampton by Hilton Sandton Grayston, 93 Grayston Dr, exists but nothing on Shabbat or a nearby shul was found). Ask Sandton Central Shul (Chabad) on 011 440 6600 before relying on any of these.