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Israel · community hub: Kikar HaAtzmaut / seafront · airport TLV, about 35 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.
The Netanya Religious Council (Reuven Barkat 3, 4th floor, 09-953-7537, office@mdn.org.il, secretariat Sun-Thu 08:30-12:30) publishes an eruv map page, and Wikipedia's list of eruvin names Netanya with City Centre and Kiryat Sanz entries. Re-read 2 Nov 2026: the Council page holds the map as an image (no boundary text), shows no weekly status notice or hotline, and only offers a form to report a fault in the eruv. Whether the seafront promenade, the beach and Ir Yamim are inside, who inspects it and the weekly status: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches); call the Council (Sun-Thu 08:30-12:30) or ask Chabad Or Menachem on +972 54-494-1848 before carrying on the promenade or in Ir Yamim. Weekly status ↗
Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher dining (certificate not stated), Shabbat elevator, Saturday and holiday check-in only after 18:00; no synagogue mentioned. A TripAdvisor guest says breakfast is kosher with no meat. Mechanical key not stated (Booking.com Q&A re-asked 2 Nov 2026: no information), so ask. About 0.16 km to Chabad Or Menachem (Gad Machnes 6) and 0.46 km to McDonald Shul. · +972 9-793-1111
The Netanya Religious Council kosher list shows the hotel as kosher, meat and dairy, regular supervision (Rabbanut Netanya). Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): Shabbat elevator, a mechanical room key, homemade kosher meals NIS 150 per person per meal, Shabbat meals confirmed; Saturday check-in rules not stated. Across the street from the beach. About 0.05 km to Chabad Or Menachem and 0.56 km to McDonald Shul. · +972 9-862-4434
The Council kosher list shows a hotel called HaOnot at 1 Nitza Blvd as kosher, meat and dairy, regular supervision. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher meals and Shabbat meals available (confirm with reception); Saturday and holiday check-in only after 21:00; no Shabbat elevator stated; a Booking.com Q&A answer (2 Nov 2026) says only that Shabbat accommodations 'typically include' a mechanical key, which is generic and not the hotel's statement, so ask. Reviews are mixed: a TripAdvisor guest (Jul 2025) reports cockroaches after a Shabbat night. About 0.26 km to McDonald Shul and Beth Chabad Nitza. · +972 9-860-1555
Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026), the hotel's own replies: kosher under Rabbanut Netanya, 'Yes we have elevator Shabbat', 'Yes our doors have mechanical locks'; check-out on Saturdays and Jewish holidays must be arranged in advance, late check-out NIS 200. Shabbat meals not stated. Guest reviews are mixed (lift skips floors, air-conditioning). About 0.33 km to Chabad Or Menachem and 0.85 km to McDonald Shul. · +972 9-860-3939
Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher under Rabbanut Netanya with a mashgiach, Israeli breakfast buffet, Friday and Saturday meals NIS 250 per person, check-out 11:00 on Saturdays and holidays. Booking.com Q&A (2 Nov 2026) says rooms use an electronic key card (Booking's facility list shows 'Key access' and 'Key card access'), so ask for a manual key; it again confirms you can buy Friday dinner and Saturday lunch, and mentions no Shabbat elevator. A TripAdvisor guest (Oct 2026) praises a Shabbat stay, another (Aug 2026) says the front desk made a family leave before Shabbat; older reviews call the building dated. About 0.18 km to McDonald Shul and 0.34 km to Beth Chabad Nitza. · +972 9-833-8444
Jerusalem Post travel review (25 Jul 2026): an on-site synagogue with ark, Torah scrolls and separate seating; prayer schedules posted near reception and notices about motion sensors on Shabbat; the hotel hosts Shabbat Hatan weekends; two shelter rooms per floor. Not listed on Booking.com; TripAdvisor shows only 2 reviews and Google reviews read on 2 Nov 2026 add no Shabbat facts. Kashrut certificate, Shabbat elevator and mechanical key not stated, so ask. About 0.92 km to SNAC. · +972 9-886-7777
Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher under Rabbanut Netanya, a Shabbat lift, Shabbat meals to be asked about at reception on check-in, Saturday check-in from 19:00 (suite ready from 21:00), check-out until 11:00. Mechanical key not stated (Booking.com Q&A re-asked 2 Nov 2026: no information; facility list shows key-card access). A Google guest describes 'a beautiful relaxing Shabbat'; another says the lifts are very slow in the 29-storey tower. About 0.70 km to SNAC. · +972 77-266-6650
Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): kosher, supervised by the Rabbinate of Netanya, a Shabbat elevator, Shabbat meals and kosher-for-Passover reported by guests, guests can check in one hour after Shabbat ends. A Booking.com Q&A answer (2 Nov 2026) says the hotel provides a mechanical metal room key for Shabbat-observant guests, but it is a summary and Booking's facility list shows key-card access, so confirm when booking. Next door to SNAC (about 0.10 km). Older guides list the Kehilat Tzfat St hotel as West Lagoon Resort; the rename to VERT Lagoon was not independently confirmed. · +972 73-387-5555
Minyan: Fri: Kabbalat Shabbat 16:35 (candle lighting 16:25); Shabbat: Shacharit 08:00, Mincha 16:20, Shabbat ends 17:24; weekday: Shacharit 06:30 and 07:30, Mincha 16:35, Arvit 17:10. Posted on macshul.org for 1-7 Nov 2026 (read 1 Nov 2026); times change weekly. The building also hosts an Italian Beit Knesset and the Hebrew-speaking Dor Hamshech minyan, times not listed. Rabbi Raphael Katz. A Google reviewer (undated) also mentions Shabbat minyanim in Sephardi nusach and for the Italian community.
Contact: +972 9-887-5079 (office, Mon-Thu 08:30-11:30) or +972 9-861-4591 (Google listing) · macshul@macshul.org · macshul.org
Minyan: Times: call. Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches): no schedule or website (CauseMatch donation page, Google listing, web search). The CauseMatch page calls it an English-speaking multinational synagogue in North Netanya. Google reviewers describe an English-speaking Ashkenaz shul modelled on United Synagogue, with short shiurim between Mincha and Maariv and a convenient spot near the sea. The Council directory lists two 'Israel HaTzair' entries on Shlomo HaMelech St 39 (052-375-4697) and at Dr Schreiber 10 (055-256-2042).
Contact: +972 9-832-1078 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Google shows the building open daily 07:00-22:00 (not minyan times); reviewers mention morning and evening classes and a pleasant Shabbat atmosphere, and say staff answer calls and help visitors. A second Google record 'Chabad house' (Imanu'el Mol St 2, +972 55-661-5423; Sun-Thu 10:00-19:30, Fri 10:00-14:00) has a reviewer describing davening at 'a good pace'. Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches): no minyan schedule.
Contact: +972 53-708-3728 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches): no schedule. Google lists it as 'Or Menachem - Merkaz Chabad for French Speaking' (and a second record 'Netanya Chabad House', +972 54-724-1848, with a reviewer saying the rabbi is Italian-speaking and the community 'like a big family'); reviewers describe a French-speaking Chabad house by the sea where you can pray on Shabbat, and name Rabbi Mazouz and his team.
Contact: +972 54-494-1848 or +972 54-724-1848 (Google listings)
Minyan: Times: call. A Google reviewer (undated) describes two Shabbat minyanim, many seats and says to arrive early on Shabbat and holidays for a good seat; another reviewer asks for the Shabbat times. Clock times: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches). Tripoli-style service with a mixed congregation. The Jerusalem Post (27 Apr 2024) lists it on Brenner St among the city's main synagogues; the Council directory gives Brenner 4 (Edot HaMizrach, 053-750-5302).
Contact: +972 52-244-4026 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers describe a friendly Anglo Modern Orthodox shul with an unhurried Shabbat morning service, a full learning programme and a large car park; an OU Israel Torah Tidbits Shabbat account (2023) lists it among Anglo shuls. Next to VERT Lagoon hotel. The Jerusalem Post (27 Apr 2024) calls it a rapidly growing shul with an English Shabbat sermon on the Torah portion. Times and phone: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches).
Contact: No phone found
Minyan: Fri night: Carlebach-style minyan, followed by a large kiddush after Shabbat shul; Monday morning men's kollel; all speeches in English; about 200 families (The Jewish Link, 18 Sep 2026). Google shows the building open Fri 06:00-20:00 and Sat 08:30-20:30, closed Sun-Thu (building hours, not minyan times). A Torah Tidbits writer (Aug 2023) found the Friday-night davening 'beautiful and filled with lively singing'. Clock times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches)).
Contact: No phone found
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 07:15 (a Google reviewer calls it very fast, confirm); other times: call. Reviewers describe a new building with plenty of parking.
Contact: +972 54-777-0567 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers (review years not shown) call it a 'minyan factory' with minyanim starting every few minutes through the day, air-conditioned, in the heart of the Hassidic area of Kiryat Sanz; one says 'only Rabeinu Tam Minche & Maariv' (unclear what this means). Google shows it open 24 hours. Shabbat times: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches). The Council directory lists 'Ohel Nehemia' at Divrei Chaim 4 (050-414-5133).
Contact: +972 9-861-3253 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers (review years not shown) describe an Ashkenazi shul next to a Sephardic one in Ramat Poleg, an English-speaking welcoming community with a youthful atmosphere and many prayer services; one notes the women's section is behind a partition that blocks the view of the Ark. Schedule: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches). The Council directory lists 'Israel HaTzair-2' on HaNurit (no phone).
Contact: No phone found
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers describe the 1935 building, Netanya's first synagogue, holding about a thousand people, near the square. Prayer times: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches).
Contact: +972 52-224-0415 (Council directory)
Minyan: Times: call. Google hours: Sun-Fri 06:30-24:00 and Saturday open 24 hours (building hours, not minyan times); reviewers mention classes every evening and prayers.
Contact: +972 54-816-7709 (Council directory and Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Council directory lists it as Ashkenazi / Chabad; a Google reviewer of the 'Chabad House' at this spot says it is 'a bit tight on Saturday'. The Judaica shop in the same passage opens Sun-Thu 09:00-19:00 and Fri 09:00-13:00 (+972 9-862-1197).
Contact: +972 52-811-9726 (Council directory)
Minyan: Times: call. Google hours: Sun-Thu 05:00-21:45, Fri 05:00-20:00, Sat 07:30-20:30 (building hours, not minyan times); reviewer: 'Lots of minyanim, nice people'.
Contact: +972 9-770-6031 (Google listing)
Minyan: Weekday Shacharit 06:50; Shabbat Shacharit 08:00 (one undated Google review, nusach Sefard in the Ashkenazi sense; confirm); other times: call
Contact: No phone found
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers describe a large, spacious Tripolitanian synagogue. Prayer times: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches).
Contact: +972 52-874-9774 (Council directory)
Minyan: Daily minyan for all prayers; Sunday morning 06:00 and Shabbat morning 07:30 (undated Google reviews; confirm); Torah classes including women's classes
Contact: +972 52-768-2190 (Council directory)
Minyan: Times: call. Listed by the Netanya Religious Council synagogue directory as Ashkenazi / Chabad; prayer times: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Council directory, Hebrew and local searches). Map pin not located, so check the address with the phone.
Contact: +972 55-664-4725 (Council directory)
Sit-down. Closes 15:30 on Friday and reopens 20:30 Saturday night (Google). A reviewer says owners, staff and diners are mostly French-speaking.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-15:30; Sat 20:30-23:00 (Google) · No phone listed
A Google reviewer calls it 'authentic kosher Italian cuisine' (pizza, sushi, halloumi salad); certificate not read, so check it. Menus in Hebrew and French. Friday close 16:00; reopens 20:30 Saturday night.
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:00-24:00; Fri 07:00-16:00; Sat 20:30-24:00 (Google) · +972 9-799-6267
Sit-down. Open Friday lunch to 16:00; Google shows closed Saturday.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri 12:00-16:00; closed Sat (Google) · +972 52-356-0291
Closed Friday and Saturday (Google); business lunch 12:00-17:00 per a reviewer. Next to King Solomon and Seasons hotels.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-21:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +972 9-832-3322
About 40 seats; reviewers suggest calling ahead or ordering on Wolt. Closed Friday and Saturday (Google).
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-24:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +972 77-550-9492
Mall outlet; reviewers rate the shawarma and service poorly. Friday close 15:00, Saturday night 19:00-23:00 (Google). Other mall food-court outlets were not checked.
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:30-21:30; Fri 10:30-15:00; Sat 19:00-23:00 (Google) · +972 9-833-3799
Cafe with pastries; Friday close 14:30, reopens 20:30 Saturday night (Google). Reviewers say service and stock are patchy.
Hours: Sun-Thu 09:00-21:30; Fri 08:00-14:30; Sat 20:30-23:00 (Google) · +972 77-303-4175
Prepared Shabbat food and delivery per Google reviewers (one says Shabbat food arrived neat and on time); ask about hotel delivery and the Thursday and Friday order cut-off. Closed Saturday.
Hours: Sun-Wed 08:00-17:00; Thu 08:00-18:00; Fri 08:00-14:00; closed Sat (Google) · +972 9-833-7720
Google shows it open Friday only, 06:00-14:00; reviewers describe hot, cold and salad dishes by weight and advise arriving at 06:00. Kosher certificate not read in any source, so ask to see it.
Hours: Fri 06:00-14:00; closed other days (Google) · +972 9-373-1266
Closed Saturday (Google). Certificate not read, the 'Mehadrin' is in the store name. Reviews are poor for stock and queues.
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:00-21:00; Fri 07:00-14:40; closed Sat (Google) · +972 8-919-9979
Closed Saturday per a reviewer and Google hours; certificate not read. Tiv Taam, Keshet Taamim and StopMarket nearby open on Shabbat, and a Tiv Taam reviewer writes 'NOT KOSHER'.
Hours: Sun-Tue 06:45-21:00; Wed-Thu 06:45-22:00; Fri 06:45-15:30; closed Sat (Google) · +972 9-865-0902
Sit-down. Closes 15:00 on Friday and reopens 20:00 Saturday night (Google). Same building as The View and Or Menachem Chabad.
Hours: Sun-Wed 08:30-23:30; Thu 08:30-24:00; Fri 08:30-15:00; Sat 20:00-24:00 (Google) · +972 9-862-2220
Closed Saturday (Google); small car park; reviewers call it a nostalgic bakery brand with good products. The Council also lists a Kapulsky dairy entry at Gad Machnes 6 (mehadrin), not confirmed to be the same place.
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:00-19:00; Fri 08:00-14:00; closed Sat (Google) · +972 54-653-1918
Closes Friday 15:00 and reopens 20:00 Saturday night (Google). In the Agamim area, south of the centre.
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:30-23:00; Fri 07:30-15:00; Sat 20:00-23:00 (Google) · +972 50-339-3191
Booking: +972 9-861-1839 (Council list and Google listing) · hours not published on the Council page or Google (2 Nov 2026); the Council page links to online booking at mikve-online.com (the site did not load as text). A Central Men's Mikveh is listed at the same address (Council directory, no phone)
Booking: +972 9-832-9238 · hours not found on the Council page or Google (2 Nov 2026); online booking via mikve-online.com (Council page)
Booking: +972 9-878-2858 · hours not found on the Council page or Google (2 Nov 2026); online booking via mikve-online.com (Council page)
Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Ramada Netanya: now trades as David's Harp Hotel & Suites (left the Ramada brand about three years ago, Jerusalem Post, Jul 2026).