Shabbat in Singapore

Eruv: unknown

Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked the JWB travel-info page, the Maghain Aboth and Jacob Ballas Centre pages, every Chesed-El page, TripAdvisor reviews, two Kosherica 2018 posts, Google and English searches); a weekly status page was not found either. Ask JWB (+65 6337 2189) before carrying outdoors.

Awafi Kosher Restaurant

Closed Sat and Jewish holidays; Friday night and Shabbat lunch are the JWB communal meals at JBC Level 5 (see JWB Shabbat meals entry); takeaway offered; no hotel delivery stated; reserve ahead and expect a security check; hours conflict: Google shows Fri lunch 12:30-14:00 but the JWB restaurant page says closed to the public Fri and Sat, so call +65 9088 0230

Hours: Sun-Thu lunch 12:30-14:00, dinner 18:30-21:00 (Google; JWB site says dinner until 21:15); Fri lunch 12:30-14:00 on Google but the JWB restaurant page says closed to the public Fri and Sat (call); Sat closed · +65 9088 0230 · reservations via singaporejews.com/shop/restaurant/

Elite Kosher Shop (Kosher Mart)

Groceries only (2,000+ items, fresh and frozen) and the only source of kosher meat, chicken and milk in Singapore per JWB; delivers across mainland Singapore via shop.singaporejews.com; men's mikvah key is held here; closed Sat

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00; Sun 9:30-12:00; Sat closed (Google) · +65 6337 2189 · WhatsApp via shop.singaporejews.com · kosher catering +65 6337 2189 ext. 103

JWB Shabbat meals (Jacob Ballas Centre, Level 5)

Friday dinner after Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat lunch; dine-in only on the shop pages read; book online before 12:00 noon Friday: visitor dinner S$109, visitor lunch only S$65.40, visitor all Shabbat meals S$174.40, visitor Seuda Shelishit S$21.80, community S$54.50 (all meals), student/child/helper S$27.25; tickets at the shop page (Oct 2026), community and local students pay S$0 for lunch; for Jewish guests; pay on one receipt to sit together; takeaway Shabbat meals listed on the shop's Shabbat meals page (terms not read); no hotel delivery stated

Hours: Fri night after Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 18:45, dinner 20:00 (JWB shop, Oct 2026); Sat lunch after Shacharit 9:15 · +65 6336 5166 (JWB office, Shabbat meals) · +65 6337 2189 · shop.singaporejews.com

Chesed-El Shabbat meals (Friday dinner, Saturday lunch)

Adults 12+: dinner S$35, lunch S$30; children 3-11 S$20; wine S$32; reservations close Wednesday 20:00; visitors must email banquets@chesedel.org before booking; non-refundable; shul describes meals as for community members; Monday breakfast after service

Hours: Fri night after Kabbalat Shabbat 18:45; Sat lunch after Shacharit 9:30 · banquets@chesedel.org · chesedel.org/meals-reservations

Cold Storage (Plaza Singapura)

No meals; JWB lists Cold Storage as selling kosher products (branch not named), so check labels for a hechsher; about 700 m from the JBC; open on Shabbat

Hours: Daily 9:00-22:00 (Google) · +65 6891 8100

CS Fresh Gold (Tanglin Mall supermarket)

No meals; JWB names the Tanglin Mall supermarket among places selling kosher products (also NTUC FairPrice and Jason's); about 3 km from the JBC, so a taxi or MRT trip, not a Shabbat walk

Hours: Daily 8:00-22:00 (Google) · +65 6891 8100

JBC Women's Mikvah

Booking: Book by phone: Simcha Abergel +65 9673 9184 or Odelia Rivni +65 9232 7095 · S$20 per visit · hours not published · family purity classes on request

JBC Men's Mikvah

Booking: Daily 7:00-12:00; key from the Elite Kosher Shop; S$5 daily, S$10 on Friday afternoon (as listed) · JWB office +65 6337 2189

• Registration and security: the Waterloo St gate has airport-style checks. Carry your passport, book ahead (Rabbi Netanel Rivni +65 9232 7096 or the JWB office +65 6337 2189, Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00) and do not photograph the building. Chesed-El needs an email to info@chesedel.org first and a modest dress code (no shorts, sleeveless tops or slippers). United Hebrew Congregation (Reform) is left out of the Orthodox shul list.
• Shabbat meals at the JBC: book on shop.singaporejews.com before 12:00 noon Friday (RSVP list), JBC Level 5. Friday schedule on the shop page (Oct 2026): Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 18:45, dinner 20:00. Visitor dinner S$109, lunch only S$65.40, all Shabbat meals S$174.40 (community S$54.50); pay on one receipt to sit together. The meals are for Jewish guests. JWB office +65 6336 5166.
• Chesed-El is a second option, with Friday dinner (S$35) and Saturday lunch (S$30) by reservation that closes Wednesday 20:00; email banquets@chesedel.org before booking, meals are non-refundable. It holds Friday night and Shabbat morning services plus a Monday and Thursday morning minyan, and is about 900 m (12-15 min walk) from the JBC. Chesed-El's 'Hotels nearby' page only links to a HotelsCombined search, not a Shabbat recommendation (read Nov 2026).
• Where to stay: Bencoolen St and Queen St hotels (Oakwood, Oxford, Hotel Mi, V Hotel) are only 70-110 m from the JBC; Grand Pacific, Mercure and ibis are 240-380 m (4-6 min walk); YMCA One Orchard is closest to Chesed-El. TotallyJewishTravel tags five of them 'Jewish Observant Friendly' (generic, no Shabbat detail). Booking.com lists key-card access at all but Grand Pacific ('key access', type unverified). Booking.com Q&A: ibis Bencoolen told a guest it would try to press lifts and open room doors for religious Jews (delays at check-in/out); YMCA One Orchard told a Jewish guest it has key cards only. Email ahead for a manual key, a low floor and stair access.
• Shop before Shabbat: Elite Kosher Shop (JBC 2nd floor) is Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00 and closed Sat, and it is the only source of kosher meat, chicken and milk; JWB says only Pura Fresh Milk is acceptable for those relying on Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's leniency. Awafi is closed Saturday and Jewish holidays. Cold Storage, NTUC FairPrice and Jason's also sell kosher products.
• Heat, eruv and airport: Singapore is hot and humid all year and an eruv was not found online as of Nov 2026, so ask JWB before carrying anything outdoors and keep Shabbat walks short (Bugis to the JBC is under 10 min). A kosher outlet at Changi (SIN) was not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places and JWB pages; one May 2026 travel blog, newyorkjewishtravelguide.com, mentions premium-lounge kosher meals by advance order with no lounge, operator or certifier named, so none is listed): bring sealed food, buy at the Elite Kosher Shop and order a kosher airline meal. Taxi SIN to Waterloo St is about 25 min.
• From TripAdvisor reviews of Maghain Aboth: passports are copied at the gate, so register before Shabbat (reviews 2015-2016); one guest who kept Shabbat left belongings at his hotel about 5 min away and shul staff opened the gate each time (visit Jan 2016); women sit in the upstairs gallery and a free Kiddush follows services (visit Nov 2017).
• Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, English and Hebrew searches); verify before relying on them: KosherWhere.com (online kosher meal pre-orders, page says Shabbos meals and door-to-door hotel delivery in Singapore) states no operator, certifier, phone or date and no second source was found, so it is not listed. The Chesed-El hechsher name appears only on the TotallyJewishTravel listing (chesedel.org/kosher shows logos with no agency text). Ask JWB on +65 6337 2189.
• Hotels checked but not listed (no Shabbat key, lift or kosher arrangement found in Google, TripAdvisor or Booking.com Q&A, Nov 2026): Rendezvous Hotel Singapore (9 Bras Basah Rd, about 190 m from Maghain Aboth, key card per Booking.com, +65 6336 0220); Carlton Hotel Singapore (76 Bras Basah Rd, about 390 m, key card, +65 6338 8333); lyf Bugis Singapore (200 Middle Rd, about 320 m, key card, +65 6809 7988; Google Places shows it at the address where 'Hotel G Singapore' was listed in older guides, rename not independently confirmed; TripAdvisor Sep 2026 calls the lift very slow and notes a flight of stairs between taxi drop-off and check-in); Frasers House, a Luxury Collection Hotel (80 Middle Rd, about 460 m, key card, +65 6338 7600). A 'Victoria Hotel' named in a TripAdvisor review of Maghain Aboth (visit Jan 2016, about 5 min walk) was not matched to a current listing.

Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: InterContinental Singapore (Bugis, 80 Middle Rd): rebranded Frasers House, a Luxury Collection Hotel on 1 Jan 2026 (Time Out / Loyalty Lobby headlines; Google Places, Nov 2026, shows Frasers House at 80 Middle Rd); not listed in the hotel list (see the tip on hotels checked but not listed)