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Israel · community hub: Hayarkon beachfront · airport TLV, 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.
126 Ben Yehuda states the Tel Aviv eruv surrounds the city from the Ayalon Highway to the sea and from the Yarkon River to Jaffa, and is checked each week before Shabbat; its page carries the map (take care on the boardwalk and at the edges). Wikipedia's list of eruvin also names Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The eruv page itself (by126.org/eng/eruv, read 2 Nov 2026) names no rabbi, builder or supervising body and gives no separate weekly-status channel or hotline, only the synagogue's general number and WhatsApp (054-744-3420); a separate maintainer or status page is not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches). Confirm with 126 Ben Yehuda before carrying. Weekly status ↗
Hadarim restaurant is kosher under the Tel Aviv Chief Rabbinate and serves Saturday lunch (hotel FAQ). Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026, hotel replies): 'yes the hotel is kosher', 'we have shabat lift', and half-board includes Friday-night dinner and a Shabbat morning meal. Mechanical key not confirmed (Booking's facility list shows both 'Key access' and 'Key card access'), so ask for a manual key. Saturday and holiday check-in only after 18:00, check-out by 14:00 (Booking.com Q&A). A TripAdvisor guest (Sep 2026) says Shabbat-keepers were quoted hundreds of NIS for two extra hours until Shabbat ended, so agree late checkout in advance. About 0.3 km to 126 Ben Yehuda and 0.4 km to Ichud Shivat Zion. · 03-521-6666
The JC (Jul 2018): two kosher restaurants (Blue Sky, Lumina), a Shabbat-friendly venue, weekly Kiddush and Shabbat dinner for the observant. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): 'The hotel is Kosher', 'Friday dinner and Shabbat lunch are served', Saturday check-in after 16:00, check-out until 12:00. Totally Jewish Travel lists the hotel under Rabbanut Rashit supervision. Shabbat elevator and mechanical key not stated (Booking lists key-card access only), so ask. About 0.35 km to 126 Ben Yehuda. · 03-520-1818
Atlas lists it as a kosher hotel: Shabbat key and late checkout for a fee, Kiddush wine and a candle-lighting station (certifier not named). A Google guest says evening meat meals use disposable plates, but the hotel's Booking.com Q&A reply (Nov 2026) says 'Our hotel does not have kosher certificate, however the food is kosher (we do not serve meat dishes at all)', so ask what is served and whether it is supervised. Booking.com says check-in is from 15:00 on Fridays and Saturdays (no Shabbat delay). About 0.6 km to 126 Ben Yehuda. No pool. · 03-521-5300
Atlas lists it as a kosher hotel; kosher dinners can be pre-ordered for an extra charge, Shabbat key and late checkout for a fee, Kiddush wine and candle station. Booking.com Q&A (hotel reply, Nov 2026): 'Yes the Hotel is kosher under supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Tel-Aviv' and a Friday-night dinner option is offered with a room reservation; check-in 15:00, check-out until 11:00. About 1.1 km (14 min walk) to 126 Ben Yehuda; the northern end of the strip. · 03-542-5500
Isrotel's hotel page lists an on-site synagogue and sets Shabbat and holiday terms: check-in from 15:00 (rooms 16:00), check-out by 13:00, late departure for a fee, special requests by phone in advance. In-house West Side restaurant is kosher under the Tel Aviv Rabbinate (Time Out). Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026): 'yes the hotel is kosher', full Israeli breakfast buffet daily, Saturday and Jewish-holiday check-in after 16:00, check-out 13:00; TripAdvisor's hotel text calls the restaurant a 'kosher menu'. Shabbat elevator and mechanical key not stated, so ask. About 0.25 km to the Sephardic HaGra shul (Hayarkon 42), 1.0 km to the Great Synagogue and 1.2 km to the Frishman St shul; the south end of the strip. · 03-740-5000
Guests report Shabbat elevator limits: 'the elevators on the Shabbat and feast were 50% less available because of religious issues' (Booking.com Q&A, undated), which suggests Shabbat-mode elevators but is not confirmed, so ask for a low floor. Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) repeats Saturday and Jewish-holiday check-in after 18:00; one answer says the hotel offers kosher meals, a second query found no kosher statement. Totally Jewish Travel lists the hotel under Rabbanut Rashit supervision. Hotel's own pages list a Friday-night dinner buffet 19:00-21:00 in D-Breakfast but state no Shabbat elevator, key or synagogue; a directory snippet (easy.co.il) tags Dan Hotels 'Shabbat Elevator' without naming the branch. Mechanical key not stated, so call 03-520-2525. About 0.3 km to Tel Aviv International Synagogue (Frishman 23) and Ichud Shivat Zion. · 03-520-2525
Hilton's page lists four kosher outlets incl. Cafe Med breakfast buffet and Darya (Darya closed Fri and Sat). Jamie Geller (Aug 2019) spent Shabbat here: hotel shul with minyanim, Mehadrin meat arranged ahead with the mashgiach, Friday-night and Shabbat-lunch buffets at Cafe Med, seudah shlishit. She asked for a low floor and did not use the elevator, so a Shabbat elevator is not confirmed; a Google guest calls the Shabbat food poor. TripAdvisor's hotel text (Nov 2026) lists five kosher dining options and 'a synagogue available on weekends and holidays'. About 0.5 km to 126 Ben Yehuda. · 03-520-2222 · tlvhi_hotel@hilton.com
Manara is kosher under the Tel Aviv Rabbinate per Time Out, but closed Friday and open Saturday from 20:30 (Marriott page). The Palm serves 'a traditional Shabbat dinner' Fri 19:30-21:30 (kosher status not stated); Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) lists the breakfast type as 'buffet, vegetarian, kosher' (no certificate named); check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00 with no Saturday rule. Shabbat elevator and mechanical key not stated, so call 03-521-1111 or the Palm 03-521-6355. About 0.25 km to Ichud Shivat Zion and 0.3 km to the Frishman St shul, the closest of the big hotels. · 03-521-1111
Minyan: Fri: early Mincha 12:30 (at Debrah Brown Hotel), Mincha 16:34, Kabbalat Shabbat 16:49 (candle lighting 16:24); Shabbat: hashkama 7:30, main Shacharit 9:00, kids 10:45, Mincha 16:14, Arvit and Havdalah 17:24; weekday Shacharit 7:15 and 8:20, Mincha 12:45, Mincha-Maariv 16:41. Fri and Shabbat times were posted on the site for Shabbat Chayei Sara (7 Nov 2026) when read on 1 Nov 2026; confirm weekly.
Contact: 054-744-3420 (also WhatsApp) · by126.org · Friday-night dinners about twice a month, reserve at events.by126.org
Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: Times: call; Shabbat Shacharit: Minyan Ichud Olam listed 9:00-12:00 (NBN), English explanations per visitors, plus Italian-rite and French-community minyanim on the second floor; weekday Shacharit: Times: call. Google shows the building open daily 6:00-19:50, which is not minyan times. Totally Jewish Travel lists Minyan Ichud Olam at 86 Ben Yehuda, 6th floor, Orthodox, Shabbat and holiday Shacharit only, no times given. Google reviewers describe Central European-style and Nusach Roma minyanim with a Shabbat kiddush; no clock times appear in reviews.
Contact: 03-522-4047 (Google listing) · email listed on nbn.org.il page
Minyan: Fri Kabbalat Shabbat: Times: call; Shabbat Shacharit 9:00 followed by kiddush (NBN); weekday Shacharit: Times: call. Services in English and Hebrew; Google shows the building open Sat from 8:45. Official site thetelavivsynagogue.org blocks automated reading. Google reviewers describe lively Shabbat services led by Rabbi Ariel (Rabbi Ariel Konstantyn per its Facebook page), English classes and a musical Havdalah; no clock times appear in reviews.
Contact: 03-523-6629 · thetelavivsynagogue.org
Minyan: Fri night: 10 minutes after candle lighting in winter, 19:00 in summer (16 Khevron St); Shabbat Shacharit 10:00 then kiddush; Shabbat Mincha 20 min before sunset, then Maariv and Havdalah; weekday Shacharit Sun-Thu 8:00, Fri 8:30; weekday Mincha Sun-Thu 13:30 (18 Bar Kochba St). English-speaking; Rabbi Eli and Sara Naiditch. Shabbat-day lunch (kiddush) at 16 Khevron: reserve online, suggested donation 80 NIS per person. Friday-night dinners are not held every week; see the events page.
Contact: 058-593-4770 (phone and WhatsApp per its Contact page; NBN lists 054-808-6420) · chabadonthecoast.com · Shabbat lunch booking form: chabadonthecoast.com/shabbat-reservations.html
Minyan: Times: call. Gil Travel (Apr 2026) says weekly Shabbat-day minyanim and Kabbalat Shabbat have resumed but prints no times; weekday Shacharit: Times: call. Google shows no hours; a published schedule is not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches).
Contact: 03-560-4905 (NBN list)
Minyan: Times: call (schedule not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches); none on the chabad.org page or Google). Rabbi Yossi Gerlitzky; 1935 synagogue in the Craftsmen Center area, welcomes guests per visitors.
Contact: 03-525-0202 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call. Google shows the house open daily (Fri 8:30-21:00, Sat 9:00-21:00), which is not a minyan schedule. A second Chabad yeshiva at Dganya St 43 (052-511-2770) is reported by a visitor to start prayers at 10:00 daily.
Contact: 054-239-7038 (Google listing)
Minyan: Times: call (phone and schedule not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches)). Visitors describe a recently renovated historic shul with a daily morning minyan in the Spanish rite and a welcome for guests; it sits beside the Royal Beach and Kempinski hotels.
Contact: No phone found; ask hotel reception or Great Synagogue 03-560-4905
Minyan: Times: call. Google reviewers (4.8 stars, 20 reviews): the public is invited to pray, a former Chief Rabbi (Rabbi Yona Metzger) is the synagogue's rabbi and well-known cantors daven there; helpful rabbis to talk and learn with. Weekday and Shabbat minyanim per visitors; times and phone: not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches).
Contact: No phone found; ask 126 Ben Yehuda +972 54-744-3420 or hotel reception
Minyan: Times: call. Google shows the house with weekday hours and closed Saturday; a Shabbat service is not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google, Chabad directory, Hebrew and local searches). Chabad on the Coast's site (read 2 Nov 2026) does not mention a Jaffa branch. Not walkable from the Hayarkon hotels.
Contact: +972 53-770-0339 (Olei Zion 30) · +972 54-626-4195 (Chabad North Yafo, Michelangelo 31)
Sit-down only; Friday lunch closes 15:00, reopens after Shabbat about 21:00.
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-24:00; Fri 11:30-15:00; Sat 21:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-24:00 (Google) · 03-736-7474
Listed as kosher by Gil Travel, Beinharim Tours, Isrotel's kosher page and Time Out Tel Aviv; Shabbat opening not stated. Royal Beach's own page lists an on-site synagogue and Shabbat check-in rules; Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) says 'yes the hotel is kosher'; ask the hotel about Shabbat meals.
Hours: — · 03-740-5054
The JC (Jul 2018) says the Carlton runs a weekly Kiddush and Shabbat dinner for observant guests and calls its kosher restaurants Shabbat-friendly; Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) also says Friday dinner and Shabbat lunch are served at the hotel; confirm current booking and price with the hotel.
Hours: — · 03-520-1828 (restaurant, Google listing) · 03-520-1818 (Carlton)
Hotel FAQ: dinner nightly and lunch on Saturdays only, so Shabbat day lunch is served; Booking.com Q&A (hotel reply, Nov 2026) says half-board includes Friday-night dinner and a Shabbat morning meal; meat/dairy arrangements not stated, so call. Saturday check-in is only after Shabbat (about 18:00).
Hours: Dinner nightly; lunch Saturdays only · 03-521-6666 (Herods)
Closed all Friday; reopens Saturday 21:00. Time Out files it under fish and dairy.
Hours: Mon-Thu 13:00-24:00; Fri closed; Sat 21:00-24:00; Sun 13:00-24:00 (Google) · 03-644-9793 (Beinharim) · 052-810-2308 (Google)
Closed all Friday; opens Saturday 20:30.
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri closed; Sat 20:30-22:00; Sun 12:00-22:00 (Google) · 03-560-0766
Friday take-home Shabbat food: mains by weight, sides, salads, challah, couple and family packs. Guests report Friday pickup around 15:00 and home delivery; some salads and milky cakes come from other suppliers. Order ahead by phone; closed Saturday.
Hours: Ben Yehuda 69: Mon-Thu 10:00-17:00, Fri 7:00-16:00; King George 26: Fri 8:00-16:00; Sat closed (Google) · 054-637-6586 (Ben Yehuda 69) · 054-816-8618 (King George 26)
Google lists Friday to 16:30, later than winter candle lighting (about 16:25), so call; closed Saturday.
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-23:00; Thu 12:00-24:00; Fri 12:00-16:30; Sat closed; Sun 12:00-23:00 (Google) · 03-510-3353
Closed Friday and Saturday per Google; a Hilton guest review says the hotel's Shabbat food was poor, so confirm Shabbat catering with the hotel. Hilton's page lists Darya among four kosher outlets, with the Cafe Med breakfast buffet.
Hours: Sun-Thu 18:00-22:30; Fri and Sat closed (Google) · 03-520-2127
Closed all Friday; reopens Saturday 18:30.
Hours: Mon-Wed 11:00-22:30; Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri closed; Sat 18:30-24:00; Sun 11:00-22:30 (Google) · 03-523-0037
Friday brunch/lunch closes 15:00; Saturday opens 18:30.
Hours: Mon-Wed 11:00-23:00; Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri 8:30-15:00; Sat 18:30-24:00; Sun 11:00-23:00 (Google) · 03-605-0061
Google lists Friday to 17:00, later than winter candle lighting (about 16:25), so call before relying on it. Time Out files it under fish and dairy while reviewers mention chicken dishes, so check the certificate for meat or dairy.
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:30; Fri 9:00-17:00; Sat 20:00-23:30; Sun 12:00-23:30 (Google) · 03-624-9228
Booking: 03-510-8677 (Google listing); reviewers praise a recently refurbished facility and mention Friday-night visits, so confirm hours and booking by phone
Booking: 03-522-8188 (Google listing; Google shows daily 7:30-21:30, so confirm women's hours and booking by phone)