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Greece · community hub: Thessaloniki centre (Tsimiski) · airport SKG, 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 Thessaloniki's visitor page states there is no eruv in Thessaloniki; Chabad of Rhodes states there is none in Rhodes city. Rhodes entries below have their own coordinates (Old Town about 36.44, 28.23; Chabad on the Ixia/Ialysos strip about 36.42, 28.18) and fall outside the Thessaloniki walk rings.
Chabad shul and Hashalom kosher restaurant are inside the hotel; kosher breakfast included on breakfast-included rates (hotel stay page); Booking Q&A calls it a certified kosher establishment. Shabbat elevator and mechanical key not stated on the hotel's pages (2026): ask Chabad or paphotels@papcorp.gr. About 8 min walk to Yad Lezikaron (est.). · +30 231 050 5500
Listed by Chabad as 0 min walk from the Chabad House (next door to the Astoria). Shabbat key, elevator and kosher breakfast not stated; Google and TripAdvisor reviews (2026) say nothing about Shabbat. About 8 min to Yad Lezikaron (est.). · +30 231 124 0400
Listed by Chabad as 4 min walk from the Chabad House; about 5 min to Yad Lezikaron (est.). Booking Q&A (2026) mentions no Shabbat elevator, mechanical key or kosher food; Booking lists elevator and key card access. Shabbat key and elevator not stated. · +30 231 050 6500
Listed by Chabad as 4 min walk from the Chabad House; about 3 min to Yad Lezikaron (est.). Booking lists elevator and key card access; no Shabbat arrangement stated. · +30 231 027 2829
About 3 min walk to Yad Lezikaron and about 8 min to Chabad House (est.). Booking Q&A (2026): no Shabbat elevator, mechanical key or kosher food mentioned; check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00; Booking lists elevator and key card access. Google and TripAdvisor reviews say nothing about Shabbat. Ask the hotel. · +30 231 029 4040
About 12 min walk to Chabad House, 15 min to Yad Lezikaron, 12 min to Monastirioton (est.). Booking Q&A (2026) says rooms typically use electronic key cards and mentions no Shabbat elevator or kosher food; Booking lists key access and key card access plus elevator. Ask whether a mechanical key is possible. · +30 231 442 3300
About 10-12 min walk to Chabad House and 15 min to Yad Lezikaron (est.). No Shabbat arrangement found; Google and TripAdvisor reviews (2026) say nothing about Shabbat keys or elevators. · +30 231 059 6800
Outside the 15-min ring: about 1.4 km from Chabad House (about 20 min walk, est.) and 25 min to Yad Lezikaron. A guest review quotes EUR 4-5 taxi to the centre (not usable on Shabbat). Booking Q&A (2026): no Shabbat elevator, mechanical key or kosher food mentioned; Booking lists elevator and key card access. · +30 231 001 7000
Outside the 15-min ring: about 2 km from Yad Lezikaron (25-30 min walk, est.); a guest review says 15-20 min along the waterfront to the centre. No Shabbat arrangement found; Google and TripAdvisor reviews (2026) say nothing about Shabbat. · +30 231 089 7197
Inside the Old Town, about 5 min walk to Kahal Shalom (est.); about 5 km from Chabad of Rhodes, outside any Shabbat walk to Chabad. Booking Q&A gives no Shabbat information; Booking lists 'key access' (not key card access) but does not say what kind of key: ask. · +30 2241 075114
Edge of the Old Town, about 15 min walk to Kahal Shalom (est.); about 6 km from Chabad of Rhodes. No Shabbat arrangement found. · +30 2241 089700
Mandraki harbour area, about 25 min walk to Kahal Shalom (est.); about 6 km from Chabad of Rhodes. Booking Q&A gives no Shabbat information; Booking lists elevator and key card access; TripAdvisor reviews say nothing about Shabbat. · +30 2241 084150
A guest review puts it about 15 min walk from the Old Town (about 20 min to Kahal Shalom); about 6 km from Chabad of Rhodes. No Shabbat arrangement found; Google and TripAdvisor reviews say nothing about Shabbat. · +30 2241 054700
Listed by Chabad of Rhodes as 0 min walk from the Chabad house; a Google guest review says you cross the street to reach it. Shabbat key and elevator not stated; TripAdvisor reviews say nothing about Shabbat. About 5 km from Rhodes Old Town. · +30 2241 090880
Listed by Chabad of Rhodes as 1 min walk from the Chabad house. Basic 3-star; a Google guest review says the key card was often faulty and Booking lists key card access plus an elevator. Booking Q&A (2026): no Shabbat elevator, mechanical key or kosher food mentioned. Ask for a manual key. · +30 2241 095315
Listed by Chabad of Rhodes as 1 min walk from the Chabad house. TripAdvisor describes a 4-star, 102-room hotel renovated in 2023 with a lift and 24-hour reception. Shabbat key and elevator not stated. · +30 2241 098181
Listed by Chabad of Rhodes as 0 min walk from the Chabad house (Google gives it the same 84 Iraklidon number as the Chabad house). Shabbat key, elevator and kosher breakfast not stated; TripAdvisor reviews say nothing about Shabbat. Totallyjewishtravel (undated) places the Chabad Jerusalem restaurant at this hotel. · +30 2241 090844
Hosts the Kosher Travelers Pesach programme (2026 was its fourth year there; three daily minyanim for Ashkenazic, Sephardic and Chabad traditions, per Jewish Link 2026); Pesach 2027 not confirmed. No year-round Shabbat arrangement found. About 6.5 km straight-line from Chabad of Rhodes (computed from coordinates), so not walkable. · +30 2241 045700
Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat about 30 min before candle lighting; Shabbat Shacharit 8:00; weekdays Shacharit 7:30, Mincha/Maariv about 30 min before sunset; closed Sundays (per Chabad listing, confirm). Entry by passport only.
Contact: +30 231 022 1124 · info@jct.gr
Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat about 1 hour before candle lighting; Shabbat Shacharit 10:00; weekdays no fixed minyan, arranged when guests or groups are present. Entry free, subject to hotel approval.
Contact: Rabbi Yoel Kaplan (also written Yosef Kaplan) · +30 693 986 5991 (WhatsApp) · +972 58 435 4770 · jewishthessaloniki.com
Minyan: No regular services found (Yom Kippur and special events only); no service schedule appears on the community page, jguideeurope (2024) or the AUTH welcome guide. Visit during museum hours about 10:00-14:00; paid entry (guest review: about 7 euro, ticket also covers the Jewish Museum), security screening; one Google reviewer was refused entry at the door.
Contact: +30 231 025 0406 (Jewish Museum) · jmth.gr
Minyan: Friday night and High Holiday services per the community site, but no times are published. Israel Hayom (17 Nov 2024) says it now serves mainly as a tourist site where people pray only rarely, and locals said it had stood closed for a year. Times: call. Not a daily minyan. Visiting hours per jewishrhodes.org (read 2 Nov 2026): Apr-Oct Sun-Fri 10:00-15:00, Nov-Mar Mon-Fri 10:00-15:00, closed Saturday; EUR 6. jewishrhodes.org showed a 'Museum is now closed' banner on 2 Nov 2026 while its visit page lists the hours above: verify before visiting.
Contact: +30 2241 022364 · +30 2241 073039 · jcrhodes@otenet.gr · jewishrhodes.org
Minyan: Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at candle-lighting time, meal after (register); Shabbat 9:30 Chassidus class and coffee, Shacharit 10:00, meal after, Mincha at candle lighting, Seudah Shlishit after, Maariv/Havdalah at end; weekdays Shacharit 9:00, Mincha/Maariv about 15 min before sunset. Chabad's Shabbat page (read 2 Nov 2026) lists only Chayei Sarah 6-7 Nov 2026 (candle lighting 16:48, Havdalah 17:45) and its meal-registration form says registration is not possible at this stage. Season dates not published: confirm by WhatsApp.
Contact: Rabbi Uri Medina · +30 694 848 8761 (WhatsApp) · chabadrhodes.com
Chabad Shabbat and holiday meals are held here by advance registration (kosherastoria.com/shabbos-reservations; the page did not load when we tried, so prices are unconfirmed). Delivery, Shabbat takeaway and self-pickup listed. Google shows the restaurant closed on Friday and Saturday outside booked meals.
Hours: Google Maps (Nov 2026): Sun-Thu 14:00-21:00, Friday and Saturday closed (Shabbat meals by booking only). Chabad listing says Sun-Thu 14:00-22:00; hotel site says daily 10:00-23:00; a second Google listing (Kosher Restaurant Astoria) shows 07:00-22:00 daily. Call to confirm. · +30 698 837 0928 · +30 693 986 5991 (Chabad WhatsApp) · +30 2310 505500
Kosher breakfast buffet daily; Chabad says breakfast by advance reservation, and the hotel's stay page says kosher breakfast is included when you book a breakfast-included rate. Takeaway and delivery to parts of Northern Greece per hotel kosher page.
Hours: Breakfast daily 07:00-10:00 (hotel kosher page) · +972 58 435 4770 · ypkaplan@gmail.com · hotel +30 231 050 5500 · paphotels@papcorp.gr
Delivery listed; hotel delivery and Shabbat orders not stated.
Hours: — · +30 698 827 2699 (WhatsApp)
Listed on the Chabad food page; address, hechsher and hours not published. Ask Chabad.
Hours: — · Via Chabad +30 693 986 5991
Sells wine, grape juice, cakes, snacks, long-life milk, frozen poultry and meat, frozen ready meals, Shabbat challah. Listing says store is in a trial phase and restocked as needed.
Hours: — · +30 698 837 0928 (WhatsApp)
Sea bream, salmon, chicken skewers and salads per reviewers; live music. Type is inferred from the dishes; hours and Shabbat service not listed.
Hours: — · +972 54-220-2020 (Google)
Summer-season restaurant (Jerusalem restaurant, listed at 84 Leof. Iraklidon on the Chabad site; totallyjewishtravel, undated, places it at Hotel Villa di Mare, which Google puts at the same 84 Iraklidon number). Opening dates, hours and prices not published; Chabad's registration form said 'not possible at this stage' on 2 Nov 2026. Shabbat meals are booked separately (see Chabad Shabbat meals entry).
Hours: — · +30 694 848 8761 (WhatsApp)
Friday night, Shabbat lunch and Seudah Shlishit by advance registration (app.flowiz.io/rhor/f/); seats limited. Menu per Chabad page (Nov 2026): challah, wine, drinks, salads, Mizrahi-style fish, sides, and oven-baked chicken or meat. Prices not published; the form said registration was not possible at this stage on 2 Nov 2026 (off-season), so WhatsApp +30 694 848 8761 before travelling. One guest reported the meal venue moving a mile away just before arrival: reconfirm.
Hours: Meals after Friday Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Shacharit · +30 694 848 8761 (WhatsApp)
Meat Shabbat and holiday takeaway, ordered in advance via app.flowiz.io/rhof/f/. Prices and delivery not published.
Hours: — · +30 694 848 8761 (WhatsApp)
Listed on Chabad Rhodes food page; no details published. Ask Chabad.
Hours: — · +30 694 848 8761 (WhatsApp)
Booking: WhatsApp +41 79 664 2789; appointment in advance is mandatory, follow security instructions; no hours published