Groups & Simchas
Which Jerusalem hotel is best for a yeshiva or seminary parent weekend?
For a yeshiva or seminary parent weekend — where many families travel on the same Shabbos — Jerusalem Gate is usually the best base: 298 rooms hold the whole group together, with glatt kosher dining under Badatz Mehadrin Rabbanut Yerushalayim plus OU and a Shabbos elevator.
Parent weekends work best when everyone is in one hotel for the Shabbos seudos and there is room scale to match the turnout. Jerusalem Gate's capacity and transit access make it the default; for a smaller, higher-hechsher group we look at the other three.
JRM has built itineraries around the major mosdos — including BMG, the Mir, Hakotel, Ohr Somayach, BJJ, Michlalah, Sharfman's, and Tomer Devorah — so we can align the hotel with your son's or daughter's school and the weekend's schedule.
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