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First-time Pesach in Jerusalem, done in the right order.

Every Pesach-in-Jerusalem mistake we've seen traces back to one of six steps being skipped or done in the wrong order. This is the order.

Read it once. Then call us — or use this to walk your own trip into place if you prefer.

  1. Step 1

    Book by Rosh Hashana the year before (12 months out minimum)

    Pesach programs in Jerusalem hotels fill by Sukkos at the latest — strictly-chareidi programs often fill months earlier. If you're reading this six months before Pesach, you're already late for prime options but we can still place most families at one of our four hotels; call immediately.

  2. Step 2

    Confirm the specific Pesach program and mashgiach

    Every hotel's Pesach operation is technically a standalone program run over the hotel's regular kitchen. Badatz Eida / Rabbanut Mehadrin is maintained, but the program director, head mashgiach, gebrochts vs. non-gebrochts status, and Sephardi-kitniyos separations change year to year. We confirm specifics in writing before you commit.

  3. Step 3

    Settle room block + connecting-room needs

    Multi-gen Pesach often means 3-4 rooms, a side of connecting doors, a seder-night space that holds everyone. Block early; request connecting rooms in writing; confirm 60 days before arrival that they held the block. This is the step that silently fails if no one watches it.

  4. Step 4

    Arrive 2-3 days before erev Pesach

    Flights get canceled; bags get lost; jet lag with five kids is real. A 48-72 hour buffer before erev Pesach lets you recover, do last-minute bedikah shopping, settle into neighborhood rhythm, and be at your best by yom tov. It's also when we do the pre-arrival hotel walk-through with you.

  5. Step 5

    Pesach-day rhythm: seder night, chol hamoed choreography

    First seder is at the hotel. Second night, we help you decide: hotel seder vs. invited out to a Jerusalem family (if you know people). Chol hamoed is where multi-gen families burn out without a plan — we pre-build a rotation of Kever Rachel, Old City, Biblical Museum, Beit Shemesh / Tzfat day trips, and chol-hamoed-specific kosher restaurants.

  6. Step 6

    Shvii shel Pesach + departure

    The back half of Pesach is quieter. Shvii shel Pesach is a full yom tov (no melacha). Departure days after Pesach fill El Al flights hard — book return flights early, confirm departure-day hotel checkout with bags-held-until-flight arrangement.

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