Yom Tov guide
Pesach in Jerusalem,
for the family that travels together.
Three generations, one seder table, on a Jerusalem night. Pesach 5787 begins Wednesday evening, April 21, 2027 — candle lighting in Jerusalem approximately 6:46pm — with the first Seder that night, leading into the first day of Yom Tov on Thursday, April 22 (15 Nissan). Pesach in Israel is the single highest-stakes trip most frum families take. Here's how we help families do it right.
The timeline.
Pesach hotel availability in Jerusalem tightens starting around Sukkos — six months out. Our covenant families start the conversation in Cheshvan (October–November) for the following Pesach. Families inquiring in Adar (February–March) are often too late for their first-choice hotel.
The longer the lead time, the better we can match you — not just to a room, but to the right floor, the right side of the building for Shabbos-morning sun, the right proximity to the specific minyan that suits your family.
The questions we ask first.
- Which hechsher will the kitchen meet — Badatz Eida, Badatz Beit Yosef, Rabbanut Mehadrin?
- Gebrochts observed or not observed in your family's minhag?
- Kitniyos avoidance strict? (And for the Sephardi branch if you're mixed-minhag — how does that get navigated?)
- How many people, across how many generations, on which dates?
- Where will Seder happen — at the hotel, in a rented apartment, at family in Israel?
- Who needs accessibility accommodations (low floor, grab bars, walker-friendly room)?
- Any medical considerations that intersect with travel?
The multi-generational question.
Pesach is almost always a multi-gen trip. That means we're not booking a hotel — we're orchestrating a family reunion with halachic, dietary, and physical-accessibility dimensions that have to work for 80-year-olds and 3-year-olds simultaneously.
Grandma on the walker needs low floor. The bar-mitzvah cousin needs a room he can hear himself think in. The diabetic uncle needs a room-fridge that's not Shabbos-timed against him. The toddler twins need family-suite configuration. The pregnant daughter needs near-accessible bathroom. Everyone needs to be walkable to the same shul and the same Seder room.
We do this by treating every family member as a specific placement problem, not a bed count. The hotel's rooming list isn't handed in as a spreadsheet — it's built with each person in mind, then reviewed with you, then confirmed floor-by-floor with the hotel.
Pesach-specific kashrus notes.
Every hotel runs a distinct Pesach program. Even hotels with year-round Badatz Eida kashrus often need specific Pesach-certification arrangements — dedicated mashgichim, separate kitchens or cleared existing kitchens, separate dining spaces, specific utensil protocols.
We confirm in writing, before your deposit, what the Pesach program of your specific hotel is. Which rabbinic authority is supervising. Whether gebrochts is served (and in which dining rooms). Whether kitniyos is served for Sephardi families. What the wine selection looks like. What the matzah source is.
If your hotel's Pesach program doesn't match your family's standard, we tell you before you book, and we help you pivot.
The Seder question.
Some families prefer the hotel's communal Seder — well-run, mashgiach-present, Rav leading, convenience for grandparents. Other families rent a private room within the hotel and run their own family Seder. Other families arrange Seder at relatives' homes in Israel and return to the hotel for the remainder of Yom Tov.
We've done all three. We'll help you think through which fits your family this year. There's no single "right" answer — only the right answer for the specific family in the specific year.
Our Pesach hotels.
For Pesach we're generally recommending Haneviim Boutique (Badatz Eida HaChareidis) for families requiring the Eida standard, Yirmiyahu 33 (Mehadrin by HaRav Efrati, with Mashgiach Temidi) for families seeking mehadrin with full resort amenities, and Prima Palace (Badatz Agudat Yisrael) — all of which run serious Pesach programs under the strictest standards. Jerusalem Gate (Badatz Mehadrin Rabbanut Yerushalayim + OU) is a specific-case placement for Pesach; we'd discuss whether it fits your family's standard before recommending it.
Mehadrin by HaRav Efrati Romema
Yirmiyahu 33
A new, luxurious hotel on Yirmiyahu Street in Romema with Mehadrin kashrus supervised by HaRav Efrati and a full-time Mashgiach Temidi — plus pool, spa, underground parking with car charging, and 5-minute walk to the central bus station and train.
Badatz Agudat Yisrael Pines Street
Prima Palace
A full-service kosher hotel at 2a Pines Street near Geulah and Mea Shearim with Badatz Agudat Yisrael kashrus, on-site mikveh and shul, daily Daf Yomi, free parking (limited, first come first serve), and easy access to the frum heart of Jerusalem.
Passover hotels beyond Jerusalem.
Not every Pesach trip is Jerusalem-only. Some families split the chag — Seder nights and the first days at a Jerusalem hotel, then Chol HaMoed in the north or at the coast. Others want the whole Pesach in a quieter setting outside the city.
For families looking at kosher Passover hotels across Israel — the Galil, Netanya, the Dead Sea — the kashrus landscape is different. Outside Jerusalem, Badatz Eida properties are rare; Rabbanut Mehadrin is the standard mehadrin tier, and some resort properties hold OU or private mehadrin supervision.
We're happy to discuss Israel-wide Pesach options. Our deepest expertise is Jerusalem, but we know the kosher hotel landscape nationally and can advise on the kashrus and logistics of any Passover program in Israel — or tell you honestly when another concierge knows a specific property better than we do.
Ready to start?
Let's plan your Pesach.
Start the conversation by Cheshvan for the following Pesach. Tell us about your family, your standard, your dates. We'll do the rest.
Plan Pesach in Jerusalem