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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the trip that needs the least explaining and the most planning: which neighbourhood you stay in shapes everything, from how far you walk on Shabbos to what is around you at night. The Old City, Rechavia, Geula and Har Nof are all different holidays.

Ideal length

5 days upward

Best for

Families · First trip to Israel · Every kind of traveler

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Overview

Why visit

  • The Kosel and the Kosel tunnels, and the City of David beneath the Old City.
  • Yad Vashem, and the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum.
  • The Biblical Zoo and the Tower of David, which are the days that work with children.
  • Kosher food everywhere, which changes what a family holiday costs in effort.

Best time

Spring and autumn. Summer is very hot and the yom tov seasons are crowded and expensive — which for some people is exactly the reason to come then. Winter is cool and can be genuinely wet.

Who it suits

Suits everybody, which is not something that can be said of anywhere else on this list.

Give it

5 days upward

Seasons this works in: spring, autumn, winter.

This part is our opinion, not a checked fact — which is why it carries no verification label. The practical sections below do, and each of them comes from a listing with a source behind it.

Where to stay

Which part of town matters more than which hotel — that is the decision that makes Shabbos walkable or not.

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Things to do

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Kosher food

Kosher restaurants, bakeries and groceries in Jerusalem — kosher, not kosher-style. Confirm current supervision before you eat.

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Shabbos

Minyanim and mikvaos

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Getting there and around

Fly to Ben Gurion; the train reaches Jerusalem in around half an hour. Inside the city, light rail, buses and taxis — a car is more trouble than it is worth in the centre.

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Before you book

  • Which neighbourhood you stay in matters more here than in any other city on this list. Decide it deliberately.
  • Check current travel advice and your insurer's position before booking, as you would for anywhere.
  • Yom tov and chol hamoed are peak. Book flights and rooms far earlier than feels necessary.
Confirm before travel. This was right when it was written and it is the kind of thing that changes without notice. Ring ahead, or check the source link, close to your dates.

Candle-lighting times, whether a shul still has a regular minyan, and whether a seasonal kosher kitchen is running are all things that move. Confirm them for your dates. What the labels on this page mean

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