Kosher Travelers
The Inbal Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
English-speaking Pesach stay at a 5-star Jerusalem hotel with a scholar program and optional touring.
Stated by the operator: No kitniyot
- Price
- From about $4,324 per person
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2027 not announced yet — last season shownFull hotel programConfirm details with the operator
Nofesh uPnai - Shlomo Appel
Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
The operator’s website still shows last season. The details here are from 2026 and may change.
A small, personally hosted Pesach group in Jerusalem led by Shlomo Appel, pitched in its 2026 listing at older couples and singles who would rather not make a seder alone, with a communal seder and guided outings on Chol Hamoed. Details are unverified because the organiser's own site was not found.
- Dates
- Pesach 2026
- Price
- Price on request
- Operator’s track record
- The operator doesn’t say how long it has been in business. Worth asking.
- Setting
- City
- Languages
- Hebrew
Kashrut and standards
Taken from the operator’s own website. A dashed outline means the operator hasn’t said, not that the answer is no.
- Supervision
- Not named on the operator’s website. Ask who gives the hechsher.
Who is the supervisor?
The operator’s website does not name a rabbi or agency I could look up.
Worth asking the operator
- Who signs the kashrut certificate for this program, and can I see this year’s certificate?
- How many years has he supervised this operator’s Pesach programs, and this hotel in particular?
- Does an agency or beth din stand behind the certificate, or is it his personal hechsher?
- Is he in the hotel for the whole of Yom Tov, and how many mashgichim work under him?
Not stated, ask the operator: Gebrokts or non-gebroktsNot stated, ask the operator: Cholov YisroelNot stated, ask the operator: GlattNot stated, ask the operator: Pas YisroelNot stated, ask the operator: Shmura matzahNot stated, ask the operator: Separate swimmingNot stated, ask the operator: Kitniyot policy
Ask before you book
The operator’s website doesn’t state these. If any matter to you, get the answer in writing:
- Gebrokts or non-gebrokts
- Cholov Yisroel
- Glatt
- Pas Yisroel
- Shmura matzah
- Separate swimming
- Kitniyot policy
Standards can change from year to year. Confirm with the operator and your own rav.
The hotel
About the building itself, all year round. The Pesach program is run by the operator, not the hotel.
I don’t have confirmed details for this building yet. The map and reviews below come straight from Google.
Ratings and reviews of the hotel
These are year-round guests rating the hotel, not Pesach guests rating the program. For the program, see the guest reviews further down.
Food
The operator’s website doesn’t describe the food in detail.
Entertainment and activities
The operator’s website doesn’t list its entertainment yet.
Kids and teens
Not stated, ask the operator: Day campNot stated, ask the operator: Teen programNot stated, ask the operator: Babysitting or infant care
Price
This operator doesn’t publish prices. You’ll need to ask for a quote.
Check what’s added on top: many programs add taxes, service charges and tips of 20 to 25 percent. Work out your real total.
Getting there
There is a nonstop flight from New York (JFK), about 11.5 hours in the air.
Wikipedia's Ben Gurion page lists nonstop flights from New York JFK, Newark, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare, Toronto, London (Heathrow, Luton, Gatwick and Stansted) and Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly). A few airlines were shown as resuming service on set dates, so confirm schedules before booking.
Most North American travelers fly nonstop to Tel Aviv from the New York area or another major gateway, or connect through a European hub, and then drive or take a pre-booked transfer to the hotel.
Routes come from each airport’s published route list, checked October 2026. Flight times are estimates from the distance. Airlines change schedules, so confirm before you book (route list we used).
From the airport
- Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) (TLV): about 45 minutes by carAbout 45 minutes by car; the fast train from the airport to Jerusalem takes roughly 25 minutes.
Late April weather
Daytime highs are around 72°F (22°C) and nights around 54°F (12°C); evenings can feel chilly, so bring a layer.
Good to know
- In Israel the holiday is seven days with one seder; visitors from abroad usually still keep the extra day, so ask your rabbi how that applies to you.
- Israel is 7 hours ahead of New York in late April; US and Canadian passport holders do not need a visa for a short visit but must get an ETA-IL travel authorization online before flying.
- You don't need a car in the city; the light rail, taxis and walking cover most sights, and parking is hard on chol hamoed.
- Book popular sites such as the Western Wall Tunnels and City of David well ahead.
The hotel on Google Maps
Google’s star rating and reviews are for Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem all year round, not for the Pesach program.
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Safety and travel advisories
What governments say about travel to this country. Nothing here is this site’s own judgment.
US State Department travel advisory for Israel
Level 3 of 4: Reconsider travel
- The advisory treats some parts of the country differently. Read it for the area you are going to.
- The level is for the whole country, not for the hotel or its neighborhood. Level 1 is the lowest of the four and Level 4 the highest.
- Advisory dated August 25, 2026; I read it on October 4, 2026. Levels change, so open the advisory before you book and again before you fly.
This is the governments’ own wording, not a rating by this site. Israel’s National Security Council also publishes travel warnings for Israelis abroad. Ask the operator what security the program itself arranges, such as guards and entry checks.
Things to do near Jerusalem
Ideas for chol hamoed. Check opening times before you go; some places close or get very busy during the holiday.
The Kotel and Western Wall Tunnels
Jewish heritage, about 10 min awayThe Western Wall plaza and the tunnel tour along its hidden length; the mass priestly blessing on chol hamoed draws enormous crowds.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
City of David
Jewish heritage, about 10 min awayThe oldest part of Jerusalem, where you can wade through Hezekiah's water tunnel or take the dry route.
Good for kids, teens, couples
Jewish Quarter and Tower of David Museum
History, about 10 min awayOld City lanes, the rebuilt Hurva Synagogue, and a citadel museum that tells Jerusalem's history.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Israel Museum
History, about 10 min awayHome of the Dead Sea Scrolls, a huge model of Second Temple Jerusalem and a strong children's wing.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Yad Vashem
Jewish heritage, about 15 min awayIsrael's national Holocaust memorial and museum; the main museum is meant for ages 10 and up.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Machane Yehuda Market
Food and wine, about 10 min awayThe city's lively covered market, good for a stroll and for stalls that are kosher for Pesach.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Family, about 20 min awayA hillside zoo built around animals mentioned in Tanach, with a small train for tired legs.
Good for kids, grandparents
Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea
Nature, about 75 min awayA desert day trip with a walk to waterfalls and a float in the lowest lake on earth.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Guest reviews
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Where this information comes from
Checked on October 2, 2026. We could not confirm every detail on the operator’s own website, so treat this listing as a lead and confirm the details with the operator before you book. These are the pages we read:
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