AT THE AWARD-WINNING ELYSIUM RESORT & SPA HOTEL
RHODES, GREEK ISLES FOR PESACH 2025 [3 package options]
10 nights Thursday 10th – Sunday 20th April 2025
10 nights Friday 11th – Monday 21st April 2025
11 nights Thursday 10th – Monday 21st April 2025
10 nights Friday 11th – Monday 21st April 2025
Join us for a fabulous Pesach at the five-star Elysium Resort & Spa, Rhodes
Situated on the privileged east coast of Rhodes, Elysium Spa resort enjoys a premier location offering breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea. The 250 Room Hotel is distinguished by its elegant décor and stunning aesthetics in both its public areas and guest rooms. Elegant style and quality of services are the core values that the Elysium stands in a class on its own. Our Pesach program will offer the facilities and activities that your family can enjoy, enabling a memorable and enjoyable vacation!
ELEGANT FACILITIES
With a modern and minimalist design, grandiose public areas, ocean front expansive manicured grounds and elegant rooms and suites, Elysium Resort truly stands in a class on its own. All accommodation options offer sensational views of the Aegean Sea, and the entire Hotel will be exclusively at our full disposal for Pesach 2025.
YOUR 5 STARS EXCLUSIVE PESACH PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 10 or 11 nights full board accommodation
- A wonderful Chag atmosphere, hosted by David & Chana Walles
- Inspiring Davening & Learning Programs for all Ages
- Intriguing Shiurim and talks by World Renowned Scholars in Residence & Guest Speakers
- Private, Semi Private/ "Family" and Communal Seder options
- Supervised Kids Club and Teen Program
- Jewish Worlds’ Top lineup of Entertainment for all Ages
- Guided Day trip options & many attractions on Chol Hamoed
- Lagoon Pool & Spa heated pool. Family and separate swimming times
- Lobby bar with tea, coffee refreshments, snacks midday to midnight
- The entire Hotel will be exclusive to our guests for Pesach 2025 [only 250 Rooms]
- 3 Gourmet meals per day Including Table wines and Soft Drinks.
- Lavish Kidushim on Chag and Shabbat.
- Early kids dinner.
THE PERFECT SETTING FOR YOUR AMAZING PESACH VACATION!!
WHY ELYSIUM RESORT IN RHODES FOR PESACH 2025?
AWARDED EXQUISITE GASTRONOMY
Gourmet Glatt Mehadrin offers a multisensory culinary Pesach experience and cuisine, non Gebrochts ( gluten free) & Kitniyot free
ONLY 15 MIN FROM RHODES TOWN
Just a stone’s throw from the Medieval Old Town and the Historic Jewish Quarter, dating back to the 1500s including a Synagogue, which is still functioning.
WORLD-KNOWN ESPA TREATMENTS
The only spa in Rhodes offering award-winning ESPA products and treatments.
Just a few meters away from the hotel, guests will be delighted to find an amazing landscape filled with pine trees leading all the way down to the famous monument of Kalithea Springs.
Staying at the Elysium Resort & Spa hotel in Rhodes also brings closer a whole world of choices since Rhodes town is just 15 minutes away while the popular resort of Faliraki with its numerous water sports activities, shops is a few kms to the south.
Transportation from and to our luxury Seaside resort couldn’t be easier with a bus station just opposite the hotel’s entrance and a car hire company available within the resort. The international airport of Rhodes is located 20min away.
CITY OF RHODES:
A city with 2,400-year-old history, the place that gave birth to legends and hosted significant personalities of politics, the arts and culture, with a beauty that enthralled its conquerors through the centuries. The hotel, cocooned in the beauty of its attractive lush gardens with the blue expanse of the pristine waters in front of its private beach, is ideally situated in a key spot in Ixia, just 4 kilometres from the famous Medieval Town of Rhodes – the best-preserved Medieval City in the world and an UNESCO World Heritage Monument. The Elysium Resort encompasses in its grounds and services the very things that Rhodes offers; natural beauty, unique architecture, a variety of entertainment options and modern infrastructure.
RECREATION:
Enjoy a huge choice of outdoor activities: basketball, volleyball, minigolf, ping pong, soccer, bikes and Kids club. Cool off with a swim in the hotel’s magnificent outdoor Lagoon pool and covered heated pool, private beach. The facilities include a health club with new gym, Spa treatment Center, sauna, Turkish steam bath & Jacuzzi.
FINE DINING:
Delight your palate with the exquisite gourmet cuisine and healthy choices for which our team of international chefs enjoys much acclaim. You will experience innovative cuisine, fresh modern menus, and themed evenings.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Offered each day and evening for all ages. Free Wi-Fi & Parking
SPORTS:
Cybex-equipped fitness center; floodlight quick tennis court; fitness activities including yoga, pilates, mini golf, boccia court, beach volley, and nearby water sports station. An 18-hole Golf course (Afandou) is 8 km away.
SPA:
WORLD-KNOWN ESPA TREATMENTS
The only spa in Rhodes offering award-winning ESPA products and treatments.
State-of-the-art spa offering the world-renowned ESPA treatments & products, with a dedicated area of 800m2 featuring a reception lounge, 13 separate treatment rooms, Yoga & Pilates studio, relaxing area and hydromassage pool. The Spa offers a wide range of ESPA signature rituals, facial and body treat.
POOLS:
Lagoon style pool (1610m2), as well as a second separated smaller heated pool and with hydromassage (140m2). All pools are with fresh water.
SHOPPING:
A mini market, a gift shop, and a rent-a-car office are located within the hotel premises.
SELF GUIDED TOURS and Jewish Heritage for the entire family on Chol Hamoed with complementary bus transfers.
RHODES JEWISH HERITAGE, AMAZING TOURING, ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS
The Jewish community of Rhodes has an historical background dating back to ancient times. During the past five hundred years, the background of the Jews of Rhodes was influenced principally by the Jews who fled Spain at the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Large numbers of Sephardim traveled across the Mediterranean Sea to the Island of Rhodes, as well as other cities such as Salonica, Istanbul and Izmir. The descendants of the Jewish people from Spain are known as Sephardic Jews, because the Hebrew word for Spain is Sepharad. Since the large migration of Jewish refugees from the Spanish Inquisition, the Jewish community on the Island of Rhodes spoke the Ladino language (also called Judeo-Spanish) which is similar to modern day Spanish. During its height in the 1930s, the Jewish community had a population of approximately 4,000 people.
The Kahal Shalom is the oldest Jewish synagogue in Greece, and the sole remaining synagogue on the Island of Rhodes used for services. There were once 11 synagogues and prayer halls in the Jewish Quarter (called “La Juderia”). The Kahal Shalom is located on Dossiadou and Simiou Streets and is believed to have been built in the year 1577. The full name of the building is “Kahal Kadosh Shalom” (Holy Congregation of Peace). It is used for prayer services when visitors or former residents and their families visit the Island for Friday night prayer services, High Holiday services and for special occasions.
FINEST KOSHER GOURMET DINING:
Executive Chef Arik Porat was the Former Executive Chef of the Dan Accadia Hotel for many years and established his international reputation. Today he is proprietor of Switzerlands finest and most popular kosher Schalom Catering. Our Pesach program Catering will be headed by Arik and his team where you will delight your palate with exquisite gourmet Glatt Kosher Cuisine prepared by his first-class team of top-quality Chefs and Pastry team. The entire Hotel will be Kosher: Glatt Mehadrin, No Kitniyot, Non-Gebrochts (gluten free) under the Supervision of Rabbi Berel Simpser who has worked extensively in the Kashrus Field.
Consultant Executive Chef Avi Steinitz started his career at the Dan Hotels and then as Head Chef in the most exclusive hotels in Israel: The King David Hotel, the Dan Tel Aviv Hotel, and the Dan Eilat Hotel. Simultaneously, he acquired international experience in the kitchens of the world's most prominent hotels and restaurants, including chef Marc Vera’s three Michelin stars 'L'Auberge de l'Eridan' restaurant in Annecy, France, The Ritz Carlton in Boston, Plaza hotel in New York, and the Kempinski hotel chain in Germany. Avi then planned and managed the two-leading banquet / event centers in Israel: "Avenue" Airport City and "Lago" Rishon LeZion. With a capacity of up to 5,000 guests. Since 2017, Avi has been Culinary Director of the Dan Gourmet Campus in Tel Aviv.
CULINARY TOURISM
Arik & Avi have developed unique expertise in Kosher culinary tourism and have worked with the best companies in Kosher hospitality, cruising and tourism in Israel and Internationally. As a team they have overseen menu planning, team building and training and operating Passover hotel projects, cruises and kosher vacationers. In addition, they have conducted culinary tours around the world for individuals, groups and organizations.
KASHRUT
Kashrut is Glatt Mehadrin, NonGebrochts under the strict supervision of Global Orthodox Kosher and endorsed by Rav Pinchas Padwa of Antwerp. Rabbi Duvdevani is a highly regarded expert in the field of international Kashrut. He is an alumnus of the Gush Yeshiva (HarEtzion) and a distinguished student of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l and Rabbi Yehuda Amital zt"l. Rabbi Duvdevani received his "Yore Yore" certification from the Israeli Rabbinate in 1996. He served as the head of Kashrut supervision for the Vaad HaKashrut in Mexico City for four years, overseeing numerous Kashrut initiatives, including more than 40 cruises, 100 factories globally, and 20 Pesach hotels.
Over the past decade, Rabbi Duvdevani has dedicated himself to addressing over 10,000 Kashrut inquiries annually through more than 10 WhatsApp groups. He possesses extensive knowledge and regularly consults the Gedolei Yisrael from throughout the generations, including Rabbi Asher Weiss, combining this expertise with a strong understanding of industry practices and food technology.
Rabbi Pinchas Padva from Antwerp, a prominent authority in Kashrut, supports and collaborates with Rabbi Duvdevani who consults him on any major issues. Rabbi Padva has affirmed the reliability of the Kashrut certification provided by Global Orthodox Kosher for Pesach 2025 at The Elysium Hotel, Rhodes.
Rabbi Oren can be contacted with any further questions at 050-655-5913 | office@kosher.global
HEAD MASHGIACH
Shraga Lederman is a seasoned mashgiach with 27 years of experience at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem. His professionalism and integrity are widely recognized and valued by both management and kitchen staff. Shraga has played a crucial role in the Kosher Travelers Pesach team, and we are thrilled to welcome him back as the Head Mashgiach. He will oversee a dedicated team of six mashgichim who will work tirelessly to ensure our guests enjoy a truly Kosher Pesach.
Rabbi Aubrey Hersh was born and raised in London. He went on to study at Yeshiva in Gateshead and then Jerusalem for 8 years. Rabbi Hersh’s 25-year pursuit of History, Philosophy and Halacha have led him to become the premier Orthodox Jewish Historian in Europe, an international lecturer and highly sought-after speaker.Since 2003 he has specialized in Holocaust education, working closely with the Imperial War Museum and Yad Vashem, as well as Historian Sir Martin Gilbert and the international Holocaust researcher Father Patrick Desbois. He was the editor of the international 60 Days-for-60 Years series on the Holocaust (2006) and Israel (2008), which were the largest single edition Jewish books to be published, and for which he authored numerous essays.
He is the podcaster of the popular: History for the Curious and has run over 350 heritage tours to Europe in the last 20 years – most recently with Jewish Workshops to Prague & Italy. He has been interviewed on national radio and also ran a weekly live show for Jewish Radio, which had 10,000 listeners. He was asked to appear on UK National TV for BBC’s The Big Questions and is currently writing a book tying trends in History into modern-day life. Speaking English, French, Hebrew & Yiddish – which have helped him research, travel and interview all over the Jewish world – he is presently Senior Lecturer at the JLE in London.
RABBI DR. LAIBL WOLF is an unusual exponent of ancient wisdoms and cuttingedge psychology. A child of holocaust survivors, he has set his life mission to integrate Jewish spiritual teachings with a fast changing, technologically accelerating, and complex world. He is invited to lecture annually in over 60 cities of the world on all continents. He is internationally renowned as a superb lecturer and is the celebrated author of the best-selling ‘Practical Kabbala’. At home in Law and Psychology, he is a Lubavitcher Chossid, with a repertoire of training materials on mindfulness, meditation, and relaxation-response techniques.
His works have been highly acclaimed by diverse world leaders such as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Dalai Lama, and the late Rishon LeTzion – Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu z’l, from whom he also received Semicha. He and his son Rabbi Menachem Wolf have created a highly innovative and trail-blazing personal growth center, Spiritgrow, that is leading the Jewish world in f sing Jewish wisdom teachings with wellness training, management theory, relationship enrichment and spiritauality. He resides with his wife Leah, a talented cuisine and wellness consultant, in Melbourne Australia. They have seven children and many grandchildren, several are reserve officers in the IDF.
RABBI YOSSI FACHLER is a UK born natural people's man who runs all enrichment programs and heads the informal ed dept at Hasmonean High School for Boys. He graduated from College in Jerusalem and has been living in London since 1991 with his wife Sarah, and two children where he became youth Minister in two central London Synagogues. Since then, Yossi's services are used on a bi-monthly basis by the United Synagogue Community Division and the Office Of The Chief Rabbi to take the Shabbat Services around the UK communities, giving the sermons, blending in his famous sense of humor, and topped off with his beautiful davening voice.
Since then, he has subsequently presided over the high holidays all over the world, including three years at the Saatchi Synagogue, St John's Wood, and is currently High Holiday resident in the 1200 strong community of Radlett, North of London, where he takes the services in davening and sermons. In 2005, and again in 2015, Yossi successfully promoted the '60 days for 60 years' and '70 days for 70 years' projects to over 250,000 members of the Jewish community around the world. In his spare time, Yossi gives evening lectures around the UK, to business people, lay people and high school students alike. his is Yossi's 12th Pesach Program having previously worked with Kosher Travelers in Tiberias, Israel, and Courmayeur, in the stunning Italian Alps.
NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER
Israeli activist attorney, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has been leading the legal fight against Israel’s enemies in the courts worldwide for more than 20 years. She and her colleagues pioneered the strategy of combating terror financing, the anti-Israel boycott campaigns (BDS), and the multitude of lawfare threats against the Jewish State by its enemies using civil lawsuits. As the President Shurat HaDin, she has represented thousands of terror victims in legal actions against terrorist organizations and their supporters and has won Billions of dollars in compensation on their behalf. Under the motto: “Bankrupting Terrorism – One Lawsuit at a Time!”, she and her team are handling civil actions against Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PLO, The Palestinian Authority, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, Egypt, North Korea, UBS, the Lebanese Canadian Bank, and now Qatari entities. The cases allow the victims of terrorism to fight back.
Today, in the wake of October 7, Mr. Darshan-Leitner has joined the IDF in its war against Hamas. She filed mega lawsuits against Hamas's financeirs, and brought legal actions against the Red Cross, UNRWA, the ICC, South Africa, Iran, Qatari charities, Harvard University, Students for Justice in Palestine, Al-Jazeera and more, all on behalf of the victims of the massacre. Ms. Darshan-Leitner is the nationally bestselling co-author of the book HARPOON (Hachette Publishers which recounts Shurat HaDin’s work with the Israeli Mossad to wage financial warfare against Israel’s terrorist enemies. In recent years Ms. Darshan-Leitner was chosen as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post, and named by the Israeli financial magazine, The Marker, as one of the 50 most influential Israeli women. A mother of six, including triplets, Ms. Darshan-Leitner is a graduate of the Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty and holds an MBA from Manchester University.
RABBI JAMES KENNARD was born in London, studied at Oxford University and Yeshivot in Israel, and has worked in Manchester, London and Melbourne. He and his wife Vicky has recently made aliya, to realize the dream of being part of Jewish history in the arena where that history is being forged. Rabbi Kennard has been an educational leader for 25 years, as a much admired Principal of two schools in the UK and then serving for 17 years as Principal of Melbourne’s largest Jewish day school, Mount Scopus College.
He is a widely sought-after speaker, engaging audiences throughout the community with topics ranging from shiurim that facilitate profound appreciation of classical Jewish sources, to lectures on key issues affecting the Jewish world today, and everything in between. He speaks at the OU Israel Center and other venues around Israel. Rabbi Kennard is an accomplished newspaper columnist and has appeared on radio and television. He has been a popular scholar-in-residence in a number of Pesach programs, and looks forward to his first experience with Kosher Travelers.
YOSSI SHWARTZ was born in Washington in 1991 and was born into a family blessed with amazing musical talent. Yossi’s remarkable talent was evident since his early childhood. Yossi’s was first inspired with the cantorial arts in 2003 when he heard a recording of a famous performance by cantor Moshe Genschov. Yossi continued to listen to the great cantors of the past and began to attend The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem where he absorbed the musical magnificence of the big name cantors and professional choir that appeared regularly in the Great Synagogue, while he was still a young teenager. In 2007 Yossi began studying music privately with Shlomo Goldhar the conductor of the Shirat Yisrael Choir from the days of the iconic cantor and conductor Shlomo Zalman Rivlin up to present day. Yosef went on to study in the Academy of Jewish Liturgical Music in Petach Tikva under the leadership of Maestro Elli Jaffe and the world renowned cantor Yisrael Rand. Yossi also was mentored in music, harmony, and conducting, by Maestro Elli Jaffe. In 2011 Yossi founded the Vocal Ensemble Pamonim that is now considered one of the most prestigious cantorial vocal ensembles in the world. In recent years Yossi has appeared in synagogues and cultural centers throughout Israel and Europe, including musical festivals in Krakow, Dresden, Hanover, Frankfurt, Berlin. Yossi brings a new direction in the world of cantorial arts, leading in quality conducting, and audience interaction focused on connecting them to the Jewish liturgical music experience while harmoniously combining the old and new with clarity and excitement.
SHAI BARAK is a talented singer, musician, who has been performing in concerts around
the world for the past few years and has had the privilege of accompanying and musically managing the best Jewish singers in Israel and around the world.
MATAN ROSENBERG
WE ALL HAVE OUR MOMENTS IN LIFE, BUT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAVE FELT TRULY ASTONISHED?
Matan presents a special kind of magic called “close up magic”, an art form that combines wonder and improvisational skills. The world of illusion moves directly from theater to table where the hands of the participants become the stage. You are invited to a show like no other where logic and the Laws of Nature shatter and all that is left to do is kick back and enjoy the ride. With his personal charm, Matan takes the audience through a surreal journey and performs illusions with ordinary borrowed objects, with no audience plants or accomplices. During the past decade, Matan has gained major recognition from colleagues all over the world for being a dexterous virtuoso and for his impressive presentational style. Matan has appeared on Israel’s Channel 2 prime time TV show, “Who Will Fool the Master?” Matan is able to perform in English, Hebrew, Spanish, German and French and if you are able to wait a little bit he will be able to perform in Russian too. Matan Rosenberg is an international sensation, having performed on 5 continents in 5 different languages with Matan's magic and mind reading show you are in for a real treat! With almost two decades of performance experience and over 2000 shows under his belt, Matan Rosenberg is coming to our Neck of the woods the Greek island of Rhodes!
SHLOMI LANYADO is a well-known comedian who entertains at conventions and private events. If you come across an Elijah the Prophet or a Pharaoh you should know it is him. Shlomi combines humor along with a light-hearted message of our Jewish Heritage in a pleasant and age-appropriate manner. Shlomi is a well-known personality in many countries and has appeared in a host of films conveying the love of Israel and Jewish traditions. Shlomi will make your family vacation so very memorable, your kids will want to take him home with you!
FOUR SEDER OPTIONS
- Option 1: Private Seder: Limited private dinning rooms available for min.10-50 guests at €150 per person.
- Option 2: Semi Private Seder: In dining room with other families conducting own Seder separated with partition at €75 per person.
- Option 3: Communal Seder: Led in English. The Seder will be conducted by our scholars with communal singing.
- Option 4: Family Seder: Each family group will be assigned own table in the Main dining room and conduct their own Seder at their desired pace.
*Limited Private Dining option for the entire program
Rates & Details
Prices start at €3,250 per person based on double occupancy.5% discount until October 30, 2024
CANCELLATION FEES AND REFUNDS POLICY:
- Within 90-45 days prior a full refund is payable less €150 per person.
- Within 45 days there is no refund.
- Ministry of Health standards will be enforced at all times.
Under the above cancellation and refund terms we cannot emphasize enough the importance and strongly recommend the purchasing of Medical, Travel & Luggage Insurance. We urge you to purchase supplemental medical coverage for pre-existing conditions. This is the smartest way to safeguard against life's surprises. To receive maximum coverage, most insurance policies require purchase within 21 days of your deposit payment. Kosher Travelers will not accept responsibility for any losses or expenses which you or any member of your party may incur because of failure to secure adequate insurance coverage.