Arad Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Arad, Israel

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About Arad

Arad is a city in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, 15 kilometers west of the Dead Sea and 45 km east of Beersheba. Landmarks in Arad include the ruins of Tel Arad, Arad Park, a domestic airfield and Israel's first legal race circuit. The city is known for its annual summer music festival, The Arad Festival. Between 1964 and 1974, Arad's average temperature in January was 11 °C (51 °F), and 17 °C (81 °F) in July. Arad's fresh air attracts asthmatics from all over the world, and its proximity to the Dead Sea provides a less expensive accommodation alternative to the pricey hotel zone on the sea shore.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Arad

After attempts to settle the area in the 1910s, Arad was founded in November 1961 as an Israeli development town, the first planned city in Israel. Arad's population grew significantly with the Aliyah from the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 1990s, and peaked in 1001 at 14,500 residents. Arad is named after the Biblical Canaanite town located at Tel Arad (a Biblical archaeology site famous for the discovery of ostraca), which is located approximately 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) west of modern Arad. Arad has 11 synagogues, of which 11 are Ashkenazi, 9 are Sephardi, one is Yemenite, and one is Ethiopian. Both the central Ashkenazi and Sephardi synagogues are located in the Ye'elim neighborhood. There are quite a few kosher restaurants, cafes, bakeries and shops in Arad.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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