The kosher travel guide around the world
The kosher travel guide around the world
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The stirring words of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk’s famous prayer take on a different meaning when you stand beside his holy resting place. Jews from around the world come here trembling with holiness, to offer prayer, to seek salvation, and to strengthen themselves. For Jewish visitors, this is a bustling, living place: the tziyun is visited every day of the year, morning and night, summer and winter, not only on the great hillula day on the 21st of Adar.
The closest airport is Rzeszów-Jasionka, about an hour’s drive away. From Krakow Airport the drive usually takes about two and a quarter to two and a half hours, while from Warsaw Chopin Airport you should allow for about three and a half to four hours of driving. You can travel from Krakow to the tziyun and back in the same day, but it makes for a long day, so many prefer to stay overnight.
There is a convenient option to travel with a veteran and devoted Jewish driver living in Poland, who will pick you up in a comfortable car from the airport and take you safely straight to the tziyun. The driver also runs trips throughout Poland and the neighboring countries. When you arrive tired after a flight, there’s nothing like feeling at home with a Jewish driver who eases the journey and knows well the needs of the religious traveler.
Anyone who wants to stay longer near the tziyun, or to make the town a starting point for trips and visits to the graves of tzaddikim across Poland, can book kosher lodging right beside Rebbe Elimelech’s tziyun. The hotel offers kosher food even mid week, breakfast and dinner, and the complex has an organized and comfortable mikveh. Anyone who wants to go a step further can spend a Shabbat here that feels like a taste of the World to Come, with all the Shabbat meals, tisch, and Melaveh Malkah in honor of Rebbe Elimelech.
The address is: Górna 6, 37-300 Leżajsk, Poland.
The hillula takes place on the 21st of Adar and draws thousands of worshippers, and in the days close to the hillula, it is recommended to book flights, transportation, and lodging early, since demand rises especially high.
The stirring words of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk’s famous prayer take on a different meaning when you stand beside his holy resting place. Jews from around the world come here trembling with holiness, to offer prayer, to seek salvation, and to strengthen themselves. For Jewish visitors, this is a bustling, living place: the tziyun is visited every day of the year, morning and night, summer and winter, not only on the great hillula day on the 21st of Adar.
The closest airport is Rzeszów-Jasionka, about an hour’s drive away. From Krakow Airport the drive usually takes about two and a quarter to two and a half hours, while from Warsaw Chopin Airport you should allow for about three and a half to four hours of driving. You can travel from Krakow to the tziyun and back in the same day, but it makes for a long day, so many prefer to stay overnight.
There is a convenient option to travel with a veteran and devoted Jewish driver living in Poland, who will pick you up in a comfortable car from the airport and take you safely straight to the tziyun. The driver also runs trips throughout Poland and the neighboring countries. When you arrive tired after a flight, there’s nothing like feeling at home with a Jewish driver who eases the journey and knows well the needs of the religious traveler.
Anyone who wants to stay longer near the tziyun, or to make the town a starting point for trips and visits to the graves of tzaddikim across Poland, can book kosher lodging right beside Rebbe Elimelech’s tziyun. The hotel offers kosher food even mid week, breakfast and dinner, and the complex has an organized and comfortable mikveh. Anyone who wants to go a step further can spend a Shabbat here that feels like a taste of the World to Come, with all the Shabbat meals, tisch, and Melaveh Malkah in honor of Rebbe Elimelech.
The address is: Górna 6, 37-300 Leżajsk, Poland.
The hillula takes place on the 21st of Adar and draws thousands of worshippers, and in the days close to the hillula, it is recommended to book flights, transportation, and lodging early, since demand rises especially high.
