California Oceanfront Passover Program

Sonesta Redondo Beach Oceanfront Resort & Marina

(just south of Los Angeles)

The longest running, most popular, lowest price Oceanfront Passover Resort program in California

AWARD WINNING PASSOVER PROGRAM

Just 30 minutes south of L.A. (15 minutes from LAX)

• Oceanfront in Redondo Beach
• Oceanfront Boardwalk
• Oceanfront Bike path to Venice Beach (13 miles), Santa Monica Beach (16 miles) Pacific Palisades (19 miles)
• Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach & Manhattan Beach Piers
• King Harbor & Marina
• 35 minutes to Universal Studios & City Walk
• 30-35 minute drive to Venice Beach, Beverly Hills & The Grove & so much more!

OUTDOOR HEATED POOL WITH SPECTACULAR OCEAN VIEW

TENNIS & BASKETBALL ON HOTEL GROUNDS  

CARDIO & FREEWEIGHT FITNESS CENTERS

BEAUTY AT THE BAY SPA 

All meals & tea rooms, services, classes, entertainment pre-school, day camp & teen program take place on the main level of  the Sonesta  6 story oceanfront  resort

PARTIAL STAYS WELCOME!

Our program features:

Hashgacha:

We are proud and honored to have Rav Avraham Aiselman Shlit”a , the most prominent and experienced hotel Rav Hamachshir,  with over 25 years experience in the US and overseas in supervising hotel programs, to serve as our on site Rav Hamachshir.

Scholars/Speakers:

Rabbi Dr. Daniel Friedman (returning again to our program for the 4th year)received his PhD in International Relations from the University of Alberta and has also received advanced rabbinical ordination semicha yadin yadin from the head of the Beth Din of America.  He has  served as senior rabbi in Alberta, Canada and at the 1200 family Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue in London.  He was the inaugural chair of the Holocaust Monument of Canada and was a delegate to the World Holocaust Forum 2020 at Yad Vashem. He is the author of highly acclaimed and innovative The Transformative Daf book series for Daf Yomi acolytes and his articles have appeared in The Jerusalem Report, The Jewish Week,  Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, National Post (Canada), OU Jewish Action and numerous other prominent publications.

Rabbanit Batya Friedman (returning again to our program for the 4th year) is a community builder and activist and the holder of an MBA with a specialization in non-profit management. After graduating, she became the director of The Interfaith Housing Initiative, a coalition established in partnership with the City of Edmonton to alleviate the homelessness crisis. For the past three years, she served as full-time congregational rebbetzin at Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, initiating a new and exciting phase of history whereby rebbetzins are recognized as spiritual leaders of their shuls alongside the rabbi. She comes from a long line of rebbetzins and has taught and published extensively on women’s leadership in Judaism.

Dr. Matt Williams is ADL Vice President of the Center for Antisemitism Research.  He joined the ADL after serving as the founding director of the Center for Communal Research at the Orthodox Union. He has conducted or advised on most of the major studies and research projects related to antisemitism, Orthodox Judaism and Jewry, and Jewish life generally over the past decade. He’s been a visiting professor at NYU, UC Irvine, and Yeshiva University. Matt holds a BA from Yeshiva University and an MA and PhD from Stanford University.

Entertainment

Our entertainment will include a live theater performance by the Santa Monica Playhouse performing for us, live , on stage, the widely popular musical comedy Author, Author, on the life and works of Sholem Aleichem.

In addition, Magician, Ezra Nussbaum, will  be with us the entire Pesach and will perform, throughout Pesach,  Close Up Walk Around Magic going to your tables as you  mingle and enjoy your delicious meals as well  as perform a Higher Scale evening MIND BLOWING stage performance with Ezra’s amazing magic. Ezra has performed at every known venue on the Jewish wedding/bar mitzvah/dinner/hotel/camp circuit.

Noted comedian Eli Lebowicz will be performing for us during the last days of the Chag. Eli started performing standup while still attending Yeshiva University where, he won the school’s annual standup comedy contest in 2009. He was the Creator of The Quipster, Yeshiva University’s first satire publication. Since then, Eli has been performing all over the United States and Canada and,  in 2019, a three-city tour in Israel and over 100 Zoom shows in 2020 and 2021. As Eli tells us on his website, elicomedy.com, he specializes in performing at Jewish events, such as synagogue dinners, Passover programs, and other places where people complain there’s “too much” food.

In prior years we have had Jewish music performances from the famed 8th Day band members, Soul Farm, Yoel Sharabi. Shloime Dachs, Yehuda and Yehuda Green. We are currently finalizing  arrangements for additional entertainment and tournaments including high caliber music performers for Pesach 2023,  as well, as arranging for our exciting and outstanding daily and nightly special entertainment and activities for our renowned children’s program.

• Three lavish meals daily
• Vegan & Vegetarian food upon request
• Scrumptious expanded afternoon & Evening Tea Rooms
• 24 hour Station
• Early Kid’s Dining Room
• Community, Semi-Private & Private Seders
• Daily services & stimulating speakers
• Pre-School, Day Camp & Teen Program with experienced caring staff
• Basketball & Tennis Court
• Exciting entertainment & fun-filled organized activities for adults & kids
• Under Strict Orthodox Rabbinic Supervision Glatt Kosher / Chasiddishe Shechita/ Cholov Yisroel/ Non-Gebrokts

LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED ROOMS

• 5 view choices (oceanfront, partial ocean, marina, pool, city)
• Jr. Suites, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Suites
• Plenty of connecting rooms
• Complimentary wi-fi
• Handicapped accessible Room

RESORT FEATURES

• Swimming pool & Jacuzzi
• 2 Fitness Centers
• Tennis & Basketball Court
• Business Center
• Concierge services
• FREE Wi-Fi
• Special Group rate parking
• Valet parking

WATER ACTIVITIES 

• Gondola Rides
• Marina Bike Rentals
• Marina Sailing
• Looking Glass Boat Semi-Submarine
• Kayak Rides
• Pedal Boats
• Stand Up Paddle Boards
• Lankilla Outrigger
• Seaside Sailing
• Sport Fishing
• Whale Watching ( Wyland Whaling Wall)
• Seaside Walking and Biking Paths

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

• Universal Studios
• Universal City Walk
• Disneyland
• California Adventure Land
• Knotts Berry Farm
• Movieland Wax Museum
• TopGolf  Driving Range
• Three Championship Golf Courses
• Griffith Park Observatory
• Horseback Riding
• Pony Rides
• Venice Beach
• Indoor Ice Skating
• NBA games – Lakers,  Clippers
• MLB games – Dodgers, Angels, Padres
• Rodeo Drive
• Getty Museum
• Ronald Regan Presidential Library & Museum
• Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
• Simon Wiesenthal Center
• Skirball Cultural Museum
• La Brea Tar Pits
• Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
• Peterson Automotive Museum
• Getty Museum
• Los Angeles County Art Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Endeavour Space Shuttle
• Long Beach Aquarium
• & much, much more…