Visitors guide
Getting here on Shabbat
Walking routes from Cedars-Sinai and nearby hotels to Bait Aaron. Pick a starting point below for step-by-step directions.
Please walk the route once on a weekday first. Map data can be wrong. Find the 3rd Street driveway entrance before Shabbat.
Bait Aaron is in the area covered by the Los Angeles Community Eruv. The eruv can be down any week. Before every Shabbat check: call (877) 378-8463 or see x.com/LAEruv_status. For questions about carrying, ask the Rav: 310-951-1939. This page is not a halachic ruling.
Choose your start
From Cedars-Sinai
Shabbat at the hospital
Published by Cedars-Sinai Spiritual Care. Please call before Shabbat to confirm.
Shabbat elevators
Cedars-Sinai lists Elevator 13 in the main building and Elevator 38 in the Saperstein building as stopping at every floor on Shabbat and Yom Tov.
Chapel
Open 24 hours. Siddurim, tallitot, and kippot are available.
Kosher meals
RCC-certified kosher kitchen for patients. Kosher meals also at the Ray Charles Cafeteria and Plaza Cafe. Info: 310-423-4797.
Electric Shabbat candles
Arrange before Shabbat: 310-423-5550 (after hours 310-423-5180).
Family lodging near the hospital
- Ateres Avigail apartment for families of Cedars patients, about a five-minute walk from the hospital. 323-937-8300. Please call before Shabbat to confirm.
- Guest cot in the patient room: Hospitality 310-423-4444.
- Closest hotels: Four Seasons on Doheny (~4 min walk), L’Ermitage (~11 min), Hotel Beverly Terrace (~14 min), Sofitel (~17 min), SLS (~17 min), Palihouse (~18 min).
In an emergency (pikuach nefesh), call 911 or Hatzolah of Los Angeles: (800) 613-1911.
Routes from OpenStreetMap and OSRM (2026-10-08). Not yet walked by the shul. Enter from the 3rd Street driveway.