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Welcome to
Custom Jewish Tours

Hi, I’m Rabbi Raphael Klatzko. As a veteran Tour Guide and Jewish educator for over 20 years I have witnessed firsthand the powerful impact that a trip to Europe makes on people. To get this impact you need more than a tour guide or foray into the Holocaust. You need  a company that supports the stirring, indelible lessons and awakening.

My goal is to give you an experience where the historical and inspirational meld into one – where visiting sights bring you not only into a journey of the past, but a journey into yourself.

Custom Jewish Tours is the trip of a lifetime.
To transmit  Jewish history and heritage through an uplifting Torah lens.
To provide expert logistics and comfortable amenities.
To educate and illuminate through an educational adventure in Jewish history.
To customize the best possible itinerary and inspirational opportunities for every age and stage.

Our Mission

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  • To transmit Jewish history and heritage through an uplifting Torah lens.
  • To provide expert logistics and comfortable amenities.
  • To educate and illuminate through an educational adventure in Jewish history.
  • To customize the best possible itinerary and inspirational opportunities for every age and stage.

Our Method

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Our company excels at logistics. We provide expert itinerary planning, smooth and seamless transportation, quality hotels and delicious food.
We understand that every group has it own needs and dynamic we specialize in getting to know your needs and crafting the tour together with you. By staying in multiple locations, filling all our time with exciting trips and offering extra-curricular activities, we ensure that you get the most out of your trip. We know how to blend all the elements of the tour into an uncommonly uplifting experience.

Our Team

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Staffing a trip like this requires an immense amount of knowledge, people skills, leadership and heart.
Our Guides are unparalleled in their ability to reach people with both  facts and fascination. They are Talmedei Chachomim who can answer questions on Hashkafa, Halacha and teach on the level that will be received.Their expertise and insight into world history are a rare treat.
Our Guides are uniquely qualified, passionate and personable, and use story and song to make your experience come alive.

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Best director and tour guide ever!!! I went on multiple trips with Rabbi Klatzko. His trips are personable, entertaining, educational, and exciting! There is never a dull moment with Rabbi Klatzko
Shlomo Rosenstein
I found Rabbi Raphaell Klatzko to be the most amazing tour guide/director. He was extremely helpful and insightful in planning and arranging every detail of our trip throughout Eastern Europe. He had the perfect balance of information and emotion, which allowed each boy to soak up the experience, each in their own deep way. We all felt that our lives were changed while at the same time enjoying it immensely. It was all due to Rabbi Klatzko’s incredible guiding talents. I would highly recommend him.
Rabbi Mordechai Rosenstock,
Yeshivas Mercaz Hatorah
I just wanted to say thank you for leading us on an amazing, life changing trip! It truly exceeded all of our expectations and it was unforgettable.
Thank you again
Madi C.
Rabbi Klatzko was outstanding. The girls truly benefited from him in every way. His tremendous Torah knowledge, his attention to detail, his ability to explain very difficult concepts in an easy and understandable way made the trip meaningful and uplifting to everyone.
Mrs Fuld,
Teacher Bnot Torah Seminary
Having worked with, R’ Raphael, for our Young Professionals Poland trip last March.I can readily say that he’s excellent both on the planning side and as a guide and a true asset on the trip as a mekarev as well.
Leon Vinikur,
Director,The Chevra
Reb Raphael… I can’t even tell you how grateful we are to you: not only for the truly transformative Poland trip itself, but also for all of the incredible wisdom, warmth, love, inspiration, and powerful sense of meaning that you brought to the experience! You are a gem, and we feel tremendously blessed to have been guided through this challenging journey by someone with such a unique combination of genuineness & expertise. Thank you so much again for everything, and we very much hope to be bringing more students into your capable hands in the near future! B’Yedidus.
Yaakov/Jon Erlbaum,
The Chevra Philadelphia
Rabbi Klatzko, thank you for the tremendous effort that you put in to making our trip a success. I feel that every step was thought out and we got the most out of our time here.
Sefi Nakash
I have had the pleasure of using Rabbi Klatzko as our tour coordinator and guide. He is a very flexible, creative individual who provides a professional, culturally sensitive and user friendly service.
Rabbi Aryeh Ziskind,
Pisga Director
I want to express my Hakarat Hatov for giving us a glimpse into these fascinating communities and getting a feel of what they had gone through. Your insight and perspective have made a major impact on me.I feel I had a tremendous Aliya.
Ralph Djimal
I would like to thank you on behalf of the staff and the students of Bnos Haddassah High School for providing our girls with such a special, inspiring and uplifting trip. The girls came back on a real ruchniyus high .This trip is one that they won’t ever forget. They really appreciated all the information that you imparted and the innovative ideas you used to help them connect .We are grateful that you thought into so many details in order to make this trip so memorable.
Mrs. Feinstein Menaheles Bnos Haddasah
The reviews were “over the top”! The girls loved the experience and derived much from it. They were very impressed with you and feel that the experience will remain with them for years to come. I thank you very much for all of your efforts and professionalism. Warmest wishes of continued Hatzlacha! Kol Tuv!
Rabbi Leibel Sharfman menahel Bnot Torah
Rabbi Raphael Klatzko is one of the most dynamic, thoughtful, deeply insightful, and committed guides and humans I’ve ever had the opportunity to travel with.I couldn’t imagine going to Poland with any other guide. He’s an experience unto himself, and I’d recommend him highly to any group or individual looking for someone to lead them fearlessly, spiritually, humorously, and wisely into whatever country they’re visiting.
Becky Tahel Bordo,
Conscious Content Creator
Excellence delivered.
Rabbi Raphael was my guide through Poland and if you’re able to get him- he should be yours, too! Raphael brings a uniquely human light to one of the darkest periods of Jewish history. He’s approachable, knowledgeable, and deeply sensitive. Raphael created an itinerary that was definitely full- but not onerous. There was flexibility to include the unexpected. I found him to be accessible to individuals of all backgrounds and affiliations.

Absolutely grateful.

Steve Auerbach
Many people understand history, Rabbi Klatzko understands how history relates to his crowd,
Rabbi Klatzko is organized, efficient, insightful and very fun. He is as deep as he is knowledgeable and I would recommend him for all group types.
Harav Don Blumberg,
Rosh Yeshivas Zichron Aryeh Yerushalayim
Thank you for being the most amazing tour guide on our Poland trip! As you described scenes in such detail, I felt as if I myself were walking through history as I imagined being in the “shoes” of yidden who went through the horrors of the war. You helped put us in the right mindset when you shared powerful stories and ideas that were emotional and yet hopeful at the same time.
Thank you for creating the atmosphere of an emotional, yet uplifting trip that I will “Never Forget”
Hatzlacha Raba! B.Weinstock