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Emergency numbers
Police 100
Hatzolah AND Ambulance 101 or 1221
Fire 102


Drivers - Yisroel - Executive Drives - 972-58 411 1671 - see page 654, post 9800 for review

Misc. Reviews
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Activities

Jerusalem Area

Begin Museum- outside the Old City
Caliber 3- Shooting Range in Gush Etzion
Ramparts Walk- on top of the Old City walls
Tzomet Institute - Alon Shvut
Kotel Tunnel Tours/Old City Jewish and/or Muslim Quarter Tours (PM satturn if you want a private tour)
Old City Jewish and Muslim Quarter Tours (pm @satturn )
Churva/Ramban
Machon Hamikdash
Burnt house
Gichon
4 Sephardi Shuls
Old Yishuv Court
Shiloach/Gichon


2048 - Tlv - Incredible fun experience! Active Activities in each room. cool team game, electrifying, challenging and especially fun!
Time Elevator in Jerusalem- Don't waste your time.
City of David (Ir David)-Amazing-you must take a tour to fully understand the site.
Segway tour-interesting way to waste a few hrs-NOT an absolute must do
Biking - Beatiful trails in the valleys outside of the city. PM Drago if interested.
http://tmsifting.org/en/visitor-and-volunteer-information/
https://www.patbamelach.com/
https://www.galita.co.il/en
Yad Vashem
Martef Hashoah - Kever Dovid
Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
Bibical Zoo/Aquarium/Ein Yael
Tax Museum
Gush Katif Museum
Science Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
Underground prisoners
Kneset /Rose Garden/Bird watching
Shuk Machane Yehuda - Kever of Gerrer Rebbes
Mearat Tzidkiyahu/Rockefeller Museum
Belz Shul
Har Hatzofim
Har Hazeisim
Har Hamenuchos
Ammunition Hill
CHaggall Windows @ Haddasa
Chutzot HaYotzer/Park Teddy
Great Syn/Jewish Art Museum
National Library
Supreme Court
Jclay
Mamila
Gan Sacher - sports fields, picniking, exercise equpment, amazing huge kids climbing area

Tel Aviv/Center

Blind or Deaf Museum in Cholon- Blind, amazing. Deaf, good. Prior reservation needed.
Hagana Museum in Tel Aviv--15NIS per adult; students free; a bit disjointed and kind of fake acting in the videos, but mostly very interesting and educational.
Bullet Factory in Rechovot

Beit Shemesh to Modiin area (Jerusalem Corridor)

Escape the Machsan escape room (Rechov Nachal Sorek)
Stalactite caves
Renting bikes or the ezraider scooters for the Britannia/Adulam parks
Agrocafe coffee workshop
Several wineries in the area
Lots of towns from first Beit Hamikdash period in Adulam and nearby, worth getting a guide.
Caves from bar kochva period in Adulam
H/T Drago
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Park Rabin - hiking...
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"My Baby - Kids' Airport" - amusement park, mostly indoors, awesome for the entire family. Bowling, wall climbing that all ages can enjoy, bungee jumping, bumper carts, carousels, huge swings, Space Jump, tons, 2 huge buildings. Located in Kfar Yasif, Yarka. Near highways 70 & 85. https://www.mybaby.co.il/about
Kfar Kedem - https://www.k-k.co.il/?lang=en
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Golan Heights

Bereshit Apple processing center
Tel Dan nature reserve (similiar to Banias Waterfall -slightly easier & toddler friendly)
Banias Waterfall
Nimrod's Fortress in the Golan
Kayaking down the Jordan River
Mount Hermon Ski Lift
Mount Bental Overlook/Bunkers
Golan Heights Winery
Yehudiya Nature Reserve Hiking

South

Nachal Dragot (aka Darja)- an intense hike near the Dead Sea
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Good summary of many hikes:
http://hikingintheholyland.com/

FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

Separate Beaches - AS OF 2022!
The suitability of the area around the separate beach area varies.

Separate Areas for Men and Women:
Tveria - Kinar Hotel
Tveria - Chof Menachem
Tveria - near Chamei Tveria
Yam Hamelach - International Beach
Yam Hamelach - Chamei Zohar

Men: Mon, Wed, Fri - Women: Sun, Tues, Thurs
Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
Netanya - Kiryat Sanz
Rishon Letzion
Tel Aviv - Sheraton

Men: Tues, Fri - Women: Mon, Weds
Nahariya

Switches bet Mornings (7a-1p) and Afternoons (1p-7p)
Chadera '
Men Morning: Sun, tues, thurs  - afternoon: Mon, wed, fri
Women Morning: Mon, Weds, Fri - Afternoon: Sun, Tues, Thurs
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11760 on: December 07, 2022, 09:22:36 AM »
Security situation in what part of Israel?
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11761 on: December 08, 2022, 08:49:39 AM »
Sometimes not at all.

But I did get my new phone set up through whatsapp with a live agent.  So....
I've bee trying to do this. Also didn't get the SMS. An agent through Whatsapp insisted I had to enter my (US) number as an Israeli one which didn't work because it inserted a zero at the beginning. She told me to delete the zero so I could enter the last digit of the number but the zero wouldn't delete! She said if I don't understand (ha, I understood but the app wouldn't do it) how to delete the zero, then she can't help me! Tried calling them but their number doesn't work from a US number.Tried Pango, but it requires a number starting with 05, and my US number obviously doesn't. I'm stuck.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11762 on: December 08, 2022, 08:32:32 PM »
Try whatsapp again. I did it twice with them.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11763 on: December 09, 2022, 02:29:28 AM »
Is there an app that you can rent a car for a few hours in Israel?
Want to go to yam hamelech for 2 hours.
Where is closest place at the yam hamelech to Jerusalem.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11765 on: December 10, 2022, 11:08:24 PM »
Is there an app that you can rent a car for a few hours in Israel?
Want to go to yam hamelech for 2 hours.
Where is closest place at the yam hamelech to Jerusalem.

Check separate swimming hours, if that matters to you.
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11766 on: December 11, 2022, 02:50:18 PM »
Ate in entricot tonight was told by the staff it's the last night in that location there moving Tom to a new location under a of name

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11767 on: December 11, 2022, 03:11:49 PM »
Ate in entricot tonight was told by the staff it's the last night in that location there moving Tom to a new location under a of name
Anymore info?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11768 on: December 11, 2022, 06:06:51 PM »

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11769 on: December 11, 2022, 08:57:38 PM »
Are there any mehadrin hotels in Tiberias? Looking to possibly spend 1 night there and am looking for the Israeli hotel breakfast experience.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11770 on: December 12, 2022, 01:12:39 AM »
Are there any mehadrin hotels in Tiberias? Looking to possibly spend 1 night there and am looking for the Israeli hotel breakfast experience.
Worth calling the mashgiach at Caesars, top hotel and top kashrus.

Prima was mehadrin in years past. call to confirm

Kibbutz Lavi is really really close to Tveria and is mehadrin

Kinor hotel is on the kinneret though not near tveria and is mehadrin.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11771 on: December 12, 2022, 09:33:56 AM »
Anymore info?
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11772 on: December 14, 2022, 01:47:01 PM »
Looking for a Jeeping tour. Grandmother taking granddaughter.
Ty. Based out of yerushalayim. I know they will need to travel.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11773 on: December 15, 2022, 03:25:01 PM »
Are there any mehadrin hotels in Tiberias? Looking to possibly spend 1 night there and am looking for the Israeli hotel breakfast experience.
Yes - Kinorot and Tzipori Bakinerret
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=130189.msg2614917#msg2614917

S/O should make wiki of all the well accepted mehadrin hotels, in israel,

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11774 on: December 19, 2022, 07:44:21 PM »
Anyone know how I can send a meat platter with the Eidah chareidis/Rubin hechsher to someone leaning in Israel. Doughnut delivery option is also appreciated. Thanks.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11775 on: December 20, 2022, 05:46:25 AM »
Anyone know how I can send a meat platter with the Eidah chareidis/Rubin hechsher to someone leaning in Israel. Doughnut delivery option is also appreciated. Thanks.
Do you need the meat platter to have Eida/Rubin or the meat ON the platter to have Eida/Rubin, from some random caterer?
What kind of doughnuts? There should be delivery for A. Really horrible-looking ones and B. Really classy ones at a really classy price (ie expensive). But the ones in the middle? Usually not. Note that doughnuts in EY are up this year a truly horrendous amount.
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11776 on: December 20, 2022, 02:54:10 PM »
Regarding the meat platter, preferably the whole platter, but the hechsher on just the meat would also be helpful. The option of classy doughnuts and price would also be helpful. Thanks so much.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11777 on: December 27, 2022, 09:16:51 AM »
looking for info on a bus from yerushalayim (kikar shabbos?) that goes to chevron? and stops in kever rochel? any info is appreciated! is there still a early morning bus on friday that was around years ago? are there busses on thursday?

Anyone have any current info on this? There used to be buses early Friday morning on Shmuel Hanavi or down the hill from Kikar Shabbos

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11778 on: December 27, 2022, 10:43:39 AM »
Anyone interested in joining a tour of the Shofar factory in the Golan Heights on Jan 15 or Jan 16? I'm looking to split the cost with another family or small group. Please private message me for more info or if you have any questions.

Also am looking for another family to join a walking tour of Tzfat.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11779 on: December 29, 2022, 08:55:26 AM »
@hocker or this:
Approximately how much should it cost from the airport to Yerushalayim for 2 people by one of these cars?