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


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Taxi in Jerusalem - IYOV - 054-232-2435 (Speaks English, extremely patient and pleasant) He was referred on this chat, we use him and continue to refer him. Best experience hands down!! We used him from the airport, touring, kevorim and around. Always on time, pleasant and inexpensive.

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
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Mini Israel- Love it or hate it
Latrun Tank Museum - Mini Israel
Slifkin's Tanach Museum
Park Rabin - hiking...
Park Begin - hiking...
Park Modiin -- great for kids
Derech Burma

North

"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
Rosh Hanikra- Way up north

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
Sunrise tour of Masada, Ein Gedi, and Dead Sea aprx $70

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

Tour Guide -
Dean Unturslak (Armed) Gives Old City Tour & Tours throughout Israel - (058)660-3494
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12040 on: July 06, 2023, 11:54:47 PM »
details please

Located in Mea Shearim. Tour is in Hebrew or Jiddisch. You see the Tefillin in its raw form being pressed. Interesting is also the place where it's being done. Tour is only for one person at a time.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12041 on: July 07, 2023, 07:17:52 AM »
Located in Mea Shearim. Tour is in Hebrew or Jiddisch. You see the Tefillin in its raw form being pressed. Interesting is also the place where it's being done. Tour is only for one person at a time.
not the greatest idea for a family trip :) thank you!

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12042 on: July 07, 2023, 08:48:55 AM »
Kfar kedem. How long does it take? Is it worth it?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12043 on: July 07, 2023, 04:13:13 PM »
Anyone know of a good guide for adulam area?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12044 on: July 09, 2023, 10:19:57 AM »
Any recommended group tours? I know Hoffman but from what I recall, they weren't all that great and aren't all that cheap anymore either.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12045 on: July 09, 2023, 11:56:16 AM »
Any recommended group tours? I know Hoffman but from what I recall, they weren't all that great and aren't all that cheap anymore either.

Hebron Fund tour of Chevron with Simcha Hochbaum is amazing and quite fairly priced.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12046 on: July 09, 2023, 05:45:31 PM »
Any recommended group tours? I know Hoffman but from what I recall, they weren't all that great and aren't all that cheap anymore either.

Yehoshua Yankelowitz does group tours of the old city on fridays (mostly aimed at bachurim - quick paced, and gets in to the hlachos)

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12047 on: July 09, 2023, 05:48:00 PM »
Looking more for group tours of the Golan, Galil.....

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12048 on: July 09, 2023, 10:24:24 PM »
Yehoshua Yankelowitz does group tours of the old city on fridays (mostly aimed at bachurim - quick paced, and gets in to the hlachos)
do you have any more info on this ?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12049 on: July 09, 2023, 11:23:24 PM »
do you have any more info on this ?
I went on one of his tours probably close to 15 years ago, was amazing! He takes you right after vasikin at the kosel and goes through the Arab quarter before it gets too busy, saves the Jewish quarter for the end. I don't remember all the details but overall was really amazing!

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12050 on: July 10, 2023, 11:53:48 AM »
do you have any more info on this ?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12051 on: July 10, 2023, 11:59:58 AM »
Kfar kedem. How long does it take? Is it worth it?

Anyone know of a good guide for adulam area?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12052 on: July 10, 2023, 02:49:02 PM »
Kfar kedem. How long does it take? Is it worth it?

Anyone know of a good guide for adulam area?
My friend does jeeping + cave tours in that area (He just treated me to an awesome jeep tour last week)
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #12053 on: July 11, 2023, 03:00:24 PM »
052-768-9767 Bentzion Cousin. Speaks english and Yiddish as well.
Old thing, does anyone have any info about this guy?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12054 on: July 12, 2023, 06:52:47 AM »
Anyone know of a private pool rental in jerusalem/near jerusalem?
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12055 on: July 12, 2023, 03:25:44 PM »
Fwiw: I priced a few frum guides for tours of the old city. All were taking $400. During the winter, these same tours were 250-300... They know that tourists are coming!

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12056 on: July 12, 2023, 04:08:25 PM »

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12058 on: July 12, 2023, 04:45:33 PM »
not sure this is the right place to post but - In terms of health Insurance- does my US insurance work there? If not does anyone have any recommendations? BH im traveling with a 1 year old so rather be safe than sorry

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12059 on: July 12, 2023, 04:59:57 PM »
Not sure about your insurance but you can purchase insurance for really cheap.
A lot of people use Egert-Cohen in Israel: https://egertcohen.co.il
Or you can purchase from  a place like IMG: https://www.imglobal.com/travel-insurance?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnrmlBhDHARIsADJ5b_nJBI3XPBiZSFG3NQnRpvKvMw5mefrLvRnxe2f1R0BP3jrP4KASn9YaAkkkEALw_wcB
Also [mention]ExGingi [/mention] is very helpful.