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Caliber 3- Shooting Range in Gush Etzion
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Tzomet Institute - Alon Shvut
Kotel Tunnel Tours/Old City Jewish and/or Muslim Quarter Tours (PM satturn if you want a private tour)
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2048 - Tlv - Incredible fun experience! Active Activities in each room. cool team game, electrifying, challenging and especially fun!
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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
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Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
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Tax Museum
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Tel Dan nature reserve (similiar to Banias Waterfall -slightly easier & toddler friendly)
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Mount Bental Overlook/Bunkers
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South

Nachal Dragot (aka Darja)- an intense hike near the Dead Sea
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Good summary of many hikes:
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FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

Separate Beaches - AS OF 2022!
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Separate Areas for Men and Women:
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12300 on: May 25, 2024, 03:37:03 PM »
Booked a Israel trip for July with kids ages 4-14
Originally booked for 3+ weeks but with everything going on and North not a option
Could I still fill up 3 weeks with things to do or will just go crazy?

Plan it well and you should be fine.
Yerusholayim in depth, well researched can take more than a week easily. (Once you get past the tourist headlines...)
Bnei brak, the coastal cities... yam hamelach, wineries, beaches,
Chevron, kever rochel, shiloh,
Machtesh ramon... and the south
The various army museums.
Tons of realy good parks in almost every city.
And honestly, the four year old will only remember that he had a good time, if that much.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12301 on: May 26, 2024, 01:25:17 PM »
Inspired by the fellow who posted in the hotels thread about shuls near his hotel, when there are tons, is there a point in me putting in the effort to create a thread of shuls across JLM (especially interesting and unique ones, but of course all the shteiblach too)?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12302 on: May 27, 2024, 01:39:05 AM »
Where can a rent a private room with filtered internet for 3 hours?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12303 on: May 28, 2024, 08:25:47 AM »
Booked a Israel trip for July with kids ages 4-14
Originally booked for 3+ weeks but with everything going on and North not a option
Could I still fill up 3 weeks with things to do or will just go crazy?

Outside of the Golan and the North Galil there is still plenty to see in the north. Akko/Tiveria/Haifa/Tzfat etc....

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12304 on: May 28, 2024, 10:09:41 AM »
Tzfas and Tveria not an option, unless you want to hear the siren. Haifa ok (I was there last week, nearly all cab drivers in Haifa are arabs)

Booked a Israel trip for July with kids ages 4-14
Originally booked for 3+ weeks but with everything going on and North not a option
Could I still fill up 3 weeks with things to do or will just go crazy?
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12305 on: May 28, 2024, 10:33:28 AM »
Could I still fill up 3 weeks with things to do or will just go crazy?

Visit hospitals, plenty volunteering opportunities, etc.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12306 on: May 28, 2024, 02:56:37 PM »
Tzfas and Tveria not an option, unless you want to hear the siren. Haifa ok (I was there last week, nearly all cab drivers in Haifa are arabs)

Booked a Israel trip for July with kids ages 4-14
Originally booked for 3+ weeks but with everything going on and North not a option
Could I still fill up 3 weeks with things to do or will just go crazy?
Teveria is pretty far from Lebanon and doesn't get sirens often.
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12307 on: May 29, 2024, 02:39:34 PM »
I don't know, as the only time I did that kind, was many years ago.
But I do remember the tour guide who we went with was Aharon Tzvi Saks, who lives in Meah Shearim and had a 12 or 15 seat van. He took us all over eretz yisroel, in a marathon trip, from neitz by the Kosel till very late at night.
This is the contact I have for him, I hope it's still accurate: 025eight22257 and American # 91seven, 4seven4, 8one60
Just an update: He no longer has a big van, just a regular mini-van.
His current number is: 05731zero9209, (no more American number)
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12308 on: June 09, 2024, 08:47:17 PM »
Trying to get the recommended book Jerusalem: Footsteps through time, but it's out of print and can't find it anywhere at a decent price
Anyone knows where I could get it or anyone interested in selling used?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12309 on: June 09, 2024, 10:23:17 PM »
Trying to get the recommended book Jerusalem: Footsteps through time, but it's out of print and can't find it anywhere at a decent price
Anyone knows where I could get it or anyone interested in selling used?
https://www.addall.com/used/ aggregates used books for sale on various sites.  They're showing 44 copies available, cheapest $11.99 on ebay, going up to $349.

The ebay link https://www.ebay.com/itm/375362393510

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12310 on: June 09, 2024, 10:30:07 PM »
Thanks!
Got it

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12311 on: June 09, 2024, 11:19:27 PM »
Which Kotel tour should we go on? the new one or the "classic" one? (for someone first time in Israel)
Or should we do both?
Thank you!
Bumping this
Is there a reason to do both or it becomes repetitive?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12312 on: June 10, 2024, 03:45:55 PM »
Don't know what new and old are, but you should be doing the Kotel tunnels with an appropriate guide.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12313 on: June 11, 2024, 09:51:26 AM »
Bumping this
Is there a reason to do both or it becomes repetitive?
Was just there (about a year ago) with my wife. They added on a whole new wing.

There is always new discoveries so if the last time you went was 10-15 years ago it would still be nice.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12314 on: June 16, 2024, 11:45:35 PM »
Best wineries to go to?
Any have mehadrin food?
What are the options these days, not in galil, winery with mehadrin restaurant?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12315 on: June 17, 2024, 06:40:03 PM »
What are the options these days, not in galil, winery with mehadrin restaurant?

As always,to avoud missunderstandings, please define "Mehadrin"

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12316 on: June 17, 2024, 06:57:00 PM »
Is there a place in Jerusalem that sells double wrapped prepared meals similar to pomegranate?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12317 on: June 17, 2024, 08:00:10 PM »
What’s the going rate to hire a driver for the day?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12318 on: June 18, 2024, 03:30:05 PM »
Is there a place in Jerusalem that sells double wrapped prepared meals similar to pomegranate?

Try see if goldies or hadar geula would do it for you (Come in when it's a quiet time and ask them...)

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #12319 on: June 19, 2024, 08:25:32 AM »
Anyone know of an early Shabbos Minyan in Ezras Torah area?