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Begin Museum- outside the Old City
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Gichon
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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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https://www.galita.co.il/en
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Beit Harav Kook
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FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3740 on: April 24, 2014, 01:30:37 PM »
FYI, the R. Kook seforim sale is going on now.
Great prices.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3741 on: April 24, 2014, 02:59:38 PM »
Remember someone telling me its not mehadrin.
Definitely Mehadrin, I remember eating there. Forgot the exact Hechsher though.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3742 on: April 25, 2014, 12:47:10 AM »
FYI, the R. Kook seforim sale is going on now.
Great prices.
You have more info on prices and contact info?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3743 on: April 25, 2014, 12:48:36 AM »
You have more info on prices and contact info?
I have the sale list. Anything in specific you're looking for?
You can also try googling it, and you  might find s/t.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3744 on: April 25, 2014, 08:27:17 AM »
I have the sale list. Anything in specific you're looking for?
You can also try googling it, and you  might find s/t.
How much is the set of Ritva ? (And what's the reg price?)

I didn't find much online, and I didn't find the sale much helpful when I was a bachur in Israel - when the shekel/dollar rate is bad...

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3745 on: April 26, 2014, 03:02:10 PM »
How much is the set of Ritva ? (And what's the reg price?)

I didn't find much online, and I didn't find the sale much helpful when I was a bachur in Israel - when the shekel/dollar rate is bad...
Ritva, Rashba and Ran is 2,090 total.
Ritva only is 995sh

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3746 on: April 26, 2014, 08:24:38 PM »
Ritva, Rashba and Ran is 2,090 total.
Ritva only is 995sh
Minus your cut ;-)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3747 on: April 26, 2014, 10:44:02 PM »

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3748 on: April 27, 2014, 04:09:48 PM »
Trying to find out about kosher restaurants in Haifa and Herzliya for my parents who will be there next month... Can anyone help or at least point me in the right direction?
For their time in Yerushalyaim I have them completely covered :)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3749 on: April 27, 2014, 05:07:23 PM »
Trying to find out about kosher restaurants in Haifa and Herzliya for my parents who will be there next month... Can anyone help or at least point me in the right direction?
For their time in Yerushalyaim I have them completely covered :)
What kashrus standard are we talking about? If they need Mehadrin and up, I believe they'll have a hard time finding restaurants in Haifa (I only found 1 mehadrin restaurant in Atlit - about 15 minutes south from Haifa - when I was there in January. Mediocre).

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3750 on: April 27, 2014, 05:20:25 PM »

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3751 on: April 27, 2014, 05:24:20 PM »
that
Then as I said, I don't think you'll find any restaurants in Haifa besides Ben Ezra Hadayag.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3752 on: April 28, 2014, 05:21:10 PM »
Then as I said, I don't think you'll find any restaurants in Haifa besides Ben Ezra Hadayag.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3754 on: April 29, 2014, 11:24:48 PM »

If you mean the website I used to link that restaurant; they have some decent coupons on a lot of popular restaurants in Israel.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3755 on: April 30, 2014, 12:38:55 PM »
Anyone ever used http://mymakolet.com/
red heifer caters the takeout anyone ever tried it?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3756 on: April 30, 2014, 12:49:53 PM »
Anyone ever used http://mymakolet.com/
red heifer caters the takeout anyone ever tried it?
I used it a few years ago, first Shabbos in Israel married. Was a great experience.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3757 on: May 01, 2014, 07:44:50 AM »
Anyone ever used http://mymakolet.com/
red heifer caters the takeout anyone ever tried it?
neighbor just told me he did it. Was a bit more expensive bit he said worth it. He came to late in the evening to start getting groceries.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3758 on: May 01, 2014, 08:06:56 AM »
Anyone interested to go to the Holiday Inn Ashkelon for Friday night? Reward rooms are available at 10,000 points
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3759 on: May 01, 2014, 01:35:05 PM »
Lol, been there, done that. Practically know the staff there on first name basis.