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


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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
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
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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
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5580 on: July 27, 2015, 06:12:56 PM »
mine was given by someone visually impaired
i went a few years ago and had that as well. he barely able to see though. Somehow went scuba diving.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5581 on: July 27, 2015, 06:38:57 PM »
anyone know of kosher restaurants in naharya

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5582 on: July 27, 2015, 06:47:16 PM »
Not sure if this is the place to ask.. Is it cheaper to buy silver juaica in Israel then the US? And if so, where is the best place in Jerusalem? Thanks

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5583 on: July 27, 2015, 07:07:16 PM »
Where could I get good Shabbos takeout in Jerusalem?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5584 on: July 27, 2015, 07:08:03 PM »
Not sure if this is the place to ask.. Is it cheaper to buy silver juaica in Israel then the US? And if so, where is the best place in Jerusalem? Thanks
Isreal is cheaper, but make sure to get a VAT form and take the goods with you to get refunded.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5585 on: July 27, 2015, 07:13:46 PM »
Where could I get good Shabbos takeout in Jerusalem?
מסעדה היהודית previously called mifgash haesh.
Landau hechsher,can't be better.

And very good stuff.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5586 on: July 27, 2015, 07:14:19 PM »
Where could I get good Shabbos takeout in Jerusalem?
look up thread! Hadar Geula or Mifgash Haaish
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5587 on: July 28, 2015, 02:14:11 AM »

i want to book a tzimmer up north for 1 night, 2 days. i'm thinking of going for shabbos up to Golan Hights or Tsfat or Haifa area. which place would be most interesting to be over shabbos? how do i know if a site is reliable? what if i show up and there is no ac or dirty sheets? it's not like you could give or see bad reviews? it's just based on trust?! i'm a New Yorker. i'm skeptical of everything!
for over shabbos I would do tzfat it's beautiful

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5588 on: July 28, 2015, 02:19:20 AM »
I'm rethinking it now. I think I want to leave my apt in Yerushaleim motzei shabbos and stay over till Monday early afternoon. Then I can do it all in 2 days
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5589 on: July 28, 2015, 05:10:10 PM »
anyone know of kosher restaurants in naharya
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5590 on: July 28, 2015, 05:10:59 PM »
do you need to call and make reservations to get into the golan heights winery?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5591 on: July 28, 2015, 06:03:28 PM »
do you need to call and make reservations to get into the golan heights winery?

If you want to go on a tour, yes. 

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5592 on: July 28, 2015, 06:04:27 PM »
If you want to go on a tour, yes.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5593 on: July 29, 2015, 02:44:08 PM »
Is there the special Dead Sea mud at the separate beach?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5594 on: July 29, 2015, 02:51:07 PM »
which beach?

the beaches near Jerusalem - yes
the beaches at ein bokek - no, but you can buy it from the kiosks in the area.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5595 on: July 29, 2015, 02:52:30 PM »
Anyone know where to get some sort of discount or coupon for Park Hakofim?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5596 on: July 29, 2015, 03:03:55 PM »
Is there the special Dead Sea mud at the separate beach?

Just FYI - most of the beaches are closed due to sinkholes (as of early July).  We had to drive down to Ein Bokek from J-lem.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5597 on: July 29, 2015, 03:11:20 PM »
Just FYI - most of the beaches are closed due to sinkholes (as of early July).  We had to drive down to Ein Bokek from J-lem.
how do I find out which beaches are closed?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5598 on: July 29, 2015, 03:14:50 PM »
which beach you are looking for?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5599 on: July 29, 2015, 03:22:23 PM »
Mineral beach
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