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Hatzolah AND Ambulance 101 or 1221
Fire 102


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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)

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Stalactite caves
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Agrocafe coffee workshop
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Caves from bar kochva period in Adulam
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Golan Heights

Bereshit Apple processing center
Tel Dan nature reserve (similiar to Banias Waterfall -slightly easier & toddler friendly)
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Kayaking down the Jordan River
Mount Hermon Ski Lift
Mount Bental Overlook/Bunkers
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South

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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
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Nahariya

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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 #5880 on: September 30, 2015, 05:35:30 PM »
Was open today. Actually had to wait to get inside there were so many people.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5881 on: October 01, 2015, 05:27:54 PM »
שובע שמחות bakery started accepting credit cards.
They started about 2 months ago but only Israeli credit cards and not American.
Depends on the location, in Shamgar US credit cards work but not on Shimon Chacham

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5882 on: October 01, 2015, 06:46:14 PM »
The ramparts walk - can anyone give me the rundown? Worthwhile? Which parts are safe? Exactly where the ticket booth is..

Thank you!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5883 on: October 01, 2015, 07:24:33 PM »
Anyone know of the cheapest place to buy nice leather bound machazrim?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5884 on: October 01, 2015, 09:24:07 PM »
Anyone know of the cheapest place to buy nice leather bound machazrim?
Idk about cheapest, but the place in Shefa make gorgeous stuff!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5885 on: October 01, 2015, 09:31:16 PM »
Anyone know of the cheapest place to buy nice leather bound machazrim?
In geula there is a place called שי they make beautiful stuff

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5886 on: October 01, 2015, 11:55:21 PM »
Anyone know of the cheapest place to buy nice leather bound machazrim?
I got mine in viznitz area of bney brak, guy has a factory in his basement, you get to pick the cover and nusach/style, was a beautifull job.
I get compliments all the time

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5887 on: October 02, 2015, 02:37:15 AM »
The ramparts walk - can anyone give me the rundown? Worthwhile? Which parts are safe? Exactly where the ticket booth is..

Thank you!
Ticket booth is right inside shaar yaffo. There is the one over the Arab quarter and one over the Jewish quarter. The south one is safer.
I think this is the number 02-627-7550
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5888 on: October 02, 2015, 02:38:40 AM »
In geula there is a place called שי they make beautiful stuff
Def not even close to cheapest. Its an overpriced tourist attraction catering to seminary girls and yeshiva guys who need to reluctantly but presents before returning home

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5889 on: October 02, 2015, 06:37:09 AM »
Anyone know of the cheapest place to buy nice leather bound machazrim?

You should definitely check out יוקרה שבעור beautiful designs and great prices.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5890 on: October 02, 2015, 08:07:58 AM »
Ticket booth is right inside shaar yaffo. There is the one over the Arab quarter and one over the Jewish quarter. The south one is safer.
I think this is the number 02-627-7550
Thank you!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5891 on: October 02, 2015, 08:09:34 AM »
I asked this on the Eilat thread but it's really a question for Israel in general. Do hotels count little kids that don't need beds as people in terms of charging more? We have 2 little kids and wrote that we are 2 people. Would we get charged extra for the kids? Should I not bring them to checkin?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5892 on: October 02, 2015, 08:56:00 AM »
I asked this on the Eilat thread but it's really a question for Israel in general. Do hotels count little kids that don't need beds as people in terms of charging more? We have 2 little kids and wrote that we are 2 people. Would we get charged extra for the kids? Should I not bring them to checkin?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5893 on: October 04, 2015, 09:47:48 AM »

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5894 on: October 08, 2015, 07:41:28 AM »
Any ideas for an activity for a bunch of teenagers to do in the evening aside from the few things in the wiki?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5895 on: October 08, 2015, 07:45:27 AM »
Any ideas for an activity for a bunch of teenagers to do in the evening aside from the few things in the wiki?

Depends where you are and what you are up to.
But I once enjoyed going to the first train station "תחנת רכבת הראשונה" in Jerusalem and rented there electric bikes and drove down the trail for 2 hours.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5896 on: October 08, 2015, 07:50:46 AM »
Where do you rent the bikes from?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5897 on: October 08, 2015, 07:52:49 AM »

Where do you rent the bikes from?
They rent in the station, they also have segways iirc.

Any other idea?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5898 on: October 08, 2015, 07:54:27 AM »
Where do you rent the bikes from?

There.
I think there's 2 places to rent from.
They have all type of bikes. They also have a regular double bike those two had a blast.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5899 on: October 10, 2015, 06:46:49 PM »
They rent in the station, they also have segways iirc.

Any other idea?
iirc the segways arent rented privately, only as part of a tour