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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
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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
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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

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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
Rishon Letzion
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Men: Tues, Fri - Women: Mon, Weds
Nahariya

Switches bet Mornings (7a-1p) and Afternoons (1p-7p)
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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 #7840 on: August 03, 2016, 09:28:34 AM »
Shalom.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I can get a hold of an electric piano (full keyboard)  for a year in Israel?  I looked into flying with it and apparently the airlines require it to be in a hard case -which runs about $400, in order to check it - and it is clearly to large to take as carry on luggage.  Any other out of the box suggestion?
thanks,

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7841 on: August 03, 2016, 10:44:07 PM »
Anyone been recently to Nili restaurant in Zichron Yakov?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7842 on: August 04, 2016, 12:02:33 AM »
Shalom.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I can get a hold of an electric piano (full keyboard)  for a year in Israel?  I looked into flying with it and apparently the airlines require it to be in a hard case -which runs about $400, in order to check it - and it is clearly to large to take as carry on luggage.  Any other out of the box suggestion?
thanks,
If u can get it into a case to put on ur back u can try to get it thru as a carry on. I did it with a guitar. ( I know its a bit smaller, but neither fit in the top). I asked the stewardess to stand it up for me in the business coat closet, and she did

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7843 on: August 04, 2016, 12:38:44 AM »
What is the best and cheapest way to get from TLV airport to Harnof on a Monday afternoon with 2 check ins and 3 carry ons (2 people) ? How much will it be.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7844 on: August 04, 2016, 12:52:50 AM »
What is the best and cheapest way to get from TLV airport to Harnof on a Monday afternoon with 2 check ins and 3 carry ons (2 people) ? How much will it be.
Best? Or cheapest? Tender is cheapest @67₪ a person (unless they went up in the last year). Better yet would be to call ahead a Jerusalem taxi to pick u up. In advance u can prob get for around 175₪

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7845 on: August 04, 2016, 04:40:30 AM »
Update on machsan.. Grocery store called shefa Bracha should be open in 2 or 3 weeks

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7846 on: August 04, 2016, 05:15:39 AM »
Update on machsan.. Grocery store called shefa Bracha should be open in 2 or 3 weeks
Hopefully it will create more competitive  pricing, iyh

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7847 on: August 04, 2016, 05:18:50 AM »
Hopefully it will create more competitive  pricing, iyh
Naturally

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7848 on: August 04, 2016, 05:21:33 AM »
Anyone know what kind of prices they generally have?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7849 on: August 04, 2016, 05:37:13 AM »
As of 10AM, Leumi ATM @ kikar shabbos had no USD.  Has anyone one been there since?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7851 on: August 04, 2016, 06:23:01 AM »
Update on machsan.. Grocery store called shefa Bracha should be open in 2 or 3 weeks
Where is this?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7852 on: August 04, 2016, 06:24:19 AM »
Where is this?
On Paran in between the post office and the money changer

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7853 on: August 04, 2016, 06:29:05 AM »
On Paran in between the post office and the money changer
Cool! It's gonna be cheaper than yesh?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7854 on: August 04, 2016, 06:35:20 AM »
Cool! It's gonna be cheaper than yesh?
It's hard not to be.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7855 on: August 04, 2016, 07:01:57 AM »
Cool! It's gonna be cheaper than yesh?
Lol, yesh? It would have to be . If it's cheaper, cleaner and more customer oriented than maayan (which isn't hard) I'll be it's first committed customer.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7856 on: August 04, 2016, 07:13:01 AM »
Lol, yesh? It would have to be . If it's cheaper, cleaner and more customer oriented than maayan (which isn't hard) I'll be it's first committed customer.
What do you consider to be the cheapest in the neighborhood? Is maayan is cheaper than yesh? For some odd reason i thought yesh is for sure the cheapest...

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7857 on: August 04, 2016, 07:16:09 AM »
What do you consider to be the cheapest in the neighborhood? Is maayan is cheaper than yesh? For some odd reason i thought yesh is for sure the cheapest...
Maayan is definitely cheaper. However in recent weeks I'm a bigger fan of doing the city car osher ad shopping method. must be careful though, if one gets carried away there it can dangerous to send the wife there .

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7858 on: August 04, 2016, 07:21:33 AM »
Maayan is definitely cheaper. However in recent weeks I'm a bigger fan of doing the city car osher ad shopping method. must be careful though, if one gets carried away there it can dangerous to send the wife there .
Lol! I've been wanting to join this city car thing for a while now..You're happy with it? Every time i walk out of my building i just see it sitting there :-\

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #7859 on: August 04, 2016, 07:48:21 AM »
Lol! I've been wanting to join this city car thing for a while now..You're happy with it? Every time i walk out of my building i just see it sitting there :-\
I started using city car about 9 months ago. About 3 months ago I called up to cancel my membership and they told me to call a certain number to give back the clicker. No one answers that number and I left message but to no response.
Basically it's a lifetime commitment