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Begin Museum- outside the Old City
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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!
Time Elevator in Jerusalem- Don't waste your time.
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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/
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https://www.galita.co.il/en
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Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
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Tax Museum
Gush Katif Museum
Science Museum
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Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
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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:
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Tveria - Chof Menachem
Tveria - near Chamei Tveria
Yam Hamelach - International Beach
Yam Hamelach - Chamei Zohar

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Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
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Nahariya

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9120 on: August 01, 2017, 09:41:22 PM »
Believe she has a Toras Habayis
Mrs. Victor's catering was always under Rabbi Weiner's Hashgacha unless something changed recently.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9121 on: August 01, 2017, 10:53:36 PM »
Anyone ever take an Old City walking tour with Yankelowitz? Looking into that vs. Simcha Hochbaum

Who did you end up using? Do you have their contact tel.?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9122 on: August 01, 2017, 10:56:03 PM »
Who did you end up using? Do you have their contact tel.?
Used yankelowitz and it was fantastic, though it was more of around the entire har habayis and info about that, with some old City thrown in. I would do it again. I'll look up his info later
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9123 on: August 01, 2017, 10:59:07 PM »
I personally have and imho was unbelievable, informative, entertaining, and a lot of fun, got to go places i wouldnt have gone otherwise... he has a whole style thats very captivating unlike a standard tour guide

Who is IMHO walking tour? Do you have their contact?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9124 on: August 01, 2017, 11:05:06 PM »
Who is IMHO walking tour? Do you have their contact?
Imho = in my humble opinion

My post was in response to someone asking about Yankelowitz s walking tour of the old City. I believe his contact info was posted somewhere in this thread. I can try to look it up and get it to you

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9125 on: August 01, 2017, 11:11:48 PM »
Who is IMHO walking tour? Do you have their contact?
Yankelowitz contact info:
516 231 0122
052 604 0122
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9126 on: August 02, 2017, 01:26:18 AM »
Best pizza?
No "best" pizza in Jlem. It's all subpar.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9127 on: August 02, 2017, 05:36:01 AM »


The phone number is listed in the Elders of Zion welcome packet?

FTFY .
Yes under section 403 paragraph 3. Right after the bold lettering in the terms and conditions stating "As Elders of Zion members we protect the public in promoting not to use greedy and stuck up the a**  TA's like chaikeltravel, etc..".

And for anyone else who knows how to ask properly ...0529708175 is one number i was given just now . I have no experience with them.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9128 on: August 02, 2017, 05:54:55 AM »
Mrs. Victor's catering was always under Rabbi Weiner's Hashgacha unless something changed recently.
Still R' Weiner.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9129 on: August 02, 2017, 08:04:56 AM »

FTFY .
Yes under section 403 paragraph 3. Right after the bold lettering in the terms and conditions stating "As Elders of Zion members we protect the public in promoting not to use greedy and stuck up the a**  TA's like chaikeltravel, etc..".

And for anyone else who knows how to ask properly ...0529708175 is one number i was given just now . I have no experience with them.
So to be clear - this number helps Israelis get better deals on hotels?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9130 on: August 02, 2017, 08:08:25 AM »
any threads on citycar?
i heard its 25 shek an hour all hours of the day for next 3 weeks

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9131 on: August 02, 2017, 08:17:24 AM »
We used to use mymakolet.com/superfresh.com for online grocery in Yerushalayim when we came but that seems to be out of business. Does anyone know of another such service? Todah

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9132 on: August 02, 2017, 08:49:43 AM »


So to be clear - this number helps Israelis get better deals on hotels?

Villas, zimmers etc..

any threads on citycar?
i heard its 25 shek an hour all hours of the day for next 3 weeks

Every bein hazmanim they do that

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9133 on: August 02, 2017, 08:51:00 AM »
We used to use mymakolet.com/superfresh.com for online grocery in Yerushalayim when we came but that seems to be out of business. Does anyone know of another such service? Todah
Rami levy has an online delivery

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9134 on: August 02, 2017, 09:01:51 AM »
No "best" pizza in Jlem. It's all subpar.
"You know why pizza stores in America don't have rotev?"
"Cause their pizza doesn't need it to taste good"

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9135 on: August 02, 2017, 09:02:38 AM »


Or falafel Uzi depends where you learned

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9137 on: August 02, 2017, 09:25:33 AM »
where is the kosher pizza hut in Jerusalem and whose hechsher?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9138 on: August 02, 2017, 09:58:02 AM »
Villas, zimmers etc..
Does your number only work for Israelis and not tourists?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9139 on: August 02, 2017, 11:28:41 AM »
Big fan of Crave in Jlem, just outside shuk.
crave really not good food
Lol, good or not good?
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