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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
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Belz Shul
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Har Hamenuchos
Ammunition Hill
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Chutzot HaYotzer/Park Teddy
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National Library
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Mamila
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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.
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FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

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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

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Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9900 on: December 31, 2017, 05:56:11 AM »
Any restaurants with a reliable hashgacha in the gush?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9901 on: December 31, 2017, 08:53:32 AM »
Any restaurants with a reliable hashgacha in the gush?

Is not so far to waldorf

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9902 on: December 31, 2017, 09:33:47 AM »
he asked for a "reliable" hechsher :-X
could you guys stop repeating the same silly comments over and over!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9905 on: December 31, 2017, 09:45:38 AM »
לחם בשר was 100 times better than skyline. Full review to follow
we liked it 100 times better then the Waldorf for the food but for nice places nobody beats Waldorf
Which one did you go to? there is one in Tel Aviv, Herzliya or tachana reshona the first two are on the boardwalk/water and are very nice
 

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9906 on: December 31, 2017, 09:48:03 AM »
Any restaurants with a reliable hashgacha in the gush?
if you eat in לחם ובשר which הכשר do you consider reliable? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9907 on: December 31, 2017, 10:02:51 AM »
Is not so far to waldorf
You don't need to worry about NK there
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9909 on: December 31, 2017, 10:29:49 AM »
if you eat in לחם ובשר which הכשר do you consider reliable? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Let's say Machpood, eidah chareidus, she'eris, landua bnei brak or rubin
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9910 on: December 31, 2017, 10:41:10 AM »
Any restaurants with a reliable hashgacha in the gush?
Don't know the hashgacha but there's a dairy restaurant in the Gush Etzion winery.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9911 on: December 31, 2017, 10:41:56 AM »
Don't know the hashgacha but there's a dairy restaurant in the Gush Etzion winery.
I know, under Mehadrin Rabanut gush etzion. Best hechsher I found so far...
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9912 on: December 31, 2017, 10:42:43 AM »
I know, under Mehadrin Rabanut gush etzion. Best hechsher I found so far...
No NK there
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9913 on: December 31, 2017, 10:52:46 AM »
I mean, like near Alon Shvut
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9914 on: December 31, 2017, 10:59:38 AM »
I know, under Mehadrin Rabanut gush etzion. Best hechsher I found so far...
BTW - great fish n chips! This is going back a few years, though.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9915 on: January 02, 2018, 03:07:57 PM »
Going from airport to Tsfas with a family of 7. Would it be cheaper to rent a car or take a taxi?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9916 on: January 02, 2018, 03:15:23 PM »
Haven't been there in a while. Two adults with luggage. From airport to Yerushalyim - Rechavia. Sherut or regular taxi?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9917 on: January 02, 2018, 04:45:29 PM »
Haven't been there in a while. Two adults with luggage. From airport to Yerushalyim - Rechavia. Sherut or regular taxi?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9918 on: January 03, 2018, 05:56:26 AM »
A branch of bagel cafe opened on Paran (where habarganim used to be) under rabanut mehadrin and harav weiner

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9919 on: January 04, 2018, 08:31:38 PM »
Driving from Tzfas to Peki'in.

a) is Peki'in safe to visit?
b) can I rely on Waze?