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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
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Latrun Tank Museum - Mini Israel
Slifkin's Tanach Museum
Park Rabin - hiking...
Park Begin - hiking...
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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 #9920 on: January 05, 2018, 01:50:16 AM »
Where's a good place to get takeout for Shabbos around machane Yehuda or geulah? Badatz edut hacharadut.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9921 on: January 05, 2018, 02:27:15 AM »
Driving from Tzfas to Peki'in.

a) is Peki'in safe to visit?
b) can I rely on Waze?
yes sure just steep and turny before peki`in (main 2 things there are מערת ר' שמעון and 'קבר ר' אושעי )
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9922 on: January 05, 2018, 02:28:24 AM »
Where's a good place to get takeout for Shabbos around machane Yehuda or geulah? Badatz edut hacharadut.
מפגש האש on Yermeyahu

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9923 on: January 05, 2018, 02:35:19 AM »
מפגש האש on Yermeyahu
Thanks

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9924 on: January 05, 2018, 06:56:37 AM »
מפגש האש on Yermeyahu
Isn't that landau?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9926 on: January 06, 2018, 11:36:35 PM »
Best place to by scotch/bourbons in israel for a kiddush? Am i better off buying in duty free on the way to israel, or buying in eilat (or somewhere else)?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9927 on: January 06, 2018, 11:39:53 PM »
Best place to by scotch/bourbons in israel for a kiddush? Am i better off buying in duty free on the way to israel, or buying in eilat (or somewhere else)?
Duty Free will be cheaper than anything in Israel.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9928 on: January 06, 2018, 11:45:10 PM »
Duty Free will be cheaper than anything in Israel.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9929 on: January 08, 2018, 12:50:36 PM »
Depends how much you want to spend.  But if you're not doing sherut, use this guy for taxi: +972 50 632 2091
1. Does he speak english2
2. Is there a big difference in cost? I don't mind a little more but not a crazy amount. Can you give me an idea?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9930 on: January 08, 2018, 01:17:07 PM »
1. Does he speak english2
2. Is there a big difference in cost? I don't mind a little more but not a crazy amount. Can you give me an idea?
take a taxi it's an extra 50nis
Drivers that are pre ordered charge 180
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9931 on: January 08, 2018, 01:40:08 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 #9932 on: January 09, 2018, 07:25:26 AM »
Duty Free will be cheaper than anything in Israel.
-1 I've found Pyup cheaper for many items

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9933 on: January 09, 2018, 09:12:00 AM »
1. Does he speak english2
2. Is there a big difference in cost? I don't mind a little more but not a crazy amount. Can you give me an idea?
He uses Whatsapp.. ask him how much it'll cost
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9934 on: January 09, 2018, 09:44:17 AM »
any body know of an atm that i can withdraw US dollars in the mir area 

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9935 on: January 09, 2018, 11:20:55 AM »
any body know of an atm that i can withdraw US dollars in the mir area
Leumi Kikar shabbos with an Israeli card.  Nowhere with a US card.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9936 on: January 09, 2018, 12:40:40 PM »
Thanks for all the tips about the trip from the airport to yerushalayim. I'll follow up.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9937 on: January 09, 2018, 03:45:11 PM »
A little off topic just wasn't sure where to post.

Got a ticket for driving in the bus lane with a tus-tus
Registerd on my brothers name
I gave them my brothers passport #
So on the ticket it says my name and my NY DL # but my brothers passport number.

Do I have to pay the ticket? Meaning can/will they connect to dots?
If yes would paying online 1 nis work?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9938 on: January 09, 2018, 04:02:46 PM »
Leumi Kikar shabbos with an Israeli card.  Nowhere with a US card.
thanks, what do you mean by israeli card??

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #9939 on: January 09, 2018, 04:56:19 PM »
Looking for a very large tzimmer (or a group of tzimmers) for a group of families (4 married siblings each with 4-6 kids and my parents) up north during the summer. Private pool is a must. Appreciate any leads. Thanks
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