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Begin Museum- outside the Old City
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Tzomet Institute - Alon Shvut
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.
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
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http://tmsifting.org/en/visitor-and-volunteer-information/
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Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
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Tax Museum
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Science Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
Underground prisoners
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Mearat Tzidkiyahu/Rockefeller Museum
Belz Shul
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Ammunition Hill
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Tel Aviv/Center

Blind or Deaf Museum in Cholon- Blind, amazing. Deaf, good. Prior reservation needed.
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Bullet Factory in Rechovot

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Golan Heights

Bereshit Apple processing center
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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

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Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
Netanya - Kiryat Sanz
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Men Morning: Sun, tues, thurs  - afternoon: Mon, wed, fri
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11020 on: June 22, 2020, 02:55:14 PM »
Where can I find the bike map of the path that surrounds Yerushalyim?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11021 on: June 23, 2020, 06:23:15 AM »
Where can I find the bike map of the path that surrounds Yerushalyim?
This is a list of the KKL single trails.
https://www.eyarok.org.il/bike/


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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11022 on: July 13, 2020, 01:54:30 PM »
Can anyone recommend any Liquor Store  in Israel that can engrave (with a logo/message) a bottle of whisky and ship to an address in Israel?
(Pyup machine isn't working)
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11023 on: July 30, 2020, 05:42:39 PM »
Anyone know of a nice tzimmer or airbnb in Netanya?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11024 on: July 30, 2020, 05:58:04 PM »
try posting here:https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1271.1635

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11025 on: August 13, 2020, 07:43:05 PM »
Does anyone know any nice hikes in the Golan area (not in a nature reserve - pre book only and all fully booked)? Preferably shaded or slightly shaded- Its august!

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11026 on: August 13, 2020, 09:46:02 PM »
Does anyone know any nice hikes in the Golan area (not in a nature reserve - pre book only and all fully booked)? Preferably shaded or slightly shaded- Its august!
What about this one👇? It's a nature reserve but don't recall having to book before

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11027 on: August 13, 2020, 10:09:29 PM »
The Israel museum is now open.  They have a limited day schedule.  I was there last night for members only.  Several new exhibits.  Great air conditioning.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11028 on: August 17, 2020, 12:38:33 PM »
Where can one order food in Ashdod with a reliable Mehadrin hashgacha? Rabbinut Mehadrin isn't going to cut it.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11029 on: August 18, 2020, 06:11:32 AM »
Does anyone know any nice hikes in the Golan area (not in a nature reserve - pre book only and all fully booked)? Preferably shaded or slightly shaded- Its august!
Check out the hikingintheholyland blog

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11030 on: August 18, 2020, 06:13:52 AM »
Where can one order food in Ashdod with a reliable Mehadrin hashgacha? Rabbinut Mehadrin isn't going to cut it.
ashdod has a large Ger community, should be able to find on the streets in their neighborhood

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11031 on: August 18, 2020, 06:24:25 AM »
Does anyone know any nice hikes in the Golan area (not in a nature reserve - pre book only and all fully booked)? Preferably shaded or slightly shaded- Its august!
We went to Ein Tina the other day. No prebooking but if you go early it's quite empty. It's a masslul in the water so very enjoyable with the heat.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11032 on: August 18, 2020, 02:01:14 PM »
Where can one order food in Ashdod with a reliable Mehadrin hashgacha? Rabbinut Mehadrin isn't going to cut it.
Check Rabbi Weiners list

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11033 on: August 31, 2020, 10:00:50 AM »
Anywhere the Dead Sea/Masada has a reliable שחרית  minyan?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11034 on: September 01, 2020, 07:06:00 PM »
Next:
Anyone familiar with Highway 31 down south between Beer Sheva and the Dead Sea, is it a safe road- meaning does it go near Arabs at all?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11035 on: September 03, 2020, 11:31:55 AM »
Next:
Anyone familiar with Highway 31 down south between Beer Sheva and the Dead Sea, is it a safe road- meaning does it go near Arabs at all?
You're unlikely to find any highway in Israel that doesn't "go near Arabs at all". Nor is that correlated with being a safe road.
If you look on a map, you'll see that 31 passes by Arab/Bedouin towns.
If the questions is whether it goes over the green line, it doesn't.


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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11036 on: September 03, 2020, 01:27:54 PM »
Next:
Anyone familiar with Highway 31 down south between Beer Sheva and the Dead Sea, is it a safe road- meaning does it go near Arabs at all?
lol, its perfectly fine

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11037 on: September 03, 2020, 06:33:00 PM »
Short TR- Sorry No Pics Just facts:
Colored Sands Yeruham Israel - shorturl.at/ipzS8

Drove across the desert to Crowne Plaza Dead Sea- Nice Upgraded, nice size room , waterfall shower, make sure to get newly redone rooms ( from Level 8 or so) otherwise it could quite a disaster 
Ein Bokek stream 1 - 2 hour stream hike  through clear "yummy" water- hidden gem right off the highway 90-  2 minute drive from hotel strip ( right past gas station on right - across from hotels Crowne Plaza, Dead Mall etc..) -  and 10 minute drive before  ים המלך separate beach. 

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11038 on: October 28, 2020, 04:01:09 PM »
https://hikingintheholyland.com/

Website written by a woman that details hikes in all over Israel very useful and easy to use.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11039 on: January 31, 2021, 02:36:14 AM »
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