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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #240 on: March 07, 2012, 03:59:30 AM »
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #241 on: March 07, 2012, 08:31:35 AM »
I'm not going to book till summer, and the the amount of points they ask depends on availability, was just asking a estimate for that time.
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #242 on: March 07, 2012, 08:59:25 AM »
I'm not going to book till summer, and the the amount of points they ask depends on availability, was just asking a estimate for that time.

SPG always asks the same amount of points, no high and low season.

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #243 on: March 07, 2012, 09:37:34 AM »
Could be, I never used SPG so far, but this is what they told me on the phone.
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #244 on: March 07, 2012, 11:53:03 AM »
Could be, I never used SPG so far, but this is what they told me on the phone.
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #245 on: March 10, 2012, 05:20:57 PM »
what do people do about lighting candles?
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #246 on: March 10, 2012, 06:47:01 PM »
what do people do about lighting candles?

either take tea lights and put them on a sheet of metal foil....you can put them on the balcony if it's not windy and you're nervous though they will burn out by the time you've finished eating....

or light downstairs next to the shul where they usually set out tea lights for guests

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #247 on: March 10, 2012, 07:19:56 PM »
either take tea lights and put them on a sheet of metal foil....you can put them on the balcony if it's not windy and you're nervous though they will burn out by the time you've finished eating....

or light downstairs next to the shul where they usually set out tea lights for guests
balcony is probably not a good idea unless youre spending time there to derive pleasure from it

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #248 on: March 11, 2012, 06:48:08 AM »
or light downstairs next to the shul where they usually set out tea lights for guests

Very shver to make a bracha on that.

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #249 on: March 11, 2012, 11:07:35 AM »
I need 45 rooms in Ein Bokek for this upcoming friday night (3/17). I can have them scattered, but I need group arrangements for a meal in a specific place. 

Obviously, preference is for SPG.

Many thanks in advance.  

Also, is there an eiruv there? Otherwise I will need to put all the babies at the same hotel as the meals.

Any help is appreciated. jhhhhh
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #250 on: March 11, 2012, 12:39:55 PM »
I need 45 rooms in Ein Bokek for this upcoming friday night (3/17). I can have them scattered, but I need group arrangements for a meal in a specific place.

Obviously, preference is for SPG.

Many thanks in advance. 

Also, is there an eiruv there? Otherwise I will need to put all the babies at the same hotel as the meals.

Any help is appreciated. jhhhhh
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #251 on: March 11, 2012, 02:14:58 PM »
Wow, a kids bar mitzvah sneak up on u?
Long story. Booked already
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #252 on: March 11, 2012, 02:28:48 PM »
Long story. Booked already

im going to be there this shab. what party am i crashing?

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #253 on: March 11, 2012, 02:34:52 PM »
im going to be there this shab. what party am i crashing?
I wont b there. They ended up booking in a frum place in arad
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #254 on: March 11, 2012, 04:01:05 PM »
Previously booked in the war zone?

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #255 on: March 11, 2012, 04:03:20 PM »
Previously booked in the war zone?
NIce idea. Nothing special just I am related to someone who decided to sponsor a family wide trip for a prominent R"Y. With Pesach coming up etc. this was the only week that worked out for all the grandkids etc.
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #256 on: March 11, 2012, 06:13:15 PM »
Very shver to make a bracha on that.

I was thinking, it might possibly work if 1. one is the first to light and 2. he would have hana'ah from them by eating next to them. I would assume even if this works, one should still turn a light on in his room "lkovod shabbos". the only problem is though, how can one get food to the candles so that he may eat it there?
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #257 on: March 11, 2012, 06:29:40 PM »
I was thinking, it might possibly work if 1. one is the first to light and 2. he would have hana'ah from them by eating next to them. I would assume even if this works, one should still turn a light on in his room "lkovod shabbos". the only problem is though, how can one get food to the candles so that he may eat it there?

Even if one is the first to light there I don't think it would make a difference because he still wouldn't have hana'ah from them. Eating by them would probably turn out to be very awkward  :D.
As far as turning on a light in the room, that would be the best option and as per a psak from my Rav you can make a bracha on a room light with no problem. He even recommends at home turning on a light right before lighting the neiros as that's where the real hana'ah is.

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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #258 on: March 11, 2012, 06:35:00 PM »
Even if one is the first to light there I don't think it would make a difference because he still wouldn't have hana'ah from them. Eating by them would probably turn out to be very awkward  :D.
As far as turning on a light in the room, that would be the best option and as per a psak from my Rav you can make a bracha on a room light with no problem. He even recommends at home turning on a light right before lighting the neiros as that's where the real hana'ah is.
You don't need to eat a full meal there, maybe just some papitas or whatever while standing nearby. The question is though how to get the papitas there.
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Re: Dead Sea, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #259 on: March 12, 2012, 07:02:50 AM »
NIce idea. Nothing special just I am related to someone who decided to sponsor a family wide trip for a prominent R"Y. With Pesach coming up etc. this was the only week that worked out for all the grandkids etc.

just made it more intriguing.....prominent RY to spend shabbos in Arad with large entourage this week....lol