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Dining on Emek Refaim in Jerusalem

Article by @AmySpiro, Israel correspondent Move over Ben Yehuda Street, there’s a new hotspot in Jerusalem, and it’s Emek Refaim. Of course that’s if hotspot means teeming with yeshiva and seminary students and tourists. The long street is located just South of the center of the city, about a 15 minute walk from downtown. Close [...]

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In Israel: Burger King > McDonald’s > Burger Ranch [Opinion]

I know. Burger King hasn't been in Israel in nearly 2 years since the Israeli burger chain, Burger Ranch (pronounced Booger R'aanch by Israelis), bought out BK in 2010, which was sad because I LOVED Burger King on Ben Yehuda 10+ years ago when I studied in Israel. Last year on my visit to Israel, [...]

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A Review of “Basta Pasta” in Jerusalem, Israel

Article and photos by @AmySpiro, Israel correspondent There are many restaurants that get their clientele from their locations on main thoroughfares. But it’s the ones hidden away from the public eye – and heard about by way of mouth – that often have the tastiest fare. Such is the case with Basta Pasta, a tiny hole-in-the-wall [...]

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Jerusalem Light Rail

Riding the Jerusalem Light Rail / רוכבים על רכבת הקלה בירושלים

Article and photos by @AmySpiro, Israel correspondent for YeahThatsKosher If you haven’t been in Jerusalem in the past year or so, you’ll notice a new, modern addition zooming through parts of the ancient city. That’s the Jerusalem Light Rail. And while residents of the city have been grumbling and moaning about the construction and mess [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Israel: South] 2012

Here's a list of the Kosher restaurants open over Pesach chol hamoed in the Tel Aviv metro area, including many of the surrounding towns. If there is an update to this list, please comment below or tweet us at @YeahThatsKosher. Thank you and chag sameach! Eilat: Gallery Coffee    –   Beit Almog, 18 Hamelacha [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Israel: North] 2012

Here's a list of the Kosher restaurants open over Pesach chol hamoed in the Tel Aviv metro area, including many of the surrounding towns. If there is an update to this list, please comment below or tweet us at @YeahThatsKosher. Thank you and chag sameach!   Arnold's  –    Moshav Netiv Hashayara, Naharia -  04-9522211    [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Central Israel / Sharon Region] 2012

Here's a list of the Kosher restaurants open over Pesach chol hamoed in the Tel Aviv metro area, including many of the surrounding towns. If there is an update to this list, please comment below or tweet us at @YeahThatsKosher. Thank you and chag sameach! Raanana: Ahuzaleh   -   128 Ahuza St  09-7400056  Non-kitniyot Borochov [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Tel Aviv Metro Area] 2012

Here's a list of the Kosher restaurants open over Pesach chol hamoed in the Tel Aviv metro area, including many of the surrounding towns. If there is an update to this list, please comment below or tweet us at @YeahThatsKosher. Thank you and chag sameach!   Tel Aviv / Yaffo / Ramat Aviv: The 11th [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Jerusalem] 2012 – updated

It should come as no surprise that when most Jewish restaurants shut down for the week, the kosher capital of the world becomes the "Kosher for Passover" capital of the world. So whether you’re visiting for the holiday, a native Jerusalemite or driving in from elsewhere in the country, there is no shortage of places [...]

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Israel Travel: Beautiful Haifa View of Mediterranean Sea and Bahai Gardens [Video]

This may be one of my most favorite lookout points in all of Israel, or in the whole world, especially with the beautiful Baha’i Gardens below. It’s a site that can’t be missed if you’re touring Israel. [googleMap]map[/googleMap] I wanted to thank our sponsors for this Israel trip: ELDAN CAR RENTAL and TRAVELCELL Cell Phone [...]

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Israel Travel: Rosh Hanikra [Video]

In my trip this past summer, I made sure to visit one of the most amazing locations in the country: Rosh Hanikra. It is rich in both history and beauty, and I highly recommend visiting the area when you’re in Israel. [googleMap]map[/googleMap] I wanted to thank our sponsors for this Israel trip: ELDAN CAR RENTAL [...]

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Taking/Renting a Cell Phone and Similar Devices to Israel

Traveling to Israel is something people do for vacation, business, visiting friends and family, as a student, or to attend a simcha. One of the things that nowadays is impossible to live without while traveling to Israel is your cell phone (mobile for you Brits and Aussies here). This is especially true if you get [...]

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Café Yonita in Tel Aviv [Review]

On our third day in Israel, we headed over to check out Tel Aviv and Yafo. We met up with a friend of Dani’s (Jonah) who made Aliyah and lives in Tel Aviv. He showed us around the streets of Tel Aviv and took us to the Nachalat Binyamin Artists market, which they have on [...]

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Finding Kosher Restaurants in Jerusalem’s Old City (Jewish Quarter)

Contributed by: Dani Klein | Last Date of Travel: June 2011 Kosher Info: The title of this post is kind of misleading in that you’re definitely going to find kosher places to eat in the Old City. In the Jewish Quarter that is. Don’t expect to find anything kosher in the Christian, Muslim, or Armenian [...]

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Café Tapuz in Bazra Moshav, Israel [Guest Review]

Thank you to Claire Horwich (@PrinceHorwich) for this review while she was in Israel recently. Cafe Tapuz – Nehalim Street, Bazra Moshav, Israel Phone: 09-746-9322 Café Tapuz is located in an orange grove in Moshav Bazra (Batzra/Batsra/Basra – or however it is spelled in English) in the Sharon region of Israel (directly north of Ra’anana) [...]

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Check out the 7th Annual Jerusalem Beer Festival

The Jerusalem Beer Festival is celebrating its 7th year at the city’s historic train station, now a cultural center near Yemin Moshe and Katamon. Over 100,000 liters of more than a hundred brands from all over the world will be offered, mainstream, boutique and local brewed.

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