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FAQ Phone Plan Almost everyone in E"Y uses WhatsApp to text and call. I purchased a monthly phone plan for 60 Shekel a month, for 100 GB + some minutes for calls and texts (which I rarely used). You can purchase a phone plan at the airport, however, it will be more expensive than if you can wait until you arrive at your destination and buy a Sim-Card there. There is a one-time charge of a few Shekel for the actual Sim-Card My T-Mobile claimed that it offered a good internet connection, but it was terrible. You are probably better off buying an Israeli Sim-Card. I saw many people use Google Voice to call America on regular calls. Transportation I took t he bus to most places. The re are locations (Ex: Zohar Fortress) where I would have to sometimes walk an hour+ to ge t there. The best way to pay for public transportation is through the app Moovit . It calculates the fares at the end of the day and applies whatever discount you would have gotten if you had initially paid with the discount. If you're not using Moovit, the other option to pay for trains & buses, is by using a Rav Kav card (a bus/train card). You can purchase a Rav Kav at a kiosk at the airport train station, or any train and bus stations (not bus stops). You can add money to your Rav Kav card at any Light Rail stop, or any train and bus stations. You can also download the Rav Kav app to pay for the card. I found Google Maps to be the most helpful for navigating how to get around Eretz Yisrael, including with the bus and train times. However, some locations require lots of walking, and Google Maps doesn't calculate that (Ex: Shivta). In those cases, I used Moovit , because it includes extensive walking. There we re places where I had to walk on the side of the highway. Just try to walk beyond the guardrails. ​ Wh ere To Stay I always stayed in Yerushalayim and early in the morning took the first bus out, and came back at night. As such, I don't know where there are good places to stay. ​ Food THIS IS A SIMPLE GUIDE, WITH SOME GENERAL INFORMATION. ASK YOUR RABBI BEFOREHAND, WHAT AND WHERE IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO EAT!!! Most food establishments in Yerushalayim, are under the Rabbanut, which is the basic level of kashrus. There is Rabbanut Mehadrin , which is a more stringent form of kashrus. The Frumer people that I met who visited E"Y, would only eat from Rabbanut Mehadrin. The highest available kashrus in Yerushalayim is Edah HaChareidis , which mainly gives its hashgacha in the Meah Shearim/Geulah area. Don't feel shy to ask a restaurant where is their kashrus certificate, or to ask them what kashrus they have. They have already been asked that many times, and are used to it. For Lubavitchers looking to eat at a fleishig restaurant. There are certain meat brands that Lubavitchers eat, and you can ask the restaurant if they are serving that meat. Almost all packaged junk food in E"Y has a high level of Kashrus (bissli, Bamba, pretzels, cereal, chips, packaged ice cream...) You can purchase such food almost anywhere in E"Y, at convenience stores, gas stations, or at the entrance of national parks. I tried to push myself to explore Eretz Yisrael in the most challenging ways . I would try food fasting on my trips until nighttime. I always took with me some granola bars, just in case. As such, I don't know of many good Kosher places to eat For any questions or critical feedback sholomtravels@gmail.com

Religious Sites YERICHO CHAMBER OF THE HOLOCAUST THE DAVIDSON CENTER KIVREI HASANHEDRIN KEVER SHIMON HATZADIK ZVHILLER REBBE KEVER IMREI EMES YEHOSHUA BEN NUN THE EASTERN WALL TUNNEL TOURS GUSH KATIF MUSEUM YAD VASHEM THE HURVA SHUL KEVER OF THE LAST CHASHMONAIM CHEVRON Tier 1 HAR HAZEISIM THE ISRAEL MUSEUM Tier 2 HERODION HAR GERIZIM SHILOH NEBI SAMUEL KIDRON VALLEY Tier 3 ROCKEFELLER MUSEUM CASTEL PARK BEIT EL J-TOWER DERECH HAAVOT RAMAT RACHEL MOUNT SCOPUS THE HERODIAN QUARTER HASS PROMENADE Tier 4 BAT AYIN EIN HEMED MITZPEH YERICHO RAMPARTS WALK GUSH ETZION HERITAGE CENTER The Burnt House The Temple Institute Tier 5 YAFFA GATE TOMBS MOUNT ZION TRENCH KFAR ETZION WINEPRESS OG'S FINGER RECHAVIA PARK OSKAR SCHINDLER'S TOMB JASON'S TOMB

Religious Sites RABBI YEHUDA BEN BABA Tier 1 BEIT SHEARIM AKKO TZIPORI CAESAREA Tier 2 MEGIDDO Tier 3 JABOTINSKY PARK HORVAT ALEC RAMAT HANADIV HORVAT AKAV TEL MEVORAKH USHA YODFAT HAR CARMEL Tier 4 BINYAMINA

Tier 1 MASADA Tier 2 EGYPT BORDER VIEWPOINT SHIVTA QUMRAN EIN GEDI TEL BE'ER SHEVA Tier 3 NITZANA ZOHAR FORTRESS MITZPE RAMON ASHKELON SDEROT Tier 4 BLACK ARROW SITE

I used the website ALHATORAH to build the following table. ALHATORAH is an incredible resource if you are researching names mentioned in Sefarim (I limited my chart to Torah and Nevi'im)

Welcome to Eretz Yisrael! Click below for a list of locations categorized by Tier 1 (Best locations) through Tier 5, for the entire Eretz Yisrael! Religious Sites Tier 2 Tier 4 Tier 1 Tier 3 Tier 5 Click here for a spreadsheet of where these locations are mentioned in The Tanach! TANACH SPREADSHEET!!! Click below on which region you will be exploring, for a list of locations in that area! Click below for a list of locations that are ranked at least 4/5 in that category! (ignore JR) Historical (41) 41 posts View (39) 39 posts Archeological (30) 30 posts JR (15) 15 posts Nature (12) 12 posts About this site -I spent a year and a half learning in a Yeshivah in Yerushalayim. During breaks and bein hazmanim I did some intense touring of the country, trying to see all the historical sites. I travelled to famous places and many of the off-the-beaten-path locations. -Many people have been asking me for advice on where to visit, so I made this travel guide with 2 goals in mind. 1) I ranked all the places I have gone to from the best places/Tier 1 through Tier 5. Religious sites are places that are not shayach to rank (Kivrei Tzadikim, Holocaust Museums). -In each blog, I try to rank on a scale of 1-5 that place based on its Archeological, Historical, Nature, and Views aspects. Additionally, the blogs are organized based on region. -For people who have never been to E"Y, try visiting the Tier 1,2, and Religious sites in the area you are visiting. If you have been to E"Y before, try visiting some new places in Tier 3-5. 2) The best travel guide websites to find out where to travel here, are sourced in other religions or deny/doubt the authenticity of Yiddishkeit and The Tenach. I wanted to make a website that shows Eretz Yisrael from a Jewish perspective! ​ -There is so much to see here. I hope that because of this travel guide, people will be able to visit the numerous historical locations in Eretz Yisrael! ​ - I still have another 35 locations to create blogs about. - I will be in E"Y in July, and I hope to visit more locations. STAY TUNED! ALL SITES NORTHEAST Tier 1 Beit S he'an Nimrod Fortress Tier 2 Banias Susita Tel Dan Gam la Tier 3 Mevo Ha ma Forest Hama t Gader Tel Saki Tel Yizreel Gideon's Sp rin g Mount Hermon Tel Haz or Katzrin Tier 4 Mount M eron Mayan A n iam Tier 5 Religious Sites Tsfas Cemetery Tsfas Tiveria Meron Kever Choni Hameagel ​ NORTHWEST Tie r 1 Caes area Tzip o ri Akko Beit Shearim Tier 2 Megiddo Tier 3 Har Ca rmel Yodfat Usha Tel Mevorakh Horvat Akav Ramat Hanadiv Horvat Al ec Jabotinsky Park Tier 4 Binyamina Tier 5 Religious Sites Rabbi Yehuda ben Baba CENTER T ier 1 Tel Burna Dig 2022 Tier 2 Beit Gu vrin-Maresha Ella Va lley Lachis h Tier 3 Umm El Umdan Tel Ge zer Yav ne Canad a Park Khirbet Qeiyafa Tel Azekah Tel Ad ull am Tel Safi/Gath Migdal Tsede k Eben Ez er Tel Afek Tel Beit She mesh Tier 4 Tel Ha did Tel G i m zo Mazor Mausoleum Qula Crusader Fortress Tel Y ar mut Tier 5 Religious Sites Keve r of Shimshon Hagibor Kever o f Dan YERUSHALAYIM-YEHUDA VeSHOMRON Tier 1 The Israel Museum Har Ha zeisim Tier 2 Kidron Valley Nebi Sa muel Shilo h Har Ger izim Herodion Tier 3 Haas Pro menade The Herodian Quarter Rama t R achel Derech Haavot J-To wer Beit El Cas tel P ark Mount Scopus Roc kefeller Museum Tier 4 The Temple Institute The Burnt House Gush Etzion Heritage Center Ram p arts Walk Mit zpeh Yeric ho Ein Hemed Bat A yin Tier 5 Jason's Tomb Oskar Schindler's To mb Rec ha via Park Og's F inger Kfar Et zion Winepress Mount Zion Tre nch Yaffa Gate Tombs Religious Sites Chevron Keve r O f The Last Chas- hmonaim The Hurva Shul Yad Vas hem Gush K a tif Museum Tunnel T ours The Easte rn Wall Yehoshua Ben Nun Kever Imrei Eme s Zvhiller Rebbe Kever Shimon HaTzadik Kivrei HaSanhedrin The Davidson Center Chamber of the Holocaust Yericho SOUTH Ti er 1 Masada Tier 2 Be'er Sheva Ein G edi Qumran Shivta Egypt- Border-Viewpoint Tier 3 Sderot Ash ke lon Mitzpe Ramon Zohar Fort ress Nitzana Tier 4 Black Ar row Site Tier 5 Religious Sites

Religious Sites KEVER DAN KEVER SHIMSHON HAGIBOR Tier 1 TEL BURNA DIG 2022 Tier 2 LACHISH ELLA VALLEY BEIT GUVRIN-MARESHA Tier 3 TEL BEIT SHEMESH MIGDAL TSEDEK TEL AFEK TEL SAFI/GATH TEL ADULLAM TEL AZEKAH KHIRBET QEIYAFA CANADA PARK YAVNE TEL GEZER UMM EL UMDAN Tier 4 TEL YARMUT EBEN EZER QULA CRUSADER FORTRESS MAZOR MAUSOLEUM TEL GIMZO TEL HADID

-I spent a year and a half learning in a Yeshivah in Yerushalayim. During breaks and bein hazmanim I did some intense touring of Eretz Yisrael, trying to visit all its historical sites. I travelled to famous places and many of the off-the-beaten-path locations. ​ -Many people have been asking me for advice on where to visit, so I made this travel guide with 2 goals in mind. 1) I ranked all the places I have visited, to assist people in finding locations to travel to. - I ranked the best places/Tier-1 through Tier-5. Religious sites are places that are not shayach to rank (Kivrei Tzadikim, Holocaust Museums). -In each blog, I try to rank on a scale of 1-5 that place based on its Archeological, Historical, Nature, and Views aspects. Additionally, the blogs are organized based on region. -For people who have never been to E"Y, try visiting the Tier 1,2, and Religious sites in the area you are visiting. If you have been to E"Y before, try visiting some new places in Tier 3-5. ​ 2) The best travel guide websites to find out where to travel here, are sourced in other religions or deny/doubt the authenticity of Yiddishkeit and The Tenach. I wanted to make a website that provides information about Eretz Yisrael from a Frum Jewish perspective! ​ -There is so much to see here. I hope that because of this travel guide, people will be able to visit the numerous historical locations in Eretz Yisrael! ​ ​ P.S. - I still have another 35 locations to create blogs about. - I will be in E"Y in July, and I hope to visit more locations. STAY TUNED!

Religious Sites CHONI HAMEAGEL TSFAS MERON TIVERIA TSFAS CEMETERY TIER 1 NIMROD FORTRESS BEIT SHE'AN TIER 2 GAMLA TEL DAN SUSITA BANIAS TIER 3 KATZRIN TEL HAZOR MOUNT HERMON GIDEON'S SPRING TEL YIZREEL TEL SAKI HAMAT GADER MEVO HAMA FOREST TIER 4 MAYAN ANIAM MOUNT MERON