Planning your trip and wondering where to stay? Did your Uncle Chaim say: "Stay with us, we have plenty of room..." Think again!
Hotel rooms in Israel can be found at a very reasonable rate by using a centralized computerized Internet booking service. Many hotel companies offer deals and although it is not the same as staying with your Uncle Chaim, you will find the Israeli hotels to have excellent food and warm hospitality. Start with Hotelopia with their great hotels and lower prices.
 The online booking for hotels is similar to the service for booking flights. One of the best services for booking flights is Travelocity where you can book Air + Hotel together and save some money.
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Celebrate a special occassion with sweetness from Israel, the land flowing with milk and honey. Do you know someone sweet that deserves a special gift? Someone who would appreciate a gift so unique and special they will be talking about it for years to come? BeeMitzvah.com offers a new and unique gift that lasts a year.
The beekeepers of BeMitzvah.com create a unique gift of naming a beehive in Israel in honor of a Bar Mitzvah boy or Bat Mitzvah girl. They photograph the hive and post the pictures to a special website that can be shared with friends and family. They also send out a certificate to the person being honored. Two pounds of honey are also sent to poor families in Israel. BeeMitzvah makes a wonderfully unique present for everyone.
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The great thing about digital photography is that you don't have to pay for film or processing. You might catch your child sitting doing something and you sneak up and snap that beautiful expression. Often the second picture you take is better than the first - the one where your child looks up and gives you that beautiuful smile. Digital photography allows you to snap away and take lots of photos. The problem is what to do with them afterwards.
There are a number of online services that allow you to share your photos with friends and family and even have services for ordering prints and albums.
Ritzpix has a special that gives customers 10 free digital prints. You can Order online at RitzPix.com and pick them up in one hour at a local store. Use code "free4x6"
One of the easiest sites to use for sharing and print ordering is Smugmug. They have a small annual fee and are offering a free trial. You can test it and decide later if you want to stay with their service. Start your FREE Smugmug Trial
Clark Color Labs is another online service that is offereing a special right now. Their regular price is about 11 cents per print but are offering a deal.
Digital Photo Prints for as low as 9¢: Register for free with Clark Color, get 20 free 4x6 prints with your first order.
Dotphoto is offering a 50 free prints when you join. Get 10% OFF your order with coupon code 10OFF1006
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The Internet offers visitors to Israel a number of possibiliteis for arranging flights to Israel. Gone are the days where a travel agent had to book a flight for you and get back to you and let you know if there was room on the flight you requested.
Now, with companies like Travelocity, you can book online and
Save on Vacation Destinations and Package Deals.
 Whether you are booking a single ticket or for a whole group, check out the prices and compare. |
Choosing a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah gift is not as easy as it used to be. Not too long ago, a fountain pen was an easy gift to pick up
and send to the Bar Mitzvah boy or Bat Mitzvah girl. Today, the choices are endless. We have come up with a few gifts that are not only
desired by most kids today, they offer some meaning and connection with Jewish heritage and tradition.
The ultimate gift that is very meaningful is a Talit & Tefilin set . This set will be cherished for many years to come. |
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Making a Simcha? Then you will need to manage all those little details, from synagogue Aliyot to Chuppah blessings!
Makes Planning Simchas a Snap!
Simcha Planner Deluxe is the easiest way to plan your Simcha! From creating guest lists and tracking responses to arranging table seating and printing place cards, Simcha Planner Deluxe will handle all the details of your Simcha smoothly and efficiently.
Simcha Planner Deluxe simplifies the entire planning process. First, enter your guest list into the program's "White Pages" section. Then, enter the vendors list - florists, bands, caterers, and so on - into the "Yellow Pages" section. (As a bonus, Simcha Planner Deluxe includes a pre-programmed listing of vendors from a wide range of communities across the United States).
Once your guest list has been entered, you have total control over assigning honors, managing travel arrangements, creating seating charts, and meal preferences. Simcha Planner Deluxe's complete array of simple and comprehensive reports allows you to better coordinate your Simcha.
Using Simcha Planner Deluxe will allow you to spend more time enjoying your Simcha and less time worrying about the details! Learn more about details on ordering the software.
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Months and months of preparation pass so quickly and the big day is coming up. The event will come and go but you will talk about the simcha with your children for years. The only thing that remains other than the memories are the photos and video of the event. I have put together a short checklist of things to look for when choosing a photographer.
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Israel has many beautiful places to have a Bar Mitzvah. The Israel Ministry of Tourism's Discover Israel site has some suggestions for ceremony locations and how to order a Bar Mitzvah certificate. Some families choose to have their sons put on tefillin at the Kotel and hold the ceremony at a different location. There are so many venues in Israel to make the Bar Mitzvah a memorable occassion. |
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The Israel Ministry of Tourism is delighted to provide a beautiful certificate to Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrants. The certificate includes the celebrant`s name in personalized calligraphy, and is signed by both the Minister of Tourism and, if the ceremony takes place in the capital, also by the Mayor of Jerusalem. It is free of charge and perfect for framing. |
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Visitors to Israel often see different plants, trees and animals than what they are use to seeing in North America. Now, an Isreali company has produced a colorful, pocket wildlife guide. It is a delightful way to explore the beauties of Israeli flora and fauna from your armchair at home or while visiting Israel. Displayed in three neatly folding laminated panels, these pocket guides for Israeli wildflowers, birds and wild animals are also convenient to take alongside you as you explore the countryside of Israel.
Noam Kirschenbaum, editor of this little series, worked for three years with artists to ensure the quality of their skilful representation of Israeli wildlife. Such accurate wildlife drawings had never been seen in Israel before Noam took up the challenge. Once the artistic stage had been completed, Noam meticulously checked the scientific accuracy of the artwork and information with botanical and zoological experts from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
The pocket guides are not only visually beautiful but also supply helpful information for those touring the country. In the wildflower and bird guides, for example, you can find out in which time of year you can expect to see each species and in which parts of the country it is possible to find the species that are listed. Click here to learn more: Check out the kit now.
Each of the panels / foldable cards measures about 23.4" / 60 cm in length and 8.2" / 21 cm in depth and is color printed on both sides. |
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Tests with a unique compass device in recent months have established that many of the world's - and even Israel's - synagogues have been built without their holy arks facing the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, even though this is the traditional position for Jewish prayer, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
The synagogues have been tested by the world's first and only "Jerusalem Compass," a mechanical solid brass device that points to Jerusalem and the site of the Temple from anywhere on Earth - invented by a New Jersey-born Jerusalem yeshiva student who goes only by the name "Moshe." |
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Question: How do you make God laugh? Answer: Make plans!
When planning a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah lots of plans are made and sometimes the unexpected happens. We found a company that provides policies to handle those unexpected changes to your plans. Their site will take you through different options and allow you to compare rates and policies from 16 leading insurance companies. Take the best rate/policy and say good bye to the others. We have not found any other site that matches their product depth, comparison features, or customer service. The site offers package policies, business package policies, travel medical policies, multi-trip medical policies, travel major medical policies and accidental death policies.
You can compare each policy and get the information you need to purchase travel insurance with confidence.
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An Israeli company called Talk 'n' Save has started a group rental package for families and friends coming to Israel for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. They are offered special group rates and VIP treatment. Talk'n'Save now services over 60 schools in Israel and hundreds of tourist groups throughout the year. They take pride in providing customers with the excellent customer service and competitive rates. |
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Wondering when your Jewish birthday is? Keep in mind that the Jewish days start inthe evening so if you were born for example on a Sunday evening, your birthdate would actually be on the next day. Use the handy calculator to find your correct birthday. |
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