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Jerusalem for the SoloLady

Written by: SmileK 9/14/2005 12:00:00 AM
"Jerusalem for the SoloLady

JERUSALEM: A magical city, especially on Shabbat


FIRST TIMERS - MUST SEE:

YAD V’SHEM
MOSHE SAFDIE ADDITION
CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL
VALLEY OF LOST COMMUNITIES
GREAT SYNAGOGUE & WOLFSON MUSEUM OF JUDAICA
SUPREME COURT BUILDING
KNESSET
ISRAEL MUSEUM (GOOD FOR SHABBAT - BUY TICKETS AHEAD & CHECK HOURS)
BIBLELANDS MUSEUM (SAME AS ABOVE)
TOWER OF DAVID MUSEUM/DAVID’S CITADEL (SAME AS ABOVE)
SHRINE OF THE BOOK - DEAD SEA SCROLLS
THE CARDO
BEN YEHUDA STREET/YOEL MOSHE SOLOMON STREET
MOUNT HERZL - RABIN’S GRAVESITE & HERZL MUSEUM (620-2330 = RESERVATIONS)
MENACHEM BEGIN CENTER (565-2020 = RESERVATIONS)

VETERANS - MUST SEE:

YAD V’SHEM ADDITION
AMMUNITION HILL
MACHANEI YEHUDAH MARKET
OLD YISHUV COURT MUSEUM
WOHL MUSEUM
WESTERN WALL RABBINIC TUNNELS
BURNT HOUSE
ONE LAST DAY MUSEUM
ISRAELITE TOWER
FIRST TEMPLE MODEL
JERUSALEM CITY HALL
THE JERUSALEM MALL - KINYONE YERUSHALAYIM
UNDERGROUND FIGHTERS MUSEUM - NEAR RUSSIAN COMPOUND
CABLE CAR MUSEUM-15 HEBRON RD.-BOTTOM OF YEMIN MOSHE THEN RIGHT
MT. ZION HOTEL OVERLOOK-NEXT TO CABLE
CAR MUSEUM-SPECTACULAR PANORAMA


ISRAEL TOUR GUIDE:
SANDY KUTTLER - KIBBUTZ SARID, ISRAEL
(My “know-it-all” brother. He’s a great guide and he really does know it all!)
From USA: 011-972-6-859-4515 From Israel: 06-859-4515
e-mail: sandy_k@sarid.org.il website: Israelwithsandy.com See last page for resume.

The Vitals:
Butcher – York Quality Butcher, 3 Ben Maimon Street 566-6286 Excellent quality meats (not cheap, but what is?)
Dry Cleaner – Active Laundry, Derek Beit Lehem a few blocks past the RR tracks – look for the red Porsche parked in front.
Take out - TAKE ME AWAY – ON RACHEL IMEYNU – GREAT JEWISH FOOD FOR SHABBAT

THE GERMAN COLONY - RESTAURANTS

HILLEL CAFÉ – OUR FAVORITE FOR A LITE BITE. TRY THE CHOCOLATE ICED COFFEE. FRESH BAKED BREADS AND NICE SALADS, QUICHES, PASTRY, ETC. ON EMEK REFAIM JUST PAST TAL BAGEL.

CAFÉ AROMA – TRY THE “ICED AROMA” (THEY ARE OPEN ON SHABBAT AND SO DO NOT HAVE A RABBINIC CERTIFICATE BUT ALL INGREDIENTS ARE DAIRY)

TAL BAGEL – BEST BAGEL IN THIS HEMISPHERE. OUR FAVORITE PLACE FOR A LITE BITE.

OLIVE - OUR FAVORITE IN THE GERMAN COLONY FOR DINNER OR EVEN LUNCH.

BURGERS BAR – BEST HAMBURGER ON THE PLANET. TRY GARLIC MAYO SAUCE OR CHIMMICHURRA AND GRILLED ONIONS.

JOY – 24 EMEK REFAIM – GOOD BURGER, SALADS, NOODLE DISHES & ONION RINGS. MORE FORMAL THAT BURGERS BAR AND LESS FORMAL THAN OLIVE. PRICED IN BETWEEN ALSO.

NORMAN’S - STEAKS & BURGERS - ISRAEL’S IDEA OF A GREAT STEAK –

CAFFIT - NICE LUNCH SPOT, OR COFFEE AND PASTRY.

YO-JA – 25 EMEK REFAIM – UPSCALE ASIAN FOOD, VERY NICE, GREAT FOOD

PIZZA METER – UNUSUAL PIZZA AND INTERESTING DESSERTS – JUST PAST HILLEL CAFE

OTHER JERUSALEM RESTAURANTS:

TZION HA’GADOL – IN TALPIOT AREA - SHISH KEBAB STAND, FREE SALADS, PITA & CHIPS.
PICK YOUR KEBAB. CLEAN, CHEAP, AND PLENTY TO EAT

DARNA - MOROCCAN-3 HORKANOS ST. – NEAR DOWNTOWN ZION SQUARE
AN ADVENTURE. IT’S `LIKE STEPPING INTO MOROCCO, OR AT LEAST WHAT I THINK
MOROCCO MUST BE LIKE. LET THEM SUGGEST DISHES FOR YOU. BEST TO GO WITH 4-10PEOPLE AND SHARE EVERYTHING. PLAN TO SPEND THE WHOLE EVENING. THE
DISHES SOUND STRANGE BUT EACH ONE TASTES TERRIFIC. NOT CHEAP. POTTERY
SERVING DISHES ARE FOR SALE. MAKE A RESERVATION.

SIMA’S - ISRAELI - 82 AGRIPAS - DOWN THE HILL FROM THE MACHANEI YEHUDA MARKET
DOWN THE HILL FROM THE JEWISH MARKET ON AGRIPAS -TYPICAL ISRAELI FOOD
VERY CLEAN, OPEN KITCHEN. BEST MIXED GRILL IF YOU LIKE THAT. MY FAVORITE IS
BEEF KABOB WITH CHIPS & ISRAELI SALAD. THEY BRING YOU SMALL DISHES OF 8-10
MIDDLE EASTERN SALADS AS SOON AS YOU SIT DOWN. HUMUS/TEHINA & PITA IS ALSO GOOD TO ORDER AS AN APPETIZER. ONLY ISRAELI’S GO THERE.

CAFE MAX - 23 BEN YEHUDA, JUST OFF KING GEO.
OUR FAVORITE PLACE FOR BLINZES, SOUP AND PASTRY. INDOOR ONLY AND
AIR CONDITIONED. RECOMMEND CHEESE OR MUSHROOM BLINZES AND TOMATO OR
MUSHROOM SOUP.


TZACHKO – NOUVELLE, FABULOUS DINNER ON EDGE OF MACHANEI YEHUDA MARKET. CALL
FOR DIRECTIONS (02-623-4916 – IT’S WORTH IT. BEST MEAL IN TOWN.

YOSI PEKING FAST FOOD - 15 KEREN KAYEMET STREET
BEST CHINESE IN JSLM. MOSTLY AMERICAN CROWD. OUTDOOR TABLES. JUST LIKE
CHINESE FOOD IN THE STATES.

KFC - KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN – IN THE MALL AT MEVASSERET TZION.

POYO LOCO - IN TALPIOT INDUSTIAL AREA - GREAT GRILLED CHICKEN & THEY DELIVER

BOTANICAL GARDEN RESTAURANT - IN GIVAT RAM
GOOD PASTA AND BEAUTIFUL SETTING. AT THE HEBREW UNIV. BOTANICAL GARDEN. NICE VIEW OF DUCKS AND FOUNTAIN. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. GOOD FOR LUNCH.
ASHKENAZIC FOOD - CLEAN & APPETIZING - REAL “JEW FOOD”.

LITTLE ITALY, ON KEREN HAYESOD NEAR LA ROMME HOTEL, GREAT SAUTEED MUSHROOMS,
GOOD PIZZA AND ITALIAN. GOOD FOR A NICE LIGHT DINNER.

HEIMISHE ESSEN - 19 KEREN KAYEMET ST.
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT - JEW FOOD/SALADS, GOOD JERUSALEM KUGEL. GOOD PLACE
TOBUY TAKE OUT FOOD FOR SHABBAT. ALSO NICE TO EAT IN. CLEAN/TABLE CLOTHS.

MORDOOCH - FOR THE ADVENTUROUS- 70 AGRIPAS (1 BLOCK DOWN FROM JEWISH MARKET)
ORDERTHE RED “KEUBA” SOUP - CABBAGE SOUP WITH MEAT DUMPLINGS - ALSO
GOOD SHNITZELRECOMMENDED BY RAM MEEROVITCH - HIS ARMY HANGOUT

LA-GUTA- FRENCH CUISINE-EXPENSIVE BUT QUITE WONDERFUL-18 RIVLIN ST.

HESS THE SAUSAGE KING – A DINING ADVENTURE CERTAIN TO CLOG YOUR ARTERIES BUT
WORTH IT.


THE JERUSALEM CHICKEN LADY:
THE FAMOUS JERUSALEM CHICKEN LADY IS ACTUALLY SARA RAAB’S MOTHER. HER NAME IS CLARA HAMMER AND SHE HAS BEEN WRITTEN UP MANY TIMES. HER LIFE, WHICH SHE WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT, READS LIKE A MOVIE SCRIPT. FOR OVER 20 YEARS (SHE’S 91 HERSELF) SHE HAS BEEN PROVIDING CHICKENS TO POOR FAMILIES EVERY SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY. SHE DOES THIS FOR SCORES OF FAMILIES, EVERY WEEK. SHE RAISES OVER $75,000 A YEAR - WITHOUT ANY PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS. SHE ALSO KEEPS DETAILED RECORDS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF JEWISH CHARITY, IT’S A TREAT TO MEET HER. SHE LIVES IN THE FRENCH HILL SECTION OF JSLM. NEAR AMMUNITION HILL. IT’S ONE OF THE FIRST SECTIONS BUILT AFTER THE SIX DAY WAR.
MT. ZION HIKE:
START AT KING DAVID HOTEL. ENTER PARK AT END OF STREET AT FAR END OF HOTEL. CONTINUE DOWN THE STEPS AND THEN TO THE RIGHT INTO YEMIN MOSHE. WORK YOUR WAY DOWN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS. AT THE BOTTOM FOLLOW PATH ALONG ROAD UPHILL TO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. CROSS OVER (VISIT CABLE CAR MUSEUM A LITTLE UP THE HILL AND THE OBSERVATION AREA JUST ABOVE MT. ZION HOTEL). WALK BACK DOWN THE HILL ON THE SIDE WALK AND TAKE THE PATH DOWN PAST THE CINEMATHEQUE. CONTINUE DOWN AND THEN UP TOWARD MT. ZION. AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CROSS OVER AND START UP THE STEPS. TAKE THE STEEPER STEPS TO THE RIGHT, NOT THE PATH TO THE LEFT. CONTINUE TO THE TOP. KEEP GOING UPHILL THEN TO THE RIGHT PAST THE SOCCER FIELD AND EXIT VIA THE SIDEWALK TO YOUR LEFT. WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL YOU REACH THE ZION GATE. YOU CAN ENTER THE OLD CITY AT THIS POINT. TO THE LEFT TAKES YOU BACK TO THE JAFFA GATE, TO THE RIGHT TAKES YOU INTO THE JEWISH QUARTER.

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