FREE on Pesach 2025

I just HAD to take a break from Pesach cleaning to share this with you all!

Here's the list of Bank Hapoalim's free attractions for Pesach 2025. I have linked to websites in English, whenever possible. I hope you find this list helpful, and that you get to have some super-frugal fun over Pesach!

*Please note that I put a lot of effort into this post, tracking down websites in English for your convenience. I know the Bank Hapoalim info and other info is available to the public in Hebrew, but this blog post has added benefits for the English-speaking community. Because it was so much work, I request that you link back to this post if you share this information. Thank you!*

Please leave a comment with your favorite place to visit!

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The following are free to the public (April 14-18) courtesy of Bank HaPoalim. Pre-registration is required, and will open on Sunday, April 9. Click here to register

North:

Ancient Katzrin Park

Dubrovin Farm

Homa V'Migdal - Kibbutz Chanita Museum

Hula Valley Lake 

Mt. Hermon

Umm El-fahem Art Gallery

Regba Aqueduct

Botanical and Zoological Garden Nahariya

Druze Heritage Center

The Wilfrid Museum

Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod

The Ghetto Fighters' House Museum

The Golan Archaeological Museum

The Treasures in The Walls Museum

Yigal Allon Center

The National Maritime Museum

The Haifa Museum of Art

The Janco-Dada Museum 

Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art

The Haifa City Museum

Hermann Struck Museum

Central Israel & The Sharon Region:

Beit HaGalgalim - House of Wheels

Planetanya

The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art

Yaacov Agam Museum of Art

The Yemenite Jewry Heritage Museum

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The Nachum Gutman Museum of Art

Anu Museum of the Jewish People

The Rabin Center Israeli Museum

The Israeli Cartoon Museum

The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art

The Rubin Museum

Bialik House

Jerusalem Area: 

Hasmonean Aqueduct in Armon Hanetziv

Israel Museum

Jerusalem Walls Tour

The Bible Lands Museum

The Hasmonean Heritage Museum (Modiin)

Museum of Islamic Art

South:

Meshek 77 (Strawberry picking and more)

Kibbutz Chatzerim Visitors Center

The Tzon Barzel Heritage Museum

Meshek Haviv

The Dolphin and Sea Center, Ashdod

Lunada Children's Museum

Park Timna

Ben Gurion's Hut

Beta Israel Village

The Joe Alon Center for Bedouin Culture

The Legends of Yamit Visitors' Center

The Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture

The Salad Trail

Chavat HaDekalim Petting Zoo

Ron Art Judaica Studio

The Sea Museum, Palmachim

Other venues that are also FREE:

April 15-16, 10:00AM - 3:00PM: Register in advance

Dubrovin Farm

The Valley Train Site - Kfar Yehoshua
Old Courtyard - Kibbutz Ein Shemer

Herzliya City Museum

The Story of a Kibbutz, Yad Mordechai

Israel Parks and Nature: free guided tours at various sites. Register HERE 

More coming soon, as I find them!

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Have a great time!

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US expats: tax season is here and I have a discount for you

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Americans in Israel, this is for you!

If you're an American ex-pat like me, you probably get an annual headache when thinking about filing your US tax return. What an absolute pain, am I right?

Currently, this is something most of us MUST do, even if we don't like it. There's just no getting around it for now - no matter how much we complain (maybe one day it will change!). And because of the complexity of navigating tax documents issued to comply with Israeli tax law (as opposed to US tax law), it is usually NOT recommended to use automated software for filing your overseas tax return.

But now there's SimpleTax, have you heard of them? I've had a long chat with the founder of the company, and they've worked so hard to make this service available (it's designed to work in a way that standard tax software doesn't). Basically, you upload files and answer questions, and their team will put your tax return together for you for your approval.

SimpleTax will usually save you money on fees - I've gotten multiple quotes for taxes and almost all were much higher than Simpletax.

If your taxes are complicated, you will still pay a higher rate than the lowest one listed on their site, but it will most likely still be MUCH lower than the quotes I've gotten from accountants recently.

This is a game changer. 

I invite you to find more details at SimpleTax. If you use my referral link (the links to SimpleTax on this site are referral links), you'll get 10% off your first tax return! If for some reason you can't open the link, simply copy-paste this link to go to their site: https://simpletax.co.il/register?referral=KOFRU. Or go to their site on your own and be sure to enter my referral code (KOFRU).

So spread the word that in 2025 we'll be doing our taxes smarter and cheaper! Use my referral code to get a great 10% discount: 

MY-CODE: KOFRU

OR CLICK HERE

SimpleTax is also on Facebook and has plans to help US citizens in Israel navigate financial issues better. You can be sure I'll be following them and waiting for more helpful developments. 

מידע חשוב עבור אזרחים אמריקאים שגרים בארץ: הגיע פתרון שיחסוך לנו הרבה כסך!

גם השנה, אפשר למלא דו"ח מס אמריקני עם חברת סימפלטקס - ותראו חסכון אמיתי!

אפשר לחסוך עוד יותר עם הקוד שלי בעת ההרשמה. ההרשמה ללא עלות - רק תצטרכו לשלם עם משתמשים במערכת לדווח. השתמשו בקוד KOFRU ותקבלו 10% הנחה.

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You may be able to ship furniture to Israel from Amazon FOR FREE...

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Shoppers in Israel, and probably many other non-US locations, this is for you! I was really curious about this - can you get FURNITURE shipped to you from the US?

Surprise! There are lots of great deals on furniture that ship here FOR FREE. I found a cute kids' fold-out couch-bed (and right now there are double discounts on it - I found a coupon here - no promises that will still be there when you click) that qualifies for free shipping. I also found a solid wood child's stool (there's a coupon for that right now too!), and animal-themed stackable children's chairs!

TABLES: I found a 2-tiered square white end table, and another one, as well! I also found a rectangular farmhouse style end table. And this one is also rectangular, but has a more whimsical feel to it. Also found a 3-tiered table for close to the same price. And if you prefer round side tables, I found some of those too: this one is small. This one is a 2-tiered metal round table, with a great coupon when I saw it! All of these are super affordable compared to what I've seen around here in local stores!

More deals later, sorry I ran out of time!

EDITING TO ADD MORE:

I found a queen-size bedframe that ships free here and currently has a coupon that basically covers the import taxes! Here's a bookshelf/storage cube unit for an unbeatable price! (And this one appears to be a little bigger for only a little bit more $)

I also found a toddler book organizer - I've seen similar in local stores, but they can't TOUCH this price!

If you need a mattress topper, there are some that ship free - check out this memory foam topper for a Twin XL bed, that is basically the size of an Israeli single bed. I got one and it's been approved by a 20-something student!