There are 130 participating museums - - there's something for everyone!!
Find the full list here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OODjyjgAIf9xdgrTIHhYdroiLXFda6wb/htmlview
Let me know where you decide to go!
Have fun!
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Free Museum Day May 2025
Sorry for the late post, but you need to know that TODAY, Thursday, May 15, 2025 is FREE Museum Day in Israel!!
Thursday, March 27, 2025
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!
If you haven't already, go ahead and like my Facebook page so you don't miss out on deals and great info all year round!
Please leave a comment with your favorite place to visit!
If you haven't already, go ahead and like my Facebook page so you don't miss out on deals and great info all year round!
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
Ancient Katzrin Park
Have a great time!
Please share this with your friends, so everyone can plan a fun and frugal Pesach!
North:
Ancient Katzrin Park
The Wilfrid Museum
Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod
The Ghetto Fighters' House Museum
The Golan Archaeological Museum
Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod
The Ghetto Fighters' House Museum
The Golan Archaeological Museum
Central Israel & The Sharon Region:
Hasmonean Aqueduct in Armon Hanetziv
Beit HaGalgalim - House of Wheels
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
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
The Israeli Cartoon Museum
The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art
The Rubin Museum
Bialik House
Jerusalem Area:
South:
Meshek 77 (Strawberry picking and more)
Kibbutz Chatzerim Visitors Center
The Tzon Barzel Heritage Museum
Meshek 77 (Strawberry picking and more)
Kibbutz Chatzerim Visitors Center
The Tzon Barzel Heritage Museum
Other venues that are also FREE:
April 15-16, 10:00AM - 3:00PM: Register in advance
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!
Please share this with your friends, so everyone can plan a fun and frugal Pesach!
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Free Help Filing Israeli Taxes for Last Tax Year (2023 taxes)!
Every year, many of us have to file a yearly tax report with the Israel Tax Authority.
Many, many people pay an accountant to handle this report, but did you know that in some cases you can also get FREE help?
Here's the deal:
The Israel Tax Authority runs Free Clinics for filing yearly tax reports: this year, assistance is available for Atzmaim (freelancers/self employed people) with income up to 60,000 NIS using Form 137, people who need to file a tax report using Form 1301, and employed individuals requested a refund using Form 135.
Find this help HERE:
Some offices may be closed on certain days of the week. I recommend calling before you go to verify they are open!
In Eilat, the service will be available only on Mondays and Wednesdays. In Um Al Fahem, the service is only available on Sundays.
NOTE: These clinics are ONLY for getting help filing your yearly tax report or a request for a refund for employed people (only forms 1301, 137, and 135).
Bring ALL your relevant paperwork with you so you can get the most accurate assistance.
Good luck!
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Sunday, May 5, 2024
International Museum Day - FREE Museum Admission!
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Looking for something else to do? Check out these workshops, tours, and more!
NOTE: Some of the museums require advance registration.
Be sure to visit the ICOM site and register to avoid disappointment.
Participating Museums:
Center/Merkaz:
Beit HaGedudim
Man and The Living World Museum
Fetter Museum of Art and Nanoscience at The Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials
Liebling Haus - White City Centre
Rishon Lezion City Art Gallery
Museum of the Sea at Palmachim
The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Gallery 10 at Beit Michal
Edmond de Rothschild Centre
Rishon Lezion Museum
Botanical Gardens at Kfar Monash
Holon History Museum and Archive
Lechi Museum
Tel Aviv City Museum
Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art
Ramle Museum
Weizmann Museum
Netanya History Museum
Ilana Gur Museum
Petah Tikvah Museum of Art
Bank of Israel Visitors Center
Ramat HaSharon Geological Museum
The Religious Zionism Center
Mazkeret Batya Settlement Museum
Josef Bau Museum
The Land of Israel Museum
The Shenker Israeli Design Center
Petach Tikvah Pioneers Museum
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Rechovot City Art Gallery
Bat Yam Museums
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Agam Museum
Rubin House Museum
Etzel 1948 Museum
Rechovot Miniatures Museum
Museum of Babylonian Jewry
Israeli Comics Museum
Puppetry Arts Museum
Jewish Sports Museum
Anu Museum of the Jewish People
Museum of Man and the Environment
Yad L'Banim Rechovot
Kfar Sava Museum
Hagana Museum
Nachum Guttman Art Museum
Yitzchak Rabin Center
Bialik Center
The Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center
The Azor Archaeology Museum
Beit Theresienstadt
Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
Jerusalem Area
Heichal Shlomo
Old Yishuv Court Museum
Museum on the Seam
The Bloomfield Jerusalem Museum of Science
The Museum of Islamic Art
The Moshe Castel Museum of Art
Tower of David Museum
Museum of Italian Jewry
The Hebron Visitors Center "Touching eternity"
Hasmonean Heritage Museum
Yad VaShem
The President's Hut
Museum of The Underground Prisoners Jerusalem
Jerusalem Nature Museum
Karaite Heritage Center
The Bible Lands Museum
The Israel Museum
South
Ben Gurion's Hut
The Photo House
Museum of Bedouin Culture
The Negev Museum of Art and The Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures
Museum of Philistine Culture
Eilat Art Gallery
North
The Mizgaga Museum
Madatek
Ein Dor Museum
Khan Museum of Hadera
Sturman Museum
The Emek Museum
Mishkan Museum of Art
Wilifred Museum
Knights' Halls, Old Akko
Uri & Rami Nehoshtan Museum
Ghetto Fighters' House Lohamei HaGeta'ot
Haifa Museum of Art
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
National Maritime Museum
Haifa City Museum
Hermann Struck Museum
Dubrovin Farm
Bet She'an Museum
ORRYTA Gallery
Circassian Museum
ICA Museum Farmers Courtyards Kfar Tavor
Regba Aqueduct
Museum of Yarmukian Culture
Hecht Museum
First Aliyah Museum
Fisher House Kiryat Ata City Museum
Zinati House - Pekiin Jewish Heritage
Museum of The Underground Prisoners Akko
Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod
Naharayim at Gesher
The Train Museum (Haifa)
Beit Yemei Binyamina
Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery
Chana Senesh (Anna Szenes) House
Looking for something else to do? Check out these workshops, tours, and more!
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Free Gift Cards and more - one way to get them
I'm going to assume that if you're reading this, you really appreciate FREE stuff! Sometimes, the only free things you can get are pretty useless junk, but sometimes there's actually something really worthwhile out there!
If you're a Clalit Mushlam member, there's a way to get points towards a VERY WIDE variety of free things that you may be currently missing.
So if you are, indeed, a member of Clalit Mushlam, you're paying a monthly premium for the plan. This plan gives you discounts on things at Clalit pharmacies, and some health-related perks, like the ability to see a private doctor for a copay that is much less than the cost of going fully private. So here's a perk you might not have heard of:
Clalit Active. This is Clalit's healthy lifestye app, where you accumulate points for completing health-related goals. You can redeem those points for rewards. We've gotten health-related items, like a Mi swartwatch, exercise equipment, and a massage gun. We've also gotten gift cards for stores like MegaSport, and even Lenovo earbuds. You can also redeem them for things like discount admission to pools, and health clubs, wipark admission, electric toothbrushes, smoothies, shakes, high coverage swimsuits, discounts on Clalit Mushlam complementary health services, and more (the list changes from time to time).
Now, everyone knows I'm not exactly a big exercise buff, but even I go walking and eat things and drink water, so it's pretty easy to get points! And redeeming them is fun and rewarding!
Want in on it? Just click this link from your phone to get it! And if you use referral code JPAJKYK, you'll get a 600-point sign-up bonus - there's a section called מישוש חבר מביא חבר where you enter the code - find it when you tap on the menu a the bottom far right of the app screen. Be aware that you have to put the code in on the same day you activate the app to get the bonus. When you use my code, I'll also get a bonus, so thank you in advance for using it!
So, do you want to start getting more things for free? Join and start today. And please share this post with anyone you know who might want to join!
Monday, January 29, 2024
Free samples! (New ones!)
Today's deal: FREE SAMPLES!
Don't you love freebies - specifically, useful freebies!?
Of course you do!
So I'm really excited to be able to bring back the Freebie section of this blog - today I found two freebies to share with you.
First up, grab a free sample pack of Flexitol skin cream products! (These are intense skin repair creams, and really great!)
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Next, you can grab a sample of Perskindol pain relief gel. They make two versions, and I believe you'll need to choose which one you want to sample - the "active" version or the "thermo" version.
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You just have to fill out basic information (name, address, etc) and they'll send you a sample pack in the mail.
In my experience, they often send a coupon towards your next purchase, too.
Hope you found this helpful - if yes, please share this blog post!
And don't forget to join my groups:
See you there!
-Ester
Saturday, December 31, 2022
FREE things!
Sometimes we all need to chill, and it's great to have some options for free entertainment!
Obviously, everyone knows about the myriad of free parks and places to explore around the country (don't worry, they're easy to find!), but sometimes I want to stay at home and chill and watch a movie.
But movies are not usually available for free! There are a lot of "free" steaming sites that are not actually free - they might only show a trailer, or they might give your computer a virus!
So many of us pay for access to online content - it's the best way to get full access and avoid delays and viruses...
But did you know that sometimes there really are legit ways to watch for free?
Check these out:
Watch 4,000+ free movies online at Open Culture
Access 1,000+ free audio books at Open Culture
Access free educational resources at Open Culture
There are also courses and other opportunities at Open Culture - definitely something to check out.
Check out this website for access to free movies available on a vairety of paid websites - they often have a promo with a free movie. This site shows you what's available for free access right now.
You might also want to check out this guide to the best safe and legal streaming sites: Click HERE
I'm sure you've got your own favorites for free movies and shows - drop a comment below and let me know which one you like!
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
FREE Help filing your Israeli taxes!
Every year, many of us have to file a yearly tax report with the Israel Tax Authority.
Many, many people pay an accountant to handle this report, but did you know that in some cases you can also get FREE help?
Here's the deal:
The Israel Tax Authority runs Free Clinics for Atzma'im with income from self employment up to 60,000 NIS using Form 137, and other people who need to file a tax report using Form 1301.
Find this help HERE:
In Eilat, the service will be available only on Mondays and Wednesdays.
In Um Al Fahem, the service is only available on Sundays. 
In Ashdod and Rishon Letzion the clinic is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-6pm
In Tel Aviv, there is a special Resource Center dedicated just to this service, and it will remain open until July 28, 2022. Find it at Rechov Shefa Tal 12, Tel Aviv.
NOTE: The Tax Authority is not offering assistance with other issues at these clinics. They are ONLY for getting help filing your yearly tax report (only forms 1301 and 137).
NOTE: The Tax Authority is not offering assistance with other issues at these clinics. They are ONLY for getting help filing your yearly tax report (only forms 1301 and 137).
Good luck, and don't wait to do your taxes! Better just to get it done with, right?
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Sunday, May 1, 2022
FREE courses and resources
I woke up this morning and saw an ad in my social media feed. It was for a "FREE" digital marketing course. And I was so excited. Someone wanted to teach me to improve my digital marketing for FREE!
Sounds so awesome.
I was ready to sign up.
Until I discovered the $150 registration fee. Making it decidedly NOT free. Not overly expensive, but still not free.
Now, that doesn't mean that a course with a fee isn't worth it - it might be. And people pay varying amounts of money for different kinds of training. But I didn't like the marketing tactic of "here's something free" that then asked me to pay.
So I decided to dig a little deeper and find what's free out there. And discovered that we can ALL access a lot of TRULY FREE courses, by accessing Google Digital Workshop. My initial search showed me that 156 courses are available! One, the Digital Marketing Course, has a cost-free certificate. The others are courses without certificates, it seems.
To get started, I clicked the "Register" button and then used an automatic "login with your Google account" option. Most of us have Google accounts, so this is super easy.
It looks like the courses are all available to do at your own pace. You don't need to be available at a certain time to hear a lecture or attend a workshop, which is really good for people like me with a constantly changing schedule.
I'm really excited about finding this free knowledge base that is available to anyone who wants to use it! What an amazing resource! Thanks, Google!
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Guide to Free activities on 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 if you plan to share this information, you link back to my site. Thank you!*
Please leave a comment with your favorite place to visit!
If you haven't already, go ahead and like my Facebook page so you don't miss out on deals and great info all year round!
The following are free to the public courtesy of Bank HaPoalim. Pre-registration is required. Spots are rolling open, so if you can't find a ticket for the place you want to visit, you should try again first thing the next morning!
North:
The Deer Forest 050-8723920 Click here to register
Park Katzrin 04-6962412 Click here to register
The Treasures in The Walls Museum (of Acco) 04-9911004 Click here to register
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art 04-8383554 Click here to register
The Haifa Museum of Art 04-9115997 Click here to register
The Janco-Dada Museum (Ein Hod) 04-9842350 Click here to register
The Haifa City Museum 04-9115888 Click here to register
The Mane Katz Museum 04-9119372 Click here to register
Central Israel:
Yad LaShiryon at Latrun 08-9784302 Click here to register
Ben Shemen Forest - Outdoor Festival Click here to register
Planetanya Click here to register
Beit HaGalgalim - House of Wheels 054-7756110 Click here to register
The Rabin Center Israeli Museum *4585 Click here to register
Palmach House Museum 03-5459800 Click here to register
Anu Museum of the Jewish People 03-745-7800 Click here to register
Design Museum Holon 073-2151500 Click here to register
The Nachum Gutman Museum of Art 03-5161970 Click here to register
The Israeli Cartoon Museum 03-6521849 Click here to register
The Hasmonean Heritage Museum in Modiin 08-9737344 Click here to register
Yad LaShiryon at Latrun 08-9784302 Click here to register
Museum of Islamic Art 02-5661291 Click here to register
The Bible Lands Museum 02-5611066 Click here to register
Jerusalem Walls Tour 02-6277550 Click here to register
South:
Meshek 77 (Strawberry picking and more) 077-7295896 Click here to register
Meshek 77 (Strawberry picking and more) 077-7295896 Click here to register
Kibbutz Alumim Guided Tours Click here to register
Hemdat Sadot Guided Tours Click here to register
Oz Banegev Visitors Center Click here to register
Mitzpe Gvulot Guided Tours 08-9987914 Click here to register
Ron Art Studio Presentations Click here to register
El HaYa'en Farm experience 052-690-1660 Click here to register
Chavat HaDekalim Petting Zoo 077-7296826 Click here to register
Kibbutz Chatzerim Visitors Center Click here to register
Ben Gurion's Hut 08-6560469 Click here to register
Park Timna 08-631-6756 Click here to register
The Legends of Yamit Visitors' Center - 054-666-8856 Click here to register
The Ashdod Art Museum 08-8545180/1 Click here to register
Beta Israel Village 053-711-9909 Click here to register
Other venues that are also FREE:
Lantern Tours at Naharayim (at dusk) Pre-registration required. Tours are in Hebrew, and are sponsored by the Israel Electric Company
Guided Tours at Nachal Far'am (Hatzor Haglilit) April 17-19, at 10 am and 1pm (in Hebrew). Meet at the Tomb of Choni HaMe'Agel.
Pesach Festival at Montfort Lake Tuesday, April 19 starting at 11:00am. Concerts and more
More coming soon!
Have a great time!
Please share this with your friends, so everyone can plan a fun and frugal Pesach!
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