Changing Money in Jerusalem - Planning a visit to Jerusalem? Watch this! (2023) 

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I enjoyed that little coffee story at the end, it made me chuckle!

Thanks Oren very informative video shalom I'm from Pakistan I 💓🇵🇰 long live 🇵🇰🇵🇰🌹❤️👍

I think you should have a few more endings like this one. I found it quite refreshing...painted coffee! Shalom!

TODAH OREN 🤗,I am not able to travel 😞,…but I enjoy your videos and I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO HELP OTHERS,and learn more INTERESTING 🧐 things about ISRAEL …SHALOM ,yalla,bye 🙋‍♂️💚💚💚

Brilliant advice and a money saver 👏

Thank you once again Oren for putting together such an informative and helpful video for those of us planning to visit Israel.

Just love, love this video. So nice to see a place from where I am. I'm not able to come right now. Hopefully, someday. Beautiful.

Praise the Lord I'd found your channel.

I almost watched all of your videos, they are so informativ and everyone can see you like what you do, awesome!! Danke Oren

Another excellent and informative video. Thank you!

Useful information especially for those who go to Jerusalem on a trip

Oren, your videos are excellent! You have a great sense of humour and you’re honest! I wasn’t going to get your app because for my budget it is an expensive app, but now I will purchase your all because you earned my greater admiration when you introduced your viewers to your Grandfather 💙 That added a special personal touch ! I wish you all the very best, always! Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

I remember visiting the art studio in the Cardo when I was in Israel in 2019. I'll be back next month, and can't wait to stop in again. Oren, I just bought your app, for my trip. If nothing else, your videos are so great, you deserve the "tip."

the best exchange i found every trip i made to israel is in the old city, go in jaffa gate and straight down the step on the right is a muslim exchange, always the best,

Great video. I have a picture of that black and white cat in front of a painting of himself at that gallery!

Mosaic shop awesome תודה רבה שלום

I will be in Jerusalem in a few months and I can’t wait to go to that mosaic shop!

I loved the name of the cat "Loshelly" (not mine!).

Jerusalem is so beautiful 🙂

Thank you for the usful videos😊, shalom

Going there in 2 weeks . Thanks for the tips

I lived and worked in Israel for 3 Years in the 80s and had an Apartment in Tel Aviv. I can tell you some Horror Stories about changing Money. We were constantly approached on the Streets to change Money. At that Time Israelis were not permitted to have Foreign Currency unless they had a Visa for traveling out of Israel. We learned very quickly all of the “Tricks”. The worst Offenders were the “Curly Wurlies”. Inflation was enormous and the Black Market Exchange Rate was published in the Newspapers every Day. We had our favorite Shops to Change but only changed our US Dollars one Week at a Time. The only Time I changed in the Bank is when I bought a new Subaru and had to prove that I had changed my Dollars legally. We visited Israel a couple of Years ago after 30 Years absence and could not recognize the Place. It had changed so drastically (and not always for the better). Shallow alachem.

Excellent video as usual

Thanks a lot

In my last three or four times in Israel, I used cash only once. It's easy to get by with only credit cards.

So useful, as I am traveling to Israel this year! Thank you!

No idea why I haven't seen your vids in ages

We bought paintings from Blue and white gallery and meet with this fine gentleman also

Really Oren...you are almost TOO good. 👍

Highly recommended thank u

Very informative. I would love to visit one day 😊

Really helpful video Thanks my first visit is coming up in October 23 Thanks

Oren I appreciate this video so much and loved it! Currency exchange places are essential when traveling (I used them a lot in my 3 months in israel). I’m hoping to come back to Israel in the future and come to Jerusalem again. I love the blue & white store introduced in the video-the cat is adorable too ❤

You live in such an interesting country with lots of clever people

I stayed a couple of times in Israel and my experience is first and almost using credit cards. I had only a small amount of cash with me. You can use the creditcard all the time, at a filling station you need help at the office, they are very helpful and explain all the needs in English, no problems. Have a good time in Israel and enjoy all the sites.

Those manhole covers are probable the most meaningful manhole covers in the world (seriously). I never thought I'd say that sentence... That's neat message.

God willing I will visit Jerusalem this year! It would mean so much to me

Extremely helpful and exactly as he said

Informative video

Great video as always Oren!!! Jerusalem is truly magical place.

Fantastic

Yay!!! Glad to see you are adding more videos. Excellent video by the way. Have a wonderful day!

lovely country

Thank you ! I love your channel!

I am planning a trip to Israel in October or November. I am going solo and my first time traveling alone. Only been to Florida with a friend. Going to watch your other videos to figure out how to find and book tour guides

Thank you so much for doing this! Extremely helpful!

Thanks Oren!!! Excellent tips!!! And the name of the Kitty.. Losheli… very particular 😊. Todah

Great video…👍…I have exchanged money a few times while in Israel…then I found out I could do the same in my County 🇨🇦…either at my bank or an exchange business…most times I got a better exchange at my bank…I also have an free app on my phone that gives me an approximate exchange rate which is very useful…when traveling…toda

Thanks for the video ..!! Very informative..!!☺️👍

Jumping into the future... I started watching after Oct 7 and I'm working my way backwards. You inspired me. Just finished reading The Palestinian Delusion and today started The Complete Infidels Guide to the Koran.

When I was in Israel, our tour guide took us to a bank for our monetary transactions. We never encountered any problems. (CJB): " For the love of money is a root of all the evils; because of this craving, some people have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves to the heart with many pains."

Good morning Oren, your videos are excellent and helpful. Thank you for very informative videos. How much a private tour cost and we are planning to visit for 10 days Israel tour.

Always good insight

Another awesome video with insider tips - seriously good & exceptionally useful! Do you have any videos on exchange tips across the rest of the country? For example, if spending time in the Galilee, where are the best places for tourists to exchange money?

amazing what a great place,

I have exchanged $ near the stores that you show first and it was fair but the best rate I got was by withdrawing cash from my US bank account at the atm across Davidka plaza. Excellent video

2:00 , 2:32 , 6:28 In general: It cost about $42+ USD to exchange $500 USD - $1680 ILS

i watched more of the video and you showed the muslim exchange i use , so great that you know it

Appreciate your video , good to see you,ni am planning to visit soon, needs your help in getting domitery hostel in natayale

Great content, Oren. Interestingly presented, even if by a severely Wisconsin-biased fellow. Lol

God is good all the time.

Sellers accept the euro but value it as a dollar. it is not profitable to have euros. Thanks to these video clips, I found my way around Israel easier. I was during Shabbat and Passover. Exchange offices were not working, and in some shops you only needed cash, in churches and taxis as well. If you plan on cash then better dollar than euro. Of course, exchange offices calculate according to the exchange rate, and that's ok. I just changed into one of these from the video clip.

Oren, what about changing money at Mahane Yehuda? I have found that to be the best rates (along Agrippas)

Best rate from money changers are outside yeshiva Mir or kosel vasiken minyan eisenbach or winegarten

I am Italian and tomorrow I will be in Jerusalem!!

Finding places to change HKD and renminbi was a bit of a challenge. There’s a decent place in one of the back streets near the Damascus gate away from the tourist area. Getting shekels in Hong Kong also takes a bit of a search. (1 shekel =$2/¥2 roughly, so easy to work out prices)

Does this work for Wisconsin currency too? Thanks Oren, you produce great info.

Todah, Oren. What luck- I'll be staying near the J**** Gate when in Jerusalem. Will be sure to avoid the atms there. I'm hoping the guide(s) for the tour I'm on (which will go to Caesaria and Haifa, then up to the Galilee and south to the Negev) will be as helpful as you.

Oren, you sound terrible. Hope you feel better soon. Another great video.

Godbless

Thank your for all your advice traveling in May, can’t wait to see all of the wonderful places. Do you do tours? How to contact you?

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Ben Yehuda street!:))💙💙

12:37 Can you pet loshalee? I wanna pet him and that other cat. Are the really old buildings from the video reinforced for earthquakes?

God almighty protect GOD’S LAND AMEN 🙏🏼 FROM ALL EVIL TERRORIST VIOLENCE HATRED JEALOUSY CRIMES IN GOD’S MIGHTY POWER AMEN 🙏🏼

Do you get better rate withdraw money Unionpay Debit card ATM? I am from singapore. So we have to change currency into USD before coming ti Israel.

Hello everything is fine? I'm Brazilian and I live in London. could you please tell me if i get the visa at the airport or do i have to get it before? thank you shalom

in jerusalem can use wise card to buy something or food?

nice! thanks again. i bet if you ever get a cat youll call it wisconsin ;-)

Isn’t it possible to exchange money inside the temple anymore?

I am just wondering whether those exchange places in Jerusalem accept Euro as well? 🤔 Or is it just USD

Thank you for this! What date did you film this on?❤

So is the Money exchange place right inside the Damascus gate as you enter on the right side a good place to exchange money?

Thanks Oren, I'm still not clear on if I should exchange or not. US Dollars seem to be common currency in Jerusalem.

But Oren - my friends stayed at the Eldan Hotel in Jerusalem in December and locked USD in their room safe. When they returned the safe had been robbed and the staff shrugged their shoulders. Later they said they fired the room attendant or maintenance person (can't remember which it was) and that's it. No ownership or compensation for the loss. Thank goodness, my friends were able to find another hotel during that busy time because they felt really unsafe there. Did the staff know that they had a thief employed there? What a horrible experience. I wouldn't carry that much cash nor assume that it is safe ANYWHERE I travel. Israel is a country like anywhere and there are thieves here too.

Thank you for your video. Can you get cash from your bank card? I am coming to Israel in August. Revin Evans Queensland Australia

I heard that a temple there had well established money changers.

how do I book you for tours??

Thanks for the video! Got a question, is it possible to use debit cards in Israel? Creditcards are barely used in my country and getting one is a lot of hassle. Will probably do it if needed, but if debit cards work that'd be great.

can you help in the city of Tel Aviv

I have a question for anybody, I intend on going to Israel this year and Egypt next year am I likely to face issues doing that?

Why not exchange dollars at a bank?

Ive have watched some of your videos and you always use the state of Winsconsin to compare why is that?

wisconsin

Cabs don’t except credit cards.

I been to israel......I regret i never visited the dead sea and Haifa.......

1Corinthians 15:58((N.L.T.))⏰

Wisconsin??