Rehovot

Resources

We'd like to make life easier for you and save you time looking for the trades person that you need for your repair. Below are a list of names that we have put together to help you. We have not tried all of them but someone, somewhere, recommended them.

If you know of someone who you felt was honest and gave good value and service, please contact us and we would be happy to add them to the list.

The List

Here is a handy list of who to call when you need help. A lot of the small stores are tucked away in passageways between buildings. These mini-malls are called "passage" (rhymes with massage) and rarely do people know or refer to a street or official name. Instead people will say the "passage next to Bank Discount" or "the passage where Ronbi is located".

Sometimes people will give you a location near a specific number on Herzl. Many businesses do not have numbers displayed on their storefronts so look for the next closest number. This method, although not highly accurate, is the way places are often identified in Rehovot.

On the left is a photo of the "passage" near Ronbi or someone may call it the "passage" across from Pizza Mati.

Accountants	Turgeman	08 947-7033
Air Conditioning	Pasha (Mizug Neto)	052-356-9823
	Alex Grinberg	050-5443354
	Aaron Zelinger (Kor AZ)	08-9348224 050-6887224
Books - Used	Paperback Gallery	08 946-1053	4 Bet Hapoalim St.
Carpenter	Yonatan Court	050-763-6921	Canadian trained carpenter/woodworker with over 25 years experiance in Canada and Israel. Furniture, cabinets, wooden staircases and just about any other thing made of wood. He has built wood frame houses here in Israel in the same style as in North America
Computer repairs	Megabyte	08 946-1212	Sells and services computers, printers, routers and monitors
	Chidush b'Machshavim	08-9491118	Corner of Binyamin and Menucha V'Nachala
Driving Instruction (English)	Tzion	052 251-1418
Electrical Repairs - Small Appliances	Hashmal Ofer	08 945-5959
Electricians	Shimon Gueta	052 276-0515
	Michael	050-872-2047
	Aaron Zelinger (Kor AZ)	08-9348224 050-6887224
English day care center (mishpahton)	Marcia	052 698-7608
Graphic Design	Alison Epstein	08 946-1472
Hebrew lessons -- private or semi-private	Yael Raban	08 946 1037	Works from her home on Hanasi Harishon
Insurance	Eyal Ainie	052 250-0158
Lawyer
	Ari Edelman	Tel. +972 8 9491510 Fax +972 8 9455584	arna@012.net.il
	Dov Hadad	054-454-0205
	Menachem Moshanov	Tel. +972 8-9472391
Painter	Yitzhak Fieldust	052 826-0847
	Hylton Sher	052-2529437
Pedicure	Dvora Gross	08-947-0683	Works from her home on Eisenberg
Photographer	Stephen Epstein	08 946-1472
Piano Tuning	Vladimir	08-9427734
Pizza	Pizza Mati	08 946-2178	Herzl 167 Offers delivery
	Pizza Domino	08 945-5771
Plumbers	Saar	052 354-1541
	David Shukri	052-2450983.	Specializes in removing plumbing under the floors
	Lui	050-720-3336
	Yaakov Sharon	08 945-1863.
Office Supplies	Ronbi	08 936-3316
Optometrist	Philip & Eve Bloom	08 946-6095	Achad Haam 7
Scooter Repairs
Seamstress	Olga	Binyamin 4
Shayish (marble/granite)	Zadok	050-236-6500
Shoe Repair			Binyamin 4
Soragim	Emmanuel Gueta	054 724-4292
	Easy Door	052 592-1667	Binyamin 4
Taxis	On Yaakov	08 936-3333
	HaNasi	08 946-2626	195 Herzl near Blockbuster
	Gordon	08 949-3333	12 Bilu at shopping mall
	Rehovot	08 936-3333	1 Yaakov corner of Herzl
	HaNegev	08 946-6666	30 Teller opposite Yaakov
	Remez	08 945-5555	8 Rozhanski
Tiling	Tomer	050-233-5361
Translation	Stephen Simpson	08 936-1753
Trissim	Shaul Shemesh	052-254-6063
Veterinarians	Tzar Baalei Chayim	08 946-0135	Non-profit organization
	Amichai Moreshet	08 939-0738
	City Vet Office	08 936-2790
Washing Machine Repair	Roni Gadasi	050 535-2250
Web Design	Alison Epstein	08 946-1472

Banking/Changing Money in Rehovot

We were a bit surprised when we came to Israel at the high user fees at the banks. They charge for every slight service that you receive (they have a fee to count your cash when you make a deposit to your account above a certain amount). Our bank encourgaed us to use the money changers to switch our dollars into shekels then depoisit into our shekel account. Many people use money changers that are found on Herzl and the surrounding streets. They usually have a better rate and better hours as well. If you are wiring dollars from abroad you can use companies such as Cheerfully Changed to receive the wire then convert to shekels and deposit directly into your Israeli account.

Ulpan Office

Rehovot has an excellent Ulpan with classes on several levels. Because the population of Rehovot is not as large as Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, classes start when there are enough students enrolled.

Contact the office to find out when the next class is starting. 08 945-9365

City Numbers

City Hall Switchboard	08 939-2222
Mayor's Office	08 939-2201
Deputy Mayor's Office	08 939-2215

• City of Rehovot site - Hebrew only
• Jewish Agency A page on Rehovot
• My Rehovot Apolitical journal on every aspect of life in Rehovot

Quick Links

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• Getting to Rehovot
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The Rehovot Internet discussion list is a great way to learn more about daily life in Rehovot. Subscribe through Yahoo Groups and e-mail other Rehovot residents.

What to See

Clore Garden of Science
On the grounds of the Weizmann Institute is a wonderful science park that will educate and entertain young and old. The Clore Garden of Science - the museum-without-walls is an outdoor museum with interactive science exhibits. It is best enjoyed by people over the age of five.

Ayalon Institute
Just north of the city, tucked behind the shiny buildings that make up the new Science Park, is an important piece of modern Israeli history that has been hidden beneath the ground for many years. In 1946 the Haganah opened a secret underground bullet factory that produced over 2 million bullets between 1946-1948. Call ahead for reservations. 08 940-6552.

The house of Abraham Dondikov, one of the founders of Rehovot, was built on the top of the hill called "Hirbat-Douran", at the beginning of Rehovot history. The restored Dondikov House operates as a gallery for temporary exhibitions of local artists. In the yard, there are few artifacts such as old Eucalyptus trees and part of the original garden wall. In the future, Dondikov House will act as a municipal museum, featuring the history of Rehovot.