DRESS CODE

Cocktail attire / Semi-Formal

FLIGHTS

You can fly often direct or through Europe but give yourself at least a day to acclimate to the jetlag. Ideally, try to book through an Israeli airline such as: El Al, Arkia, or Israir since they fly to Israel under any circumstances and you will be less prone to having your flight cancelled.

ACCOMMODATIONS

You can stay in a hotel in the Tel Aviv area or AirBnB. We are attaching a list of some hotels near the wedding venue in North Tel Aviv, but of course, there are many other options in Tel Aviv proper. You can also look at staying in the Central Tel Aviv area, South Tel Aviv/Florentin area (where Jordan and Helene live), or Jaffa but note that prices are fairly comparable to major metropolitan cities. I can help arrange a hotel for multiple people if there's interest.

Recommended Hotels: Alexander Tel Aviv, Port Hotel, Yam Hotel, Melody Hotel, Hilton.

TRANSPORTATION

Tel Aviv has pretty good public transportation with a good bus and lightrail system that can get you throughout the city. For the more daring, you can also rent bikes and scooters to go around town, but do mind Israelis, as the streets are quite wild here. There are also intercity train lines that can get you to other places like Jerusalem and Haifa, for example. To use public transportation, you will need to use a RavKav (an Israeli bus and train pass) so if you want that please let us know ahead of time so Helene and Jordan can help arrange it.

Uber is not really a thing in Israel though some cabs use it. If you want to use an Israeli cab, I suggest downloading the Gett Taxi app and using that while you're here to prevent any potential of you getting taken advantage of and paying overpriced fees. You can rent a car in Israel, and Helene and Jordan are offering parking at the venue. If. there's interest, I can also book a driver for a large group.

A note on parking: Parking is mostly available, but in Tel Aviv, it is REALLY hard. We have missed dinners because of parking issues in Tel Aviv, so be aware!

MONEY

If you can find out if your credit card has fees for international transactions that would be helpful. In my experience, almost everything is paid for electronically, so usually there is no need for cash. People tip at restaurants only and if they do, it's 10-15%. If you need cash, you can take money out (Israeli shekels) at an ATM for a small fee and I recommend using a bank ATM to avoid scams.

LANGUAGE

Everyone speaks English at this point in Israeli society (minus some of the elderly and service people), so you can manage interacting with people pretty easily.

SECURITY

We will keep you guys updated on the current situation and how to deal with having to go to a shelter, if at all. But, we all hope this problem will be minimized by April.