Zichron Yaakov
The historic heart: HaMeyasdim St up to no. 54 (the Midrachov), Herzl, Jabotinsky and Sderot Nili. Old stone houses, cafés and galleries. NBN says Dati Leumi olim tend to live in the Moshava, near Ohel Yaakov and Moed.
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Shuls · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
The Chabad House of Zichron Yaakov, with a Chabad synagogue, listed in Chabad's centre directory.
4 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Meat restaurant at 37 HaMeyasdim St on the Midrachov, on the Zichron Yaakov Religious Council's list of kosher businesses.
37 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Dairy cafe at 52 HaMeyasdim St on the Midrachov, with a mehadrin kashrut certificate from the Zichron Yaakov Religious Council.
52 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Kosher meat restaurant named after its address on HaMeyasdim St.
16 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Bar serving meat at 54 HaMeyasdim St, with a regular Rabbanut kashrut certificate from the Zichron Yaakov Religious Council.
54 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Kosher dairy restaurant; the certificate is regular Rabbanut for those who eat non-Cholov Yisrael milk (chalav nochri).
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Mehadrin-kosher dairy restaurant and wine house on the Midrachov.
43 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Attractions & sights · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Water reservoir built by Baron Edmond (Binyamin) de Rothschild in 1891. A 12-horsepower steam engine pumped spring water up to it, and from there to public taps and the garden pond in the moshava.
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Attractions & sights · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
The old farmyards behind the HaMeyasdim St houses, named after founding families, now restored as galleries, workshops, bars and guest rooms.
Serves all of Zichron Yaakov
Attractions & sights · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Boutique winery in a 130-year-old farmyard off the Midrachov, making aged red wines from vineyards the family has worked for five generations. Tastings by appointment.
31 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Attractions & sights · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Family winery in the centre of the moshava; the family has worked its vineyards in the Nadiv valley since 1882. Guided tastings with the winemaker for visitors aged 18 and over.
16 Herzl St, Zichron Yaakov
Museums & heritage · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Museum founded in 1956 beside the Aaronsohn family home (built 1884), the centre of the WWI NILI underground; tells the story of Aaron and Sarah Aaronsohn.
40 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
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Gan & daycare · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Council trom-chova (age 4) gan at 5 HaMa'apilim St; register through the council's gan department.
5 HaMa'apilim St, Zichron Yaakov
Gan & daycare · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Council chova (age 5) gan at 8 Kedoshei HaShoah St, zoned with Nili school; register through the council's gan department.
8 Kedoshei HaShoah St, Zichron Yaakov
Doctors, urgent care & hospital · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Family medicine doctor seeing Maccabi members in Zichron Yaakov; Maccabi lists English among the languages spoken.
18 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Parks & playgrounds · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Between the vineyards and the historic roots of the Moshava: 3.8 km, 213 m climb, about an hour, easy-moderate (walk clockwise).
Starts at Gan Tiyul and Gan HaMeyasdim, Zichron Yaakov
Parks & playgrounds · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
The historic garden next to the council building on HaNadiv St, with a playground. It is the start of the council's "HaGefen" walking route through the vineyards and historic Moshava.
HaNadiv St, Zichron Yaakov
Council & government · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Handles marriage registration, kashrut supervision, mikvaot and the eruv. Office visits are by appointment.
29 HaGranot St, Zichron Yaakov
Buses, trains & getting around · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Office where you can get or load a Rav-Kav public-transport card and buy a Rav-Kav card reader; the council says it is in the alley between the Midrachov and the Bezeq parking lot.
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Groceries, bakeries & takeaway · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Dairy cafe-bakery at 51 HaMeyasdim St on the Midrachov, with a mehadrin kashrut certificate from the Zichron Yaakov Religious Council.
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Groceries, bakeries & takeaway · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Meat caterer at 39 Herzl St, on the Zichron Yaakov Religious Council's list of kosher businesses.
39 Herzl St, Zichron Yaakov
Dentists · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Dentist at 51 HaMeyasdim St, listed under dentists in Zichron Yaakov; the listing names English and Arabic as service languages. The 072 number is a Dapei Zahav forwarding number.
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Gemachs · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Free loan of medical equipment and baby gear run by Chabad of Zichron Yaakov: wheelchairs, shower chairs and stools, inhalers, crutches, walkers, walking sticks, blood-pressure and sugar meters, baby cribs and more.
4 HaMeyasdim St (Egged compound), Zichron Yaakov
Lawyers & accountants · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Firm of certified public accountants (CPAs) at 10 HaMa'apilim St, listed under accountants in Zichron Yaakov.
10 HaMa'apilim St, Zichron Yaakov
Lawyers & accountants · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Certified public accountant (CPA) with an office at 51 HaMeyasdim St, listed under accountants in Zichron Yaakov.
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Real estate · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Real estate agency founded in Zichron Yaakov in 1999, handling residential and commercial sales and rentals, land, urban renewal and project management. It covers Zichron Yaakov, Binyamina and Pardes Hanna-Karkur.
HaMeyasdim 16, Zichron Yaakov
Real estate · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Real estate brokerage on HaMeyasdim St in Zichron Yaakov, listed as Real Estate Zichron Yaakov.
HaMeyasdim 51, Zichron Yaakov
Real estate · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
RE/MAX franchise office in Zichron Yaakov that sells and rents homes in the town and nearby. Its RE/MAX Israel page lists Hebrew and English.
Jabotinsky 40, Zichron Yaakov
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
The local MDA ambulance station; in an emergency call 101 rather than going to the station.
75 HaMa'apilim St, Zichron Yaakov
Hotels · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Nine-room boutique hotel at the entrance to the restored Herschkowitz courtyard, in the middle of the Midrachov.
49 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Hotels · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Boutique inn with suites in a 130-year-old family farmyard off the Midrachov, with a heated pool in the garden. The family's Smadar winery is in the same courtyard.
31 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Hotels · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Boutique wine hotel with a spa at the entrance to the Midrachov, designed in a Templer-inspired style.
16 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Guesthouses & zimmers · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Small compound of individually designed zimmer units for couples, a few steps from the Midrachov.
29 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov
Opticians & eyewear · Moshava Center (Old Zichron)
Branch of Optica Halperin, a family optical chain founded in 1988, selling prescription glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and multifocal lenses.
51 HaMeyasdim St, Zichron Yaakov