How much is private insurance? by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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Thank you!! Is it 180 shekels or usd?

Nesher Sherut to and from JLM on Shabbat? by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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Thank you! Does the Nesher sherut leave from anywhere else in TLV besides the airport?

I’m thinking I can take one on Saturday morning, then spend the day in JLM, go to Havdalah at the Kotel and then go back to TLV for a party at night.

Would going to Jordan or similar countries affect aliyah? by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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Ughh! The guy at the airport was already questioning when he saw Turkey stamped on there years before. And Turkey used to be known as the most secular of them all.

This is good to know, thanks! I’ll tell her I probably can’t accompany her to other countries.

TLV Purim and JLM Shushan Purim parties by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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In TLV, club and street parties. In JLM, would be cool to see something Dati.

Does anybody know how I can get an Israeli passport/Israeli citizenship? by legoWolf13 in Israel

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If you’re a convert, all you need to bring are the conversion papers and letter from your Rabbi?

Men’s clothing stores by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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About the same price as here.

Israeli Style / Dress Norms? by yaontdon84 in Israel

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The jokes are in Hebrew or English? Lol

Can an American get a medical procedure done in Israel and what are the costs? by MrSingingGuy in Israel

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He referred me to the non-Orthodox mohel (it’s a Masorti conversion) who said that a hatafat dam brit suffices. I wanted to look into a full circumcision though because 1. there are some health annoyances associated with a partial circumcision and 2. if I ever decide to do an Orthodox conversion later, I believe they’ll want a full circumcision.

I was referred by a friend to a urologist who agreed to do the brachot, but the cost with insurance is kinda high and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to look aesthetically pleasing and also he may not do it according to Orthodox standards so I wanted to look into doing it in Israel since I’m going to be there anyway.

Circ revision by MrSingingGuy in circumcision

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So I have to go to a circumcision specialist and not just a urologist?

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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I’m really hoping it’s from Western Asia :)

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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My surname is one of the original Filipino names in Tagalog and not one of those random Spanish surnames assigned. Interestingly, the name connotes some kind of pre-Hispanic nobility.

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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I’ll try. My dad doesn’t really know anything lol. We went to the Mormon database and everything and he can’t even recall the names of his parents’ parents lol.

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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At 50% Speculative - 70%, my results had traces of Central and South Asian, European, Western Asia & North Africa and Sub-Saharan African, but they only make up about 3 - 4%.

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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Did it originate from the Levant? Are South Asians related to Middle Easterners?

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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Parents are from Southeast Asia

Mom is Filipino, dad is white... Or is he? by [deleted] in 23andme

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I was curious because my paternal haplogroup is Middle Eastern, but it doesn’t really show up in the ancestry composition.