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TRANSPORTATION

When logging on, choose the ENG (English) information section located in the upper left hand corner of the page.  Bus fares are subsidized for residents of of some places outsides of Jerusalem (Example: to Kiryat Arba, Kochav Yaakov and Tel Tzion) and are cheaper than a Jerusalem intra-city bus. 

New immigrants that live in YESHA are entitled to 'Chofshi-chodshi', which is a bus card that lets a new immigrant travel all over the country (except Eilat)  as much as they like for a payment of about 150 NIS every month.  In order to get the card, you need to supply Veronique with 2 passport size pictures, a photocopy of your teudat oleh, and of your teudat zehut.   You will receive a card that is good for a year.  Take this card to the Central Bus Station where you pay the 150 NIS and you receive a bus pass, good for that month.  You have 'rights' for this special discount for about a 3 year period.   This is given to you also because you are a resident of YESHA.  If you should decide to leave your new home in YESHA, please know that you will have to forfeit these rights.

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From a respondant to enquiry on Janglo:

I read the listing and rather then make the changes, I will share our experiences here in Shiloh.

Residents in Yesha need to file an application, with the Mazkirut of your Yishuv, for an Egged photo ID which is good for each Lo'Azi calendar year ending in December.

The application requires 2 copies of passport photos per Adult, a photocopy of the Teudah Oleh and the T.Z. for each Adult. There is currently no fee for this.

The Mazkir sends that application along with all documents to the office that processes this. The processing can take from 1-3 months. Keep on the Mazkir of your Yishuv.

Once you have received your photo ID you go to the Central Bus Station. I work in Jerusalem so that is where I go. I assume that you can go to the Central Bus Station in any of the metropolitan areas.

Bring the photo ID to the regular ticket office from the last 5 days of the month until the 15th of the new month (one spouse can bring both photo IDs) and current (Aug 2010) fee 250 nis/ 'New Oleh Chofshi-chodshi'.

This 'New Oleh Chofshi-chodshi' will give you passage on any Egged bus either IN-City or INTER-City anywhere in Eretz Yisroel except for Eilat (Even Egged recognizes that Eilat is outside of Biblical Eretz Yisroel.)

I believe that these 'new olim rights' currently run for up to the first 4 years in Israel and in YESHA.