tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post8262681862006364791..comments2024-01-27T22:25:47.337+02:00Comments on Israel Chronicles: Dollar to Shekelnmf #7http://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-80693669522783556532009-02-11T10:12:00.000+02:002009-02-11T10:12:00.000+02:00En- thanks! By the way, for all those interested t...En- thanks! <BR/>By the way, for all those interested the rate is at 4.052 today- hurray! It's been above 4 for 2 weeks now!nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-8890428173837603842009-02-05T23:27:00.000+02:002009-02-05T23:27:00.000+02:00Thanks! Love your blog!Thanks! Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-27998678367073041722009-02-04T18:22:00.000+02:002009-02-04T18:22:00.000+02:00En: I have Windows Vista- so I'm using the provide...En: I have Windows Vista- so I'm using the provided currency gadget. If you do a search for widgets, I'm sure you can find several. I remember vaguely that Google had an excellent widget that did the same thing.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-78864690177991405352009-02-04T18:15:00.000+02:002009-02-04T18:15:00.000+02:00What app do you use?What app do you use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-55675830059904738852009-02-01T12:05:00.000+02:002009-02-01T12:05:00.000+02:00Jameel- wow! Did you save any of the old Shekel bi...Jameel- wow! Did you save any of the old Shekel bills for posterity? <BR/><BR/>I wish I could live without thinking of the exchange rate- but I get paid in dollars so...nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-41403407313861500362009-01-30T13:24:00.000+02:002009-01-30T13:24:00.000+02:00When I first came to Israel to learn in Yeshiva......When I first came to Israel to learn in Yeshiva...it was 1,500 Shekel to the dollar!<BR/><BR/>I changed 10 dollars at the airport and got a whoppping 15,000 Shekel!<BR/><BR/>My newfound fortune started to disappear after I purchased a can of coke and KifKef, which took 2,700 out of my total.<BR/><BR/>For now, I avoid bothering with the exchange rate. I live here, and think in Shekels (new shekels...not like those old ones from days of yore)<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom!Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-65621505795404595342009-01-29T18:10:00.000+02:002009-01-29T18:10:00.000+02:00Ezzie- Wow. 4.98. I can't even envision it now.And...Ezzie- Wow. 4.98. I can't even envision it now.<BR/>And that's exactly how I do it- through the bank via my accounts. Of course, there is no such thing as a standing order here in Israel- every transaction has to be dealt with personally during bank hours.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-75947273283870796422009-01-29T18:03:00.000+02:002009-01-29T18:03:00.000+02:00When I was in Israel it hit 4.98, I believe. (That...When I was in Israel it hit 4.98, I believe. (That's one reason a bus pass jumped from 4.20 to 4.90 back then.)<BR/><BR/>It might be worth having an American and an Israeli bank account, and transferring money either way when the rate is favorable.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.com