New York – During Chol Hamoed, families are always looking for a fun Kosher gateway with children and adults, we are linking to The Jewish Press, and Brooklyn Weekly Link magazine who have compiled a special Chol Hamoed guide of places where you can spend your days. below you will also find a listing of concerts.
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The Jewish Press Guide PDF here and here
The weekly link here, you need to click on the magazine icon.
For music concerts here list by Yossi Zweig
Thanks ! VIN!!!
Why must people “go” on chol hamoed were is this minhag from?
why can”t people stay home for once and enjoy a family bar bq or some quality time at home?
Kids don’t enjoy “quality time at home”. They do that all year. If going somewhere brings them joy, then their “vesomachta” is the trip. Voos farshteist du nisht?
Can vin or somebody else help me out…
I am new to LA and I don’t know where to go or what to do…
Btw, I agree with #3 but the family wants to go…
I want to sit in my succah sip my coffee and learn the whole week. Instead I am going to end up chasing my kids in idiotic ride parks…
Thats part of making your family happy and stay happy, the main meaning of this “CHAG” is “ach someiach” to be happy, and as the “chza”l” said; avery one should make their wife and children happy in chag.
Reply to #3: Maybe they spent enough quality time together on the first 2 days of Yom Tov. Who knows which is the bigger mitzva, chol hamoed trips or themed mishloach monos? Let’s at least try to avoid sites with a preponderance of pritzus. Chag Someach!
Making your family happy does not have to be uge trips – my kids are now coloring and keeping themselves busy – soon we will take them to the park & play ball
Anything that involves getting away from learning and shiurim and is bitul torah seems to be high on the priority list for “getting away” during chol hamoed. For most of us its a regular workday so the schools should be open rather than closing for 10 days…the whole month of tishrei is a waste in terms of any learning….
Bear mountain zoo is open
bbq ? on chol modeh? we just had 4 heavy meals. now we go to the park or zoo maybe fishing or even a theme park. I have the whole second days of yom tov. to eat and drink
Chol hamoed is yom tov there are many haloches involved
There i s a great book in English on Hilchos Chol hamoed by Rabbi Dovid Zucker from Chicago reprinted by art scroll it”s a great book. many things i didn”t know are written there
its a gorgeous day were going hiking in bear mountain
We had a wonderful time in Coney Island!
bbq? what did you eat this yom tov that your still hungary.
and if you really want to learn dont sit on vin and post comments.
I think Quote 17 should speak 4 himself i know plenty of people in the bm all day
Oh “Madd Fun” I have been there years ago this place is amazing the Kids will love it specially now when its very chilly I’m really thinging to now there again!
Vu shteit that you have to go away?
Bronx Zoo on Wednesdays is pay what you wish. Much more affordable for large families.
any body have any place to go thats fun for 10 to 16 year olds and parents
Reply to #27 .Try west point museum at the West Point military academy. Its interesting, fun and free.
take a stroll along the “High Line”. old train tracks that was converted into a nice park… runs from 14th st – 20th st. between 10th & 11th Ave. (theres an elevator on 16th st). or walk the brooklyn bridge! our kids really enjoyed it today- & its great excercise too!
Prospect park zoo was perfect for the little kids
#21
Madd Fun the Kids loved it they have this new sky ride its pretty close to BP only 25 min. Away!
I was there today
If you are willing and able to take a bit of a drive, it’s apple picking season in Orange County and north. You can spend one day apple picking and maybe a hayride and a picnic lunch. Then, the next day the kids can learn how to make applesauce, apple pie, apple strudel etc.
Another popular LA place for kids and adults is Underwood Family Farms. They have a lot of fruit/vegetable picking and other fun stuff.
I leave in kiryas joel and I did spend my chol h with my kids one year like this. I parked my car by the herriman MTA subway stop and took the train to NJ and then took the ferry over the hudson and then we took a cap and then we waked a little on the city st’s and then the bus home and it was SUCH a good chol h enjoyment. (We had a train/ferry/cap/walk/bus) and it was the cheapest from all the days and the most enjoyable. A gitan moiad evrybody. (And now at night beim rebens tish…)
i meant by #27 is like something fun like great adventures but my family went there so many times i want something new
You can go to the beach—-because the weather is cooler, not as many untzniusdik people there.
can anybody advise if six flags is open this choel hamoed?
New Roc City- $35 for an all day pass for the rides/activities (laser tag, bumper cars, pool, bowling, mini golf) five hours unlimited access to all video games. And there is a succah on the roof, and kosher food available under the Va’ad Harabonim of Queens (from Supersol). haimish crowd. (of course games where all you do is crash into cars or kill bodies isn’t very heimish, but hey the kids are entertained)
Six flags in NJ is Closed this yom tov sorry
Can anybody recommend someplace to go apple picking and hay rides??
when will we finally learn? there must be a mechitza placed on the walkways of the WillyB and bklyn bridges so that photos like above can never be allowed to see the light of day!!!
i am in monsey, is there any place where adults can enjoy? (21-23 years old?)
anyplace where I can go, I live in Monsey NY, even if it means traveling a hour, I am looking for something really exiting.
The talmud says “ain simcha elo bebasar” or you can refer to “pikudai hashem yesharim mesamchai laiv” but not outings like is sugested in this artical
#56 where can I go ATV/Jeeping? & Paintball?
#48 , Lee turkey farm is a wonderful place for picking apples as well as many different kinds of vegetables. adults and kids enjoy.
i need a place for kids ages 11-20
nelli bly is packed stay far
Be careful going to Riis Park, they will try to charge you for the circus when you can just buy tickets for the rides.
What did they do in Europe? Doubt they spent $250 a day entertaining the kids.