tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post9191411949771609392..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: A hospital is not a tourist siteRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-15056985397272024952008-09-19T10:33:00.000+03:002008-09-19T10:33:00.000+03:00I had to take one onfmy kids to HEK emergancy room...I had to take one onfmy kids to HEK emergancy room recently. You can't imagine what a crazy thing it is to walk through a mall when you need to get to the emergancy room! (the non-mall route is longer and not marked with signs) I think it's total chuzpah that people are forced to walk a long time and be bombarded with other people who are out having a good time, when you are in an emergancy situation! I happy for the doctors that they now have good food easily available, but for the rest of us, itsmegushna!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-30433448757274535332008-09-15T20:20:00.000+03:002008-09-15T20:20:00.000+03:00Actually, it as the other way around- the mall was...Actually, it as the other way around- the mall was/probably still is having financial problems. Would you believe people visiting the hospital just aren't in the mood for a shopping spree?Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27601553000209812442008-09-15T19:07:00.000+03:002008-09-15T19:07:00.000+03:00"The only thing it's missing is a movie theater."d..."The only thing it's missing is a movie theater."<BR/><BR/>don't worry. at the first sign of financial instability, the mall will offer to buy out the hospital and turn into the middle east's largest movie theaterLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-34802663766415326922008-09-15T17:49:00.000+03:002008-09-15T17:49:00.000+03:00For clarification: This is not a small gift shop w...For clarification: This is not a small gift shop we're talking about .It's a proper mall, it's even called a "kanion". It has a food court, shops, a pharmacy, the obligatory Aroma coffee shop. The only thing it's missing is a movie theater. <BR/><BR/>What's really cute is that it has it's own parking lot, that's actually separate from the Haddassah parking lot, but much closer to the hospital then the regular one. You pass it and think "oh, that's nice and close parking". It even has a nice elevator to take you right up to th e mall entrance. <BR/><BR/>Which is all great, until you realize it costs an extra 5 shekel/hour, in addition to the 12 shekel Haddasah parking charge. Lovely.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you Rafi- right protest, wrong reasoning.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-594975617479502962008-09-15T09:08:00.000+03:002008-09-15T09:08:00.000+03:00I would guess that the reason the charaydim don't ...I would guess that the reason the charaydim don't want it is because there prob will be clothing stores for ladies and therfore pictures of ladies on the wall that they would consider very not tznius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-22057350455247150912008-09-15T08:46:00.000+03:002008-09-15T08:46:00.000+03:00hospitals have always had gift shops. It is a good...hospitals have always had gift shops. It is a good place to buy flowers for a patient or a book or some chocolates or a snack....<BR/>but you did not HAVE to go in. and it was simply a gift shop. Turning a hospital into a mall, and forcing everyone who comes in to go through it is wrong.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-7096506593162957402008-09-15T08:13:00.000+03:002008-09-15T08:13:00.000+03:00my grandparents volunteered for many years in the ...my grandparents volunteered for many years in the hadasah giftshop, but i don't think it was a mall back thenLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-60427078560630414252008-09-15T08:08:00.000+03:002008-09-15T08:08:00.000+03:00I can imagine girls injuring themselves just so th...I can imagine girls injuring themselves just so they could shop in the hospital mall.rockofgalileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939653236475167491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-4171523617534201472008-09-15T00:18:00.000+03:002008-09-15T00:18:00.000+03:00You left out the biggest problem with having the m...You left out the biggest problem with having the mall there:<BR/>It takes much longer to get into the hospital since you have to now go through security twice.ythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691757525618464626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-74406058320038499162008-09-14T19:58:00.000+03:002008-09-14T19:58:00.000+03:00What Akiva says (I keep agreeing with Akiva, it lo...What Akiva says (I keep agreeing with Akiva, it looks dangerous). In US nowadays you cannot get to the restroom without passing through some shopping opportunity.<BR/><BR/>And we are copying all - good or bad from there, you know it.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-20094591046647758532008-09-14T18:07:00.000+03:002008-09-14T18:07:00.000+03:00I call it a mall because that is what the article ...I call it a mall because that is what the article calls it. it does not say kiosk or gift shop, but "kanyon" which is a mall.<BR/><BR/>what is not compatible? dot know. maybe they sell televisions, maybe magazines, maybe non-mehadrin food - I have no idea.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-37896554526333205552008-09-14T17:07:00.000+03:002008-09-14T17:07:00.000+03:00why is having gift shops in the hospital lobby "no...why is having gift shops in the hospital lobby "not compatible with the lifestyle of the Haredim".<BR/>is there something im missing?<BR/>why do you call it a "mall"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-56860744633037382052008-09-14T17:03:00.000+03:002008-09-14T17:03:00.000+03:00Reminds me of a business trip to Las Vegas some ye...Reminds me of a business trip to Las Vegas some years ago. You literally couldn't get to the hotel check-in counter without going through the casino - and the way was not marked.<BR/><BR/>Took me 15 minutes of wandering to find the counter. You couldn't enter or exit the hotel without passing through.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042484533217272945noreply@blogger.com