Currency:
Israeli money is called shekels, and there are 100 agorot to a shekel. There are shekel coins, new two-shekel coins, five shekel coins, strange 10-shekel coins, 20, 50, 100 and 200 shekel bills. You can exchange money and travelers' checks at banks or at your hotel, but you may prefer to change your money at a major Post Office and you will not be charged commission.