Parking in Tel Aviv – Big Changes Coming Our Way


Parking for Tel Aviv residents is about to change – drastically!

Beginning March 1, 2012 residents will pay 25% of the regular price (rather than the current 50%) in Achuzot Hof parking lots. 3 additional parking lots will be available for “close to home” parking. The above is part of stage one of the new parking arrangements. More specifics will be sent to residents by mail.

But the bigger change will occur in stage two. Parking zones will be abolished! That’s right, no more colorful parking stickers on our windshields. This means that cars with a Tel Aviv resident sticker can park in any blue and white space in any zone. No news yet on when stage two will start but this will certainly make parking more pleasurable in the city that never stops.

Visitors to Tel Aviv will still have to search for parking.   If you insist in coming into the city rather than using the "Reading" parking lot your best bets are the privately owned parking lot on Alozoroff between Dizengoff and Ben Yehuda or the "Hechal Hatarbut" (Mann Auditorium lot)  between Rothschild and Ibn Gvirol near Dizengoff.



Learn Hebrew in Tel Aviv…A Food Tour.

Guy Sharett loves what he does. The multi-talented linguist, teacher, writer and tour guide teaches Hebrew in a most unusual but practical way. Through street signs and graffiti. If you are in Tel Aviv for a short visit why not take one of his tours. You’ll learn some Hebrew and something about Tel Aviv as well.



Olives in the Shuk

 This Friday (January 27th) professional cook Nomi Zysblat joins Guy in an interactive Hebrew lesson through Shuk Ha Carmel. (first Hebrew word: “shuk” means market) Following the Eat, Stray, Learn: Marinated Hebrew tour you’ll have a hands-on Israeli cooking class followed by lunch in a nearby Bauhaus apartment.


Cooking with Nomi Zysblat

The tour/fun/lesson begins at 10:00 AM inside the shuk where you will shop for the produce needed for the cooking lesson. Lots of history, stories and cultural anecdotes will be shared along the way.

Cost: 150NIS per person, all included and you have been warned: The tour starts on time, not Israel time. So be on time - 10:00 AM.

Be prepared to laugh, taste, and sing while you practice your hands-on Hebrew!

For more information contact Guy directly: 054-662-3314

Here’s a map to the meeting point located at 14 Hillel HaZaken St.

B’Te’avon! You’ll have to ask Guy what that means.

Thanks to M.K. for the tip.

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Valentine’s Day Gifts from Israel


Tel Aviv based jewelry designer Ben Proctor has created a few pieces for Valentine’s Day. Sold on Etsy under Ben’s line Benati, the pieces are simple, tasteful and made in Israel.

For a limited time only the hamsa pictured below will be shipped for free. A hamsa is a palm shaped amulet popular in the Middle East to ward off the evil eye. Made from sterling silver and gold plated the hamsa comes on an 18” chain.

Also for Valentine’s Day is a handmade sterling silver heart pendant. The inspiration for this design was film about a complicated relationship. But as Ben writes on his website – the film has a happy ending.

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"Pashut" means "Simple" in Hebrew

 

Looking for an usual gift from Israel for that special toddler (or adult) in your life? Look no further than the corner of of Hashomer Street and Nahlat Binyamin at the biweekly Tuesday and Friday craft fair where former preschool teacher Amnon Lipkin sells his sewn fabric versions of everyday items under the name “Pashut”.  Each item is whimsical but functional.



This camera case has enough padding to carry your camera in.

Or how about his tool kit for your little “Bob the Builder”?

Or this television set tote bag?

You can also stop by Amnon’s studio in the children’s clothing store Monalina located at Shlush 30 in Neve Tsedek.



Amnon at work



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Winter Watermelon – It’s Yellow-Orange


Are you longing for the tastes of summer during the cold Israeli winter? The new yellow-orange watermelon will bring your taste buds back to the sweet fruits of summer. The new fruit is a joint venture between farmer Itay Gal from Moshav Ein Yahav in the Arava Desert and the Hishtil Nurseries.

The new fruit is oval shaped with a bottle green rind and dark green stripes. According to the P.R. materials this new watermelon will be firm, crisp and more sweet than the usual summer red watermelon.

Grown hanging in hothouses the melons are wrapped in the early stages of growth in a mesh bag to protect them from damage. The mesh bag remains on the fruit all the way to market shelf...and on to your refrigerator.

Here’s the even better news – the average weight of an orange watermelon is 3 kilos making it much easier to carry home and store in your home refrigerator.

A few years ago T in Tel Aviv wrote about the square watermelon from Japan. What’s next? A blue strawberry?

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The Sound of Music - Bet Tzvi Library Theater

Take your family before the 26th of January to see The Sound of Music at the Ramat Gan Theater. This is a production by the Sifriya (Library) Theater, a professional theater giving performance opportunities to graduates of the Bet Tzvi Theater School.

It’s rare that a such a popular English language musical is staged in Israel. The adults in the audience will hum along to the familiar tunes of Rodgers and Hammerstein while the younger audience will enjoy both the music the memorable story of the Von Trapp family. Don’t let the fact that the production is in Hebrew dissuade you - the production directed by Arthur Kogan is excellent. I found myself singing along in my head in English. The performances by the entire cast are first rate most notably from Nitzan Eshel (rotating with Tal Ginat) as Maria, David Friedman as Baron Von Trapp and Hila Maarbi (rotating with Nitzan Kravitz) as Mother Superior.

The audience was comprised of adults and children (both Hebrew and English speakers)  and EVERYONE enjoyed themselves. Some kids even applauded when the Baron finally kissed Maria. You will love the show and so will your kids! Seriously folks – this is an opportunity!

The production has been extended until the 26th of January – best to call the Ramat Gan Theater for tickets as the website hasn’t been updated.  Tickets are 150 NIS with deals available with various credit card deals.  03-579-9290
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