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a big bag of sour candy gummies and
even a dirt-cheap blanket.
My favorite shopping was at the
open-aired Nachalat Binyamin
Market, which is parallel to the
Carmel Market. Open Tuesday and
Friday only, the market offers
hand-made Israeli arts and crafts
at exceedingly reasonable prices
for quality goods.
Some of my scores included a
chunky museum-quality necklace
made from polished olive wood and
metal and a bunch of wallets and
coin purses crafted from recycled
plastic by a hubbie and wife team
at Beggar’s.
But the winner for the most
creative line of products is Eli
Yashar, a stained glass artist. Many
years ago, at a relative’s wedding,
during the custom of breaking a
glass under the canopy, he got the
idea of placing the glass shards
into the pyramid to create a
souvenir of the wedding day. Today,
13 years later, he sells a variety of
stained glass memorabilia created
from wedding glass shards.
For help in planning your exciting
trip to Tel Aviv visit the helpful
Israel Ministry of Tourism website.
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