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28/04/2026

🍊 how to find the Suspended Orange Tree in Old Jaffa

after exploring projects by local Israeli artisans — from kaleidoscopes to ceramics, jewelry, and more — it’s time to make your way up the steps to the suspended orange tree

you’re now on Sagittarius Street. Did you know that all the streets in Old Jaffa are named after the zodiac signs? Try to find yours.

on your right, you’ll see the House of Simon the Tanner — traditionally associated with Saint Peter. According to Christian tradition, this is where Peter stayed and had a vision that symbolized openness between peoples — a moment often seen as a turning point in early Christianity

turn left and continue up a few more steps. On your left will remain Kikar Kdumim — one of the central squares of Old Jaffa. From here, it’s also the easiest way to reach the Zodiac Bridge and a scenic viewpoint overlooking all of Tel Aviv

cross Louis Pasteur Street and enter Pisces Street. On your way, we suggest stopping by the Ilana Goor Museum — a unique space created by Israeli artist Ilana Goor, blending sculpture, design, and architecture in a former 18th-century building overlooking the sea

look around you — Jaffa is a magical place, and everyone finds something different here

continue to Leo Street and turn left. Here you’ll find one of the coziest studios of our friends, where handmade soaps are crafted with care and a touch of magic

and now, you’re almost there

the famous suspended orange tree. Created by artist Ran Morin, this installation — known as the The Suspended Orange Tree — symbolizes the delicate balance between roots and displacement. The orange tree, once a powerful symbol of Jaffa’s prosperity, now floats in mid-air — held between past and present, land and sky

and when you’re done — don’t rush away. Keep wandering, keep looking up and around. Jaffa always has one more story waiting for you

27/04/2026

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Mazal Keshet, 4 – Old Jaffa
11:00 – 18:00, everyday

26/04/2026

meet Alon, who has been working with wood for 15+ years, inspired by his father who taught him the craft

he creates wooden balance games with Israeli animals, hanukkiot, mezuzas and puzzle maps of Israel.

the maps are puzzles — and that feels right
a place made of pieces, constantly shifting, constantly being put back together

his whole family is part of the process — testing, adjusting, arguing over tiny details

these days, his balance games feel like one of the few places you can actually find balance

come see his workđź’™

22/04/2026

«if you will it, it is no dream»

happy independence day🇮🇱
a place where dreams became real✨

19/04/2026

.both graduates of ceramic programs in Israel,
their work grows from a deep connection to the land, to material, and to process

all the colors you see are born from the earth itself —
collected from different parts of Israel,
turned into pigments, into surfaces, into stories

their pieces carry traces of this place —
its history, its textures, its contradictions

one of their most iconic works — the soft vase —
has quietly become a symbol

broken, yet holding itself together
fragile, yet strong

a reflection of a place that never stops rebuilding

đź’™come by, squeeze the vase,
and discover what our artisans create

Mazal Keshet 4, Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv

13/04/2026

đź§¶not just something to wear, but something to mean

made here in Tel Aviv, by one of our artisans
so at least if it doesn’t protect you, it still comes with a real story

wear it for luck
or for meaning
or just because it looks right on your wrist

12/04/2026

🫰🏻💙

05/04/2026

the world is created by dreamers✨

and some of them are born here — in jaffa

meet Marit Meisler — a designer who grew up in the old city, surrounded by stone, light, and history

she was one of the first in Israel to work with concrete as an artistic material — bringing it from architecture into the world of objects

what is usually seen as cold and industrial
becomes warm, tactile, almost alive

the everyday meets the sacred
form meets question
the familiar is reimagined

at the same time, Marit continues the legacy of her father — Frank Meisler, a renowned Israeli sculptor whose works live in public spaces and museums around the world

his language is metal and scale
hers is concrete and intimacy

but in both — a search for meaning through form

each piece is handmade
each one carries a trace of jaffa

01/04/2026

chag sameach✨

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30/03/2026

no, we didn’t mix it up — passover is coming.
you can find gifts for that here too 🙂
but just a reminder… menorahs are here all year round

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29/03/2026

🍊your first souvenir from jaffa

you didn’t come to jaffa first
jaffa came to you

from here, oranges crossed the sea
grown under this same sun,
picked by hand,
packed in wooden crates

by the 1920s,
they were known around the world
as jaffa oranges

sweet, bright —
a small piece of this place
you could hold in your hands

a souvenir is never just a souvenir✨

if you want to remember it,
you can find this story
as an art print in our shop
or order it online

Address

Mazal Keshet, 4
Tel Aviv

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