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The A-Z Glossary of Tel Aviv beaches
By: roye Salomon
Artick- Kartiv: Ice cream!!! Many ice cream vendors walk the beaches in the summer shouting this.
Avatiach: Watermelon, perfect for the beach, usually served with Bulgarian cheese.
Bira: Beer
Bachurot: Girls, pretty if possible.
Chasakeh: Ask someone what a chasakeh is..
Degel: Flag. White is free bathing, Red means dangerous conditions, Black means the beach is closed (either big waves or a lifeguard strike)..
Dayagim: Fishermen. From Dag (fish). A popular hobby in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Good catches sometimes too. Try the area below old Jaffa.
Gal: Wave.
Golshim: Surfers. They look the same everywhere.
Locus: A very tasty sea fish.
Mangal: BBQ. A beach time favorite, especially on the Jaffa beaches.
Matkot: Beach paddles, a true Israeli game, with no rules, no winners or losers but a lot of noise and quick flying balls. Look out for the pros who often hit the ball 15 meters up in the air…
Medusas: Jellyfish. Every year millions of Jellyfish appear along the Israeli coast. These have stingers on their bottom side. When the invasion is at its worst (you will know by the jellyfish washed up on the beach) the water can be quite stingy..
Metzilim: Lifeguards. Israeli lifeguards are a far cry from the Baywatch ideal. Tanned to the bone they are some of the funniest characters in Tel Aviv. Lifeguards are one of the highest paid sectors of the public service, they work only six months a year and yet are somehow always on strike. Most beaches in Tel Aviv have lifeguard facilities, and if the surf is up better to stay on these beaches. Check out the lifeguard on Frishman beach who sometimes sings and plays the guitar over the speaker system…
Tayelet: Promenade. You can walk from northernmost Metzizim beach all the way down to Alma beach and Jaffa. The promenade proper starts at Frishman beach. Here is a great place to stroll, jog, bike or rollerblade. During the summer this one of the best places to cool off in the evening, and make artists and street performers line the promenade. There are many cafes and restaurants along the Tayelet, most serving similar food and generally a little overpriced.
Zefet: Tar. A curse of Israeli beaches. Can be removed with diesel. There are tar removal stations at most beaches that look like a shoeshine brush in a metal container.
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