The Kinneret mug: pour in something hot and the lake appears, with its level on your day.
Pick a day: a birth, a wedding, an aliyah. The mug prints the Kinneret's level that day beside its gauge and red lines, and your own words. It is black when cold, and the Sea of Galilee fills in when the coffee goes in.
$29
Make yours- Free shipping in the US, $12 to Israel
- See it drawn before you pay
- Order by November 18 to have it for Hanukkah
Make yours.
This is an example. Fill in the form and the picture redraws with your details.
$29
Free shipping in the US, $12 to Israel.
Fill in the form first, so the picture shows your details.
Every reading since 1966.
The Water Authority has published the Kinneret's level since September 1966: 11,356 readings so far, and the mug can print any of them.
In Israel the lake's level is news, reported through the winter like the weather. The mug takes the number from your day and puts it where you will see it every morning.
What you get.
Black, until it is hot
Cold, the outside is black. Pour in coffee or tea and the lake, the gauge and your sentence come through.
Your day, read from the record
Before 2000 the lake was measured about once a week, so for those years the mug gives the nearest reading before your day and says which day it was.
11 oz ceramic
Black outside, white inside, glossy, and free of lead and BPA. Wash it by hand to keep the colour change working.
Who it is for.
An aliyah anniversary
The lake on the day you landed.
A birthday
For anyone born since September 1966.
A wedding
Two mugs, one day, one level.
A Kinneret watcher
There is one in every family, checking the lake every winter.
Why we made it.
Our Kinneret page is read most in the rainy months, when everyone wants to know if the lake rose. We wanted the number from one good day to last.
The Israel.com newsroom
How it works.
- 1
Fill in the form
A city, a name, a date. The picture redraws with every answer.
- 2
Approve what you see
The preview is drawn by the same code as the file we print, so what you approve is what arrives.
- 3
We print and post it
Made to order in two to five working days, then shipped free to the US or Israel.
Hanukkah begins at sundown on Friday, December 4.
- Order by November 18 for delivery in the US before the first candle.
- Order by November 11 for delivery in Israel.
Questions before you order
How far back does the record go?+
To September 1966. Any day since then can go on the mug, up to the latest reading.
What are the red lines?+
The levels the lake is managed by. At the upper red line, −208.80 m, it counts as full. Below the lower red line, −213.00 m, the water turns saltier and the lake's life suffers, and at the black line, −214.87 m, pumping has to stop.
Can it go in the dishwasher?+
Wash it by hand. Heat-changing glaze lasts longest that way.
Can I see it before I pay?+
Yes. The picture on this page redraws with every answer, and it is drawn by the same code as the file we print. Nothing goes in the basket until your own picture has drawn.
How long does delivery take?+
Each piece is made to order, which takes two to five working days, and then it is posted. Most orders reach US addresses in two to three weeks and Israeli addresses in three to four. We email the tracking link the day it ships.
Can I send it straight to someone as a gift?+
Yes. Put their address in at checkout and it goes straight to them.
What if it arrives damaged or misprinted?+
Reply to your order email with a photo and we send a new one, free.
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