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The red line tee: −208.80, the level at which the Kinneret is full.

When the Sea of Galilee reaches its upper red line it is full. The tee carries the number, the line in English and in Hebrew, and a promise: we'll get there. On sale until November 30.

$39

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  • Free shipping to the US and Israel
  • Made to order for you
  • On sale until November 30
  • Order by November 18 to have it for Hanukkah
A black tee printed with −208.80, the Kinneret's upper red line

Choose your size.

This is the file we print, drawn from your answers.

$39

Free shipping to the US and Israel. Today the lake is 4.81 m below the line, which it last reached in 1993.

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How far the lake is from the line, today.

Today the lake is 4.81 m below the line, which it last reached in 1993.

The chart is the lake's level since the record began. The tee is the dashed line at the top.

197019801990200020102020Full−208.80Lower red line−213.00Black line−214.874.81 m short
The lake's level on the first of every month since 1 September 1966, and on 3 October 2026: −213.62 m.

What you get.

  • Heavyweight cotton

    100% ring-spun cotton, 6.1 oz, garment-dyed, in a relaxed fit.

  • Made for you

    Sizes S to 4XL, each one printed when it is ordered.

  • Until November 30

    A drop from the newsroom is sold for a few weeks, then it is gone.

Why we made it.

−208.80 is the one number about the lake that every Israeli knows. It belonged on a shirt.

The Israel.com newsroom

How it works.

  1. 1

    Choose your size

    Each one is made when it is ordered, so every size is in stock.

  2. 2

    We make it

    Printed to order in two to five working days.

  3. 3

    It comes to you

    Shipped free, with a tracking link the day it leaves.

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 does it fit?+

A relaxed, roomy fit, in sizes S to 4XL.

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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