Cindy's family owns two apartments on the floor below them, which they rent out for the income. Mom and I stayed in the larger, lovely apartment.
For the next few days Mom and I stayed in Telz Stone, and family members came to visit us.
The town is very small, consisting mostly of apartment buildings and a few private homes, and very few commercial businesses. One building houses a large grocery store (makolet); a general store (kol-bo); a deli which is mostly takout but has a few tables; and a health clinic. There's also a beit hachlama, or convalescent center for women who were discharged from a hospital after giving birth. There the women, nearly all Orthodox (very observant Jews), and babies are pampered for a few days, before they return home, often to a very busy house.
On our first day in Telz Stone, Mom and I walked the two blocks down a hill to the makolet (grocery store). It's really a mini supermarket, crammed with just about anything you might want. It's unusual for a food market in Israel to have the variety found in this makolet. But in this community there are many immigrants, especially from the U.S., South Africa, England and some from Latin America. So there are many products not found in most markets in Israel, such as Ortega salsa and a bag of tortillas. However, the selection of fresh vegetables and fruits is limited. We stocked up on items for out 10-day stay, though we didn't need much since Cindy's family would supply Shabbat meals, and we would be away for a few days at the wedding, and visiting friends.
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