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issue 1, vol. 1 Fall 2008
Contagious: A Love Storyby Marvin Wolf That Daddy Feeling by Alon Kaplan Standing in for God: Parenting as a Spiritual Jew by Nishima Kaplan All for One and One for All by Jonas Goldstein .......and much more
Chuppahs
 Beautiful, luxurious Chuppahs (Jewish Wedding Canopies) without spending thousands. Silky, washable fabrics, hand finished by our seamstress with hems & ribbon. Personalize with your names & quote. Easily convertible after the wedding into wall hangings, bed...
Havdalah Sets
 Havdalah is the ritual ceremony that distinguishes between the holy Shabbat and the 6 days of the new week. The wine in the kiddush cup is blessed first. The fragrant spices in the spice box are sniffed and blessed second. The flame of the havdalah candle in the candleholder is gazed at and...
Tsedaka Boxes
 Tsedaka means charity. The Hebrew is related to the word Tsedek which means justness and rightness. Giving tsedaka is a cornerstone for a righteous Jewish person's life. One is encouraged to give 10% of one's yearly income to tsedaka. Beautiful tsedaka boxes teach children and adults alike the...
Mezuzzahs
 The mezuzah case is created to hold a tiny parchment of a hand-written Shema ('Hear O Israel the Lord Your God is One'). In this passage from the Torah, God commands us to write God's words on our doorposts which include "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and might". ...
Kiddush Cups
 The Kiddush Cup holds ritual wine for blessing every Jewish festival, including the weekly festival of Shabbat. Wine symbolizes joy-- Jewish festivals are for rejoicing!
Seder Plates
 The six cups are for the items on the seder plate: chazeret (bitter greens), z'roa (roasted shankbone), charoset (apples and walnuts), maror (horseradish), karpas (greens), and beitzah (egg).
Matzah Plates
 The Festival of Matzah is celebrated during Passover each spring for 8 days. The matzah is first tasted during the Passover Seder. This special plate honors the matzah as the centerpiece of the Seder table.
Challah Plates
 Shabbat is the holy festival that begins every Friday evening. Two loaves of delicious challah wait, on the ceremonial challah plate, for their blessing that marks the start of the festive meal.
Eliyahu and Miriam Cups
 Elijah the prophet will return as the harbinger of the Messiah. He will reconcile parents and children and answer all hitherto unanswerable questions about Jewish Law. Miriam the prophetess was Moses' sister who sang and danced with the women on the far side of the Red Sea. Near the end of the...
Candlestick Holders
 Sacred candleholders hold ritual candles. We light and bless the candles at the start of every Jewish festival, including the weekly festival of Shabbat. The festivals come in just as the sun sets. Two candles remind us both to remember and to guard our Holy Days.
Menorahs
 The menorah is the centerpiece of the Jewish winter holiday of lights, Channukah. Eight candles are lit, one more each night, for eight blazing festive nights. The flames illuminate the ones who gather together to celebrate this holy festival. Midrash  Visual Midrash creates a powerful emotional connection to Judaism, Jewish texts, and Jewish life. A Midrash explores the hidden meanings of a Biblical text then extrapolates to some often mind-bending conclusion. Art as Midrash is a dynamic form of story-telling that uses visual imagery to fill in... Sacred Life  Fine Art that glorifies gatherings and celebrations of Judaism. Living the religion, praying with the heart, caring for each other, feeling intensely Jewish... these are signs that together we are creating and participating in Sacred Life. Meditations  Our rich and ancient Hebrew language speaks volumes with a single word. Artists respond to the Jewish ideals contained within Hebrew words with visual stories, both abstract and figurative. Artistic meditations on Hebrew words and concepts inspire and heal us with their sacred vibrations. ... Hebrew Blessings and Prayers  We love to adorn our homes with holy words, sanctifying the sacred hours when our home transforms into a private Temple where we glorify the Holy One through rituals, Hebrew songs, prayers and blessings. We revel in the artistry and mystical significance of the Hebrew Aleph Bet. Modern artworks... Landscapes, Figures and Still Lifes  Jewish Life dances on the earth, filling the world with laughter and song, friendship and family, flowers and fruits, festive meals and sacred gatherings. The Holy Land of Israel, known fondly as The Land, draws the Jewish people to its bosom to celebrate, to travel, and (sometimes) to build new...
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