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A Ketubah is a Jewish Wedding Contract signed moments before the bride and groom walk to the Chuppah. Codified in the first century of the Common Era, the Ketubah text has been written in Aramaic outlining the groom’s obligations to his bride and signed in front of two male witnesses. A lot has changed since […]
Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah “We love Passover! For us it’s a unique time, interlacing the past and present, family gathering with all my children, Haggadah reading, tasting unique foods and being thankful to our freedom.” Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah Interview – Online Shop – Instagram – Facebook Lesley Kogan – Clay is My […]
Photo: Courtesy of CardStock by FiS Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was always drawing and coloring throughout elementary and high school. I actually used to design the typography of a person’s name by hand during class and color it with pens or markers and then give them out to […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Lettering is a wonderful way to spend your Sunday afternoons with. The perfect mindfulness exercise for busy people who enjoy creating art in the little free time they have. This guidebook makes a wonderful addition to the art section in your home library. A fantastic present for beginners […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Our team is always on the look-out for inspiring books to teach us more about art. A while ago we stumbled upon this gem in one of our favourite bookshops. Make Ink by Jason Logan will captivate you right from the start. You will love learning about the […]
Giving a thoughtful present to someone for their birthday, or any other special occasion, or to show how much they mean to you throughout the year, is of great importance to us. A lot of thought and consideration goes into the decision of what we purchase for the people we care about the most. Something […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Time and time again, we are being asked by our loyal readers what book to purchase if they, or someone they know, would like to start practicing Hebrew Calligraphy. Our team can highly recommend “Mastering Hebrew Calligraphy” by accomplished Israel based calligrapher Izzy Pludwinski. A passionate calligrapher himself, […]
During the first week of January, we like to take our time to look for greeting as well as birthday cards to surprise our loved ones with throughout the year. We like to choose them based on our friends’ character traits, their hobbies, and more often than not, inside jokes we share. Is there a […]
Decorating a room for a child is something very special for the entire family. Choosing the perfect colour scheme that suits your child’s personality, the ideal furniture to give them the space they need, picking plush toys, wooden games, and books they will cherish for a long time to come; there are a lot of […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight When German speakers, and many people for that matter, think of Bremen, the city Akiva Roszkowski is based in, they automatically think of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy-tale “Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten”. The “Town Musicians of Bremen”. We are thrilled that the Jewish world now associates this northern German city […]