Art Magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Lauren Lowenstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m originally from New York City, but moved to Washington DC for college and very much consider it to be my home. After graduating from college, I participated in a program called Avodah – the Jewish Service Corps, which really […]
Photo: Courtesy of Saba Shahriari Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Iran into an artistic family. As Baha’is in Iran we faced religious persecutions, and because of that we immigrated to the United States so we could practice our basic human rights, even as simple as access […]
Photo: Courtesy of TouchwooDesign Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. We, Assaf Goldstein and Ofir Baruochi, are industrial designers, graduates of the Jerusalem Hadassa College. We both worked for a few years as employees of the Israel Museum and after obtaining the required experience, we decided to branch out on our […]
Shop: HawthornHandmade Photos: Courtesy of ETSY At Judaica in the Spotlight, we love how versatile needle felting is. With a little bit of practice, you will be able to create stunningly beautiful sculptures your family and friends will fall head over heels in love with the moment they will lay eyes on them. Be prepared […]
Photo: Courtesy of Netillah What inspired you to start your company, Netillah? Netillah was started by Orly Wahba. Her inspiration was to have more meaningful mitzvot. She started it in order to enhance people’s homes along with their mitzvot. Netilat Yehdayim is a huge mitzvah. Keeping our hands clean also keeps our bodies and souls […]
Photo: Courtesy of Rabbi Shmuel Polin Besides working on your impressive reconstruction project, Opening The Ark Project, you are also a Rabbi and Artist. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background? I have always been fascinated by the intersections of art and theology. As a child, I learned from my father […]
When you live in a country where Jews are the minority you feel as if you were living in a Jewish museum when you have friends and acquaintances over pointing at your Judaica collection while asking you what the various items are and what they are used for in your home rituals. One of the […]
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 […]
On weekends we are all about doing something creative. It can be anything from creating an elaborate watercolour painting to knitting a scarf. Very often we will try something entirely new. There is no lovelier way to relax after a long week than doing something with your hands that doesn’t involve a keyboard. After all, […]
Photo: Courtesy of Rochelle Garrison Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, in an Orthodox and insular community. I felt like I was bound by so many rules and barriers, while all I was yearning for was free reign. I was never a “traditional” girl, ultimately […]
