Photo: Courtesy of Amethyst Astro Tarot Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Istanbul in a Sephardic family (Ladino was the secret language for the adults so, unfortunately, I can’t speak this beautiful language…) and I lived there until I was 32 years old. I have a BA […]
Category: Jewish Culture
Let your creativity flow with Inbal Amit’s Newest Product: Hebrew Words Colouring Book for Adults!
Reviewed by Miriam P. Inbal Amit did it again, she impressed us with one of her fantastic new products! You will remember her name from her feature on our website as well as from my review of her two Hebrew Workbooks I had the pleasure of writing not too long ago together with my partner’s […]
Meet the brilliant and inquisitive mind behind Torah Tarot: Stav Appel
Photo: Courtesy of Stav Appel Please, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a very ordinary American Jew from New York but spent many of my formative years in Israel. By profession I work as a Data Scientist, but Torah study has always been an important part of my life. Most […]
Guest Post by Jewish Wedding Glass Artist Talia Cywiak
Photos: Courtesy of Talia Cywiak My name is Talia, I am a Belgo-Israeli artist specialized in glass art. My studio is in Tel Aviv and I ship my creations all over the world. I was so honored to be contacted and interviewed by Judaica in the Spotlight a few months ago, and I am so […]
Meet the Opera Singer: Cheri Rose Katz
Photo: Courtesy of Cheri Rose Katz We are thrilled to be able to interview you for our magazine, Cheri. Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? Thank you so much! I am thrilled to be here and be interviewed by you! I grew up in New Jersey, and as […]
Meet the Author: Danica Davidson
Photo: Courtesy of Danica Davidson Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m an author of 17 middle grade and young adult books. My latest book is I Will Protect You (published by Little, Brown), which I worked on with Auschwitz twin survivor Eva Kor. She was elementary-school aged when her […]
Meet the Author: Amalia Hoffman
Photo: Courtesy of Amalia Hoffman Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background I was born and raised in Jerusalem. I lived in the same room with my two sisters and it was a lot of fun. Dad used to read us bedtime stories but working hard, he always fell asleep just […]
Meet the Author: Lesléa Newman
Photo: Courtesy of Lesléa Newman Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Brooklyn and on Long Island, went to school in Vermont and Colorado, and moved to Massachusetts in 1982 where I have remained happily ever since. I started writing poetry when I was eight years old […]
Meet the Author: Bracha Goetz
Photo: Courtesy of Bracha Goetz Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m the Harvard-educated author of 40 Jewish children’s books. I’m also the author of one candid memoir for adults about how I became an observant Jew and overcame food addictions joyfully and spiritually. The goal of all my books […]
*Children’s Book Review*: Matzah Means So Many Things by Faith Goldstein
Reviewed by Miriam P. and the soon-to-be-six-year-old Julie H. Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Last weekend, my partner John and I went to visit his parents at their cottage in County Kerry on the other side of the island. As ever so often, his brother Liam together with his wife Róisín and their […]