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 […]
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Meet the Seeker: Zevi Slavin
Photo: Courtesy of Zevi Slavin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the Chabad community of Sydney, Australia; exposing me at a very young age to both the raw beauty of nature, living near the breathtaking Australian shoreline, and to the rigorous system of philosophical mysticism of Hasidic […]
18 Jewish Paintings To Decorate Your Home With
We believe that every person should have the opportunity to decorate their home with beautiful artwork. The budget is secondary. Who ever said you have to purchase everything at once? We live in a time and day in which acquiring art has never been easier. Isn’t it wonderful that you don’t have to travel all […]
10 Yiddish Words You Have To Know
Shop: WordPlayGifts Photo: Courtesy of Etsy Growing up in Europe, I was always surrounded by European Jewish culture. While I was still at university, I once found myself standing in the linguistics department’s library waiting for a friend to finish one of their classes. Browsing through some of the oldest books our alma mater had […]
Meet the Textile Artist: Miriam Cocker
Photo: Courtesy of Miriam Cocker Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I come from a very creative family. My mum moonlights as a print maker and textile artist, my dad is a nature writer and my sister is a ceramic artist and designer. We were both encouraged from a really young […]
Meet the Artist: Dion Futerman
Photo: Courtesy of Dion Futerman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. South African/Israeli artist, born 1955, Pretoria, South Africa. Lived and educated at Jewish Day Schools, in Pretoria and Durban. Lived in Cape Town, and then Ra’anana Israel for a short period becoming an Israeli citizen. Returned to Africa and Cape […]
*Product Review*: Nireh Or Calendar 5781
Photo: Courtesy of Nireh Or Going through the Jewish year has never been lovelier! The beautiful Nireh Or Calendar you can admire above has been created by two tremendously talented and very inspiring women, artist Lizzie Sivitz and Rabbi Hayley Goldstein. Lizzie’s designs are in perfect harmony with Rabbi Hayley’s inspiring commentary. Their love for […]
*Guest Post* by Sharona Lomberg: Heads or Tails… A decision or a faith?
Photo: Yemenite Family having a Rosh Hashanah Seder Courtesy of Zoltan Kluger There are three Seder ceremonies during the year. One that I knew about, one that I celebrated and didn’t know I actually did, and one I learned as an adult. Passover Seder is the one we all celebrate, Tu B’shavat seder (Birthday of […]
Meet the Business Owner: Beth Rabinowitz of Tot Shabbat in a Box
Photo: Courtesy of Tot Shabbat in a Box Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Beth Rabinowitz and I live right outside of Philadelphia. I have been an early childhood Jewish educator for over twenty five years. First as a preschool teacher and then sixteen years as a Jewish Preschool […]
18 Rosh Hashanah Dresses You Will Love!
Shop: Guntina Photos: Courtesy of ETSY The High Holidays are a very special time in the Jewish calendar. It is a time of self-reflection, prayer, soul-searching, and getting together with people you care about deeply. Welcoming the New Year is also a wonderful opportunity to spoil yourself with a new dress. It doesn’t matter if […]