Clueless what to cook this Passover? How about an entire vegetarian menu! Jazzie Morgan of The Israel Bites was so kind to put a lovely menu together for our readers. Make sure to follow her on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on the Israeli restaurant scene and navigating the Middle East having […]
Category: Jewish Culture
35+ Artistic Hostess Gifts For Passover Everyone Will Love!
*Product list can be found below. Anyone can bring fresh flowers, and chances are very high someone will, but how about getting your Passover host something artistic this year? How about an original watercolour painting or a high quality floral art print created by Rachelle or Britt? They will certainly brighten up anyone’s home! Wouldn’t […]
40 + Seder Plates to fall in LOVE with!
Photo: Courtesy of Armadillo Judaica Lovers One of our favourite holidays to celebrate is … Passover! With Passover around the corner, it’s time to shop for something new. How about a beautiful Seder plate? If you ask us, you can never have too many Judaica items in your collection. Living outside of Israel, we have […]
10 + Jewish Home Blessings Your Passover Host Will Love!
Invited to a Passover Seder this year and clueless about what to bring? We love to give art when we are invited to someone’s place we know quite well. It is so much more personal than a bottle of wine. This year, we have put together a small selection of Jewish Home Blessings we believe […]
15 + Matzah Covers & Afikoman Bags
Don’t you just love setting your Passover table? It’s one of the holidays we get most excited about. Mainly because we get to cook for a group of people and host them for a few hours. We simply love celebrating holidays in a communal setting. It can be in the form of a buffet, a […]
Meet The Ketubah Artist: Judith Joseph of Judith Joseph Studio
Photo: Courtesy of Judith Joseph Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a very Jewish home. My father called us “non-observant Orthodox” because we knew the rules but didn’t necessarily follow them. My parents were intellectually curious, and conversation at home was nerdy: Judaism, history, […]
Product Review: garage Judaica coffee table book by Irit Abir
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Product: Coffee Table Book Our verdict: Informative and decorative at the same time – a must have! What makes an item Jewish? Depending on whom you ask, you may answer. Let’s agree that it is one of those questions that invites a variety of answers and with it, […]
An introduction to Passover from a Reform perspective by Rabbi Andrea Frank
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Table Runner created by Yael Harris Resnick Table Linen created by Linen Home Décor Judaism uses a Hebrew calendar that lists all the Jewish Holidays of the Jewish year. A Jewish calendar has Hebrew calendar months blended into our everyday calendar and has twelve months as well. The […]
Meet The Architect, Artist & Designer: Irit Abir of Garage Judaica
Dial M for Menorah Photo: Courtesy of Irit Abir / Photo Credit: Orit Arnon Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m an Israeli architect and designer, graduate of the Faculty of Architecture in the Technion, Haifa. I work in my own studio, designing residential and public buildings, and also work on […]
Meet The Artist & Designer: Elizabeth Ehrlich of Kids Kippot
Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Ehrlich Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a small business owner, wife and mother of four. I have a degree in Chemistry and Theater from Wesleyan University. I spent 6 years as a chemist working for a large Pharmaceutical company before having children. I took […]