Meet the Artist: Howard Fox

Image: Courtesy of Howard Fox Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am an artist living in Israel.  Originally from Canada I have been creating both original and Giclée print ketubot since the early 1980’s. I split my creative endeavors between ketubah making and fine art oil painting of a series […]

Meet the Artist and Designer: Beka Wilk of Foreverie Paper

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a mom, designer, and former art teacher. Writing and designing ketubot perfectly fulfills my childhood dream of being an author and illustrator, but it’s not what I ever expected to be doing! For over a decade, I taught art in prisons, hospitals and museums, […]

Meet the Artist: Aminadav Coen of Secret Passengers

Photo: Courtesy of Secret Passengers Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Aminadav Coen, and I’m an Israeli designer and illustrator now living in California. After graduating from art school, a career opportunity sent me to the US, where I’ve lived for the past seven years. Yet, I am […]

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 Artist: Rachel Ellison of Bat Sarah Press

Photo: Courtesy of Bat Sarah Press Photographer: Katalina Berbari Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.  I’m from the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in a household with a strong Jewish identity. My Hebrew day school had a wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Woloshin, and she directed many different art projects, […]

It does not always have to be diamonds: 18 Emerald Engagement Rings to propose with to the love of your life this May!

Loved by people all around the world, the Emerald is traditionally known as the birthstone for the month of May. Being one of the most precious gemstones in the world, it has captured people’s hart throughout history. Associated with rebirth, renewal and fertility, early Romans, for example, have traditionally given emeralds as presents to young […]

Meet the Rabbi: Haim Casas

Photo: Courtesy of Rabbi Haim Casas Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. What inspired you to become a Rabbi and what do you enjoy the most about your chosen profession? I was born in the city of Maimonides, Cordoba, in 1981. From a very young age my grandfather instilled in me […]

Meet the Textile Artist: Marlyn Butchins of Chuppah Craft

Photo: Courtesy of Marlyn Butchins Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am originally from Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), lived a number of years in South Africa and came to Israel with my husband, three children and my sister, and her younger daughter, in 1987. Career-wise, I am a Brain Aerobics therapist […]

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