Photo: Courtesy of Penelope D Judaica Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Penelope, the creator and crafter behind the brand Penelope D Judaica. I was born in London and raised in France. For as long as I can remember I had my heart set on living in an […]
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Meet the Artist and Opera Singer: Jamie Roitman
Photo: Courtesy of Jamie Roitman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I live in Westchester County, New York with my husband, our 3 sons—ages 4, 2 and 6 months—and our mini goldendoodle. We’re raising our children to understand the importance of family and to appreciate Jewish culture. I have been an […]
Meet the Artist: Adina Silberman
Photo: Courtesy of Adina Silberman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Adina Silberman and I currently live in Chicago with my husband and daughter. I am trained as a dentist and have a lot of hobbies including art and graphic design. Jewdles is a brand new line of […]
Meet the Artist and Designer: Lisa Sambol
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the United States, in the Detroit area. I moved to NY for university where I completed two degrees and met my husband. We then moved to Boston so that I could finish my Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. We […]
36 Rosh Hashanah Gifts To Surprise Your Loved Ones With!
Can you believe Rosh Hashanah is already around the corner? We love when the holiday comes in early and we get to celebrate it at the beginning of September. It is wonderful to see how excited our children and our friends’ children get when the Jewish New Year coincides with the beginning of the new […]
Meet the Artist & Designer: Talia Schoen of Tiny & Mighty
Photo: Courtesy of Talia Schoen Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I made Aliyah when I was 7 to Jerusalem from Teaneck, New Jersey. I grew up with a super close loving orthodox family. I met my husband at a bus stop in 2019; fun fact: both me and my husband […]
Meet the Artist: Chaya Esther Ort of Kiyor Studio
Photo: Courtesy of Chaya Esther Ort Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a Canadian-Israeli artist living in Jerusalem. We made aliyah in 2008 when the youngest of our five children went away to yeshiva. We planned to come for the year, and stayed. I make small-batch, limited edition ceramic art […]
Meet the Artist: Ryan Bernknopf of Yid Knacks
Photo: Courtesy of Yid Knacks Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Ryan Bernknopf and I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am 38 years old, with a superstar of a wife Talia and two young boys, Nathan and Casey. I grew up in a traditional […]
Meet the Artist: Tzippora Lasdun
Photo: Courtesy of Tzippora Lasdun Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have always loved creating art and expressing myself through visual media. In high school, it became clear that art was going to be my profession in some form, so I decided to attend art school for college. I graduated […]
Product Review: Tvilah Set
Photos: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Women have been going to the Mikvah for millennia and it is heartwarming to see how this particular tradition has lived on throughout time. Naturally, a variety of different streams have developed within Judaism over time and some customs have changes while new traditions have been created. Something […]