Whether you are a student, business traveler or holiday maker, if you are going to be away from home during Hanukkah, a travel menorah is the perfect solution. They are small, compact, and often discrete. It is the perfect companion when traveling, or it makes the ideal gift for students and frequent travelers. Even if …
A Children’s Menorah is a Perfect Hanukkah Gift
The wonderment of Hanukkah shines through in the eyes of the young, as the candles light, the dreidel’s spin, and chocolates are shared. A children’s menorah gives a sense of participation and is the perfect gift. Whether it’s for lighting the candles, or a toy, early involvement helps develop lifelong rituals. There are toy Hanukkah menorahs, allowing …
Electric Menorah Makes Hanukkah Clean Up Easy
An electric menorah can either be an addition or a substitute to traditional candle or oil lit menorahs. Is it stepping away from tradition, or the perfect menorah to put in the window without risking burning down the house? Can LEDs count our eight-day celebration, rather than the flames? Or, will you light both, the flame …
Children’s Haggadah Help Kids Understand Passover
A children’s Haggadah can be an excellent accompaniment to any seder, thus allowing for a shorter rendition of the important Jewish Passover traditions. A Haggadah for kids keeps them entertained through the seder, and will often include bright pictures and Passover activities. We retell the story each year to a growing audience. The family Haggadah can be …
Yiddish with Dick and Jane: a Parody of the Classic Story
See Jane schlep . . . Schlep, Jane. Schlep. Do you remember Fun with Dick and Jane? Now there is a very different version. Yiddish with Dick and Jane is a parody of the classic children’s learn-to-read book. It’s the same format, with a twist that offers a hilarious bit of adult based Jewish fun. I learned …
Judaism for Dummies is a Book for Smart People
I am no dummy! Yet, I love this book. Judaism For Dummies is fun. It’s loaded with interesting, amusing and focused information on what it means to be a Jew. I will admit when I first opened the package and saw that my father had sent me a book entitled Judaism For Dummies, I was …
Hamsa (Hand of God) for Peace and Protection
Hamsa is the hand of God, hand of Miriam, or hand of Fatima, depending on your views. It is a downward facing five-fingered hand. Interesting, it is downward facing on in jewelry or upward facing in artwork. Thought of as a symbol of protection, it is popular in both the Jewish and Islamic religions. Hand …
