THE GOLEM COLLECTION Jerusalem Tiles www.etsy.com/shop/Jerusalemtile has just presented their new line of miniature figurines called The GOLEM Collection. These will make a perfect gift for Hanukkah, Bar and Bat Mitzvot, Weddings and more. What a great opportunity to start more »
Now that we are in the middle of the celebration of Chanukah, my house is filled with the smell of frying latkes. When I think back on my earliest childhood memories, there are certain smells which I remember the most: more »
How does an heirloom begin? First, the story, shared 20 years later. On the March of the Living (see http://www.motl.org ) in 1994, a young girl came up to me at the end of our 2 weeks in Poland more »
Its time to CELEBRATE – Its time for my Jewish Heirlooms Blog GIVEAWAY!! Passover is over and now it is time to get ready for the next holiday of Shavuot. It’s been fun and ever-interesting to create ceramic Judaica to more »
THE SABBATH TABLE First, thanks to all of those who wrote to me and shared their own stories of Jewish heirlooms. Remember, you don’t have to write to me personally: you can share your comments right on the Blog page more »
“At first blush, most of us are probably inclined to liken religious ritual to an heirloom, something handed down to us from our parents and grandparents. We’re enjoined, sometimes explicitly and sometimes more tacitly, to take care of rituals, to ensure more »
