Posts Tagged: Judaica
US Postal Service Celebrates Hanukkah With ‘Forever’ Stamp
JNS.org - American Judaica artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren is well-known for her work in many media. She designs unique Torah mantles, ark curtains, chuppah wedding...
My Torah Goes to Prison
I was recently honored for my pro bono work in the criminal justice arena, including my work on several successful clemency efforts, by having a...
Hanukkah Menorahs — Through the Ages
The holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the occupying Greek Assyrians more than 2,200 years ago -- which led to the re-dedication of the...
Online Judaica Shop Promotes What It Calls ‘Most Expensive Yarmulke Ever Created’
An online Judaica store published a video on Monday promoting a new item -- a $36,000 kippah it called "the most expensive yarmulke ever created." The...
Remembering the Great Ze’ev Jabotinsky
Over the course of 35 years of collecting, buying, selling and auctioning off Jewish ritual objects, I have held hundreds of thousands of objects in my hands....
Sorting Through My Parents’ Memories and Mementos
I'm learning a lot in the process of reassigning my deceased parents' material legacy -- in other words, figuring out what do with over 50 years...
Judaica and Memorabilia Connect Us To the Past
A date in a calendar is strengthened when history can be held and cherished. Last week, Israel remembered the Holocaust, and this week marked Memorial Day for...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Deplores Antisemitic Assault on New York City Judaica Shop Manager
The Anti-Defamation League said on Tuesday it was horrified by an antisemitic assault at a Judaica shop in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood on Monday. “We are deeply disturbed...
Cyber Monday: Israeli E-Commerce Websites Work to Combat BDS
JNS.org - Black Friday 2015 has passed, but Cyber Monday is upon us, and several Israeli vendors are hoping to appeal to consumers on two fronts:...
Do’s and Don’ts of Gifting at Jewish Weddings
JNS.org - Not another challah board! That's the collective cry heard 'round the Jewish world when newlyweds receive a Judaica gift they already possess....
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Israel Museum Purchase 15th Century Mishneh Torah
A 15th-century illustrated volume of Mishneh Torah from the collection of Michael and Judy Steinhardt, which was planned to be sold at Sotheby's Monday, was...
The Master of Judaica
I couldn't let it happen. They were screaming at me: "Please don't let me get melted down for my scrap value!" That's how it all...
