Judaica

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

Blenden has begun selling her pieces at craft fairs and pop-up exhibitions showcasing the work of olim hadashim in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. She donates all proceeds to a charity fund in the US.

Layla Blenden.
 Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for  Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims

 Twenty-sided dreidels created by David Zvi Kalman will become more expensive to import under the Trump administration's tariffs program.

I operate a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs will squelch Jewish innovation - opinion

 Sotheby's is auctioning what it says is the earliest known kiddush cup.

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup


Kids leave home; ‘Encyclopedia Judaica’ stays

A picture of the Encyclopedia Judaica just won’t do it. I want it there. It is a mooring that provides me with a sense of security and stability.

A picture of the ‘Encyclopedia Judaica’ just won’t do it. I want it there

Boston museum pays $500K for rare Torah ornaments

Richels was a prolific silversmith with a wide body of work including Christian religious items.

Reading a torah scroll

Sotheby's to hold 'Important Judaica' auction

Sotheby's, the international broker of fine art, jewelry and collectibles will hold an auction titled "Important Judaica" on June 5.

Portrait Of A Rabbi With A Young Pupil by Isidor Kaufmann

Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer brings music, smiles and bonfires - pictures

The tomb of a 2nd-century Jewish age turned into a massive celebration for the traditional Meron pilgrimage on Lag Ba'omer.

A Lag Ba'omer bonfire in Jerusalem sponsored by FIG - Food Integrated Gardens, a Jerusalem-based permaculture service headed by Paz Feigenbaum

One of Manhattan’s three remaining Judaica stores is closing

“The next generation doesn’t shop in stores,” he told The Jewish Week. “That’s the nature of the world.”

A colorful hanukia from the Judaica Web Store.

Ruminations on the siddur

When someone makes a blessing, the one who hears it answers Amen to affirm the theological statement made by his friend and ties himself to the blessing just made.

A woman prays at the Western Wall

Rare 150-year-old Torah scroll found in Lodz Jewish Ghetto house

The Lodz municipality was planning to demolish a number of old wooden shacks on the street that used to house Jews during their time in the Ghetto.

The Torah scroll found in a wooden shack in the Lodz Ghetto.

The tisch: Schneerson or Schneersohn: What’s in a name?

LUBAVITCHERS CELEBRATE Lag Ba’omer with a parade in front of Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, in 1987.

Tisha Be’av 5778: The heart lives on

As we face Tisha Be’av and mourn the loss of the Temple, let us take a moment to remember that we are grieving a destruction that took place in our past and still continues in the present day.

Men pray at the Western Wall, Tisha B'av, 2018

A visit to Venice: Enchantment!

Venice, Italy