Announcing: Relaunch of Jewish Woman Mag.com + My New Column!

Jewish Woman Magazine's website is brand new and improved. American Jewish women need a virtual place to congregate. It is my hope that all of us can build this space for Jewish women everywhere to read and share information relevant to today's Jewish living. I'm very proud to present my first contribution: an entry to a column I'll be writing called:

Identity by Design
Expressing Jewish Identity Through Judaica
By Jennie Rivlin Roberts

Though many of us talk about developing a Jewish identity, what does that really mean? To me, Jewish identity includes what we do Jewishly, what we believe, how we practice Judaism in our homes and with our families, and to what Jewish organizations we belong. Jewish identity is also expressed to ourselves and to others by what we wear, what we read, whether we have Judaica in our homes and what these pieces look like. It can even mean whether we choose to give a Jewish gift for a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding. In this space in the months to come, I will introduce you to some of the artists and designers who create Judaica and Jewish gifts that speak to us and help us express and build our own Jewish identities, and proudly share them with the world.

Meet Aimee Golant: Metalsmith

Aimee Golant is a sixth generation metalsmith who works out of San Francisco, Calif. She has won many honors: The Jewish Museum of New York acquired one of her evocative mezuzahs for its permanent collection and her Barbed Wire Mezuzah travelled into space on the Space Shuttles Columbia and Atlantis. Aimee has created Judaica to benefit Darfur, Sharsheret, the Paper Clips Project, and more. She teaches at several educational institutions in San Francisco, where she lives with her husband and son.

Read the interview on Jewish Woman Magazine >>

Love These Tree of Life Plantable Wedding Favors!

Wedding favors are tough: you want to give something meaningful but it can't be expensive. The last thing you want to do is clutter up your guests' lives with some tchotchke that will collect dust or be thrown away. These plantable wedding favors are a sure solution.

Made from 100% post-consumer waste and embedded with wildflower seeds, the favors recycle themselves by growing wildflowers right from the paper. Your guests can plant these seeds in their own yard, in a pot, or toss them along the highway to beautify our roadways. No waste + continued enjoyment.

The tree of life design is modern and appropriate for Jewish weddings.

Personalized and at $1.50 each, these Tree of Life Plantable Wedding Favors fit the bill and the earth!

Presenting: Liza Shtromberg's Handmade Hebrew Jewelry

Moderntribe Jewish Gifts is proud to bring modern design to Jewish weddings with Liza Shtromberg's hand-stamped handmade Hebrew jewelry.

Liza's Hebrew collection was born out of her longing for Israel, where she spent her formative years and which shaped the foundation for her beliefs and value system. Recently, she spent two years living in Israel with her Japanese husband and her daughter. Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Hebrew collection became an expression of Liza's connection to Israel and the Jewish community.

The I Love... Personalized Hebrew Necklace may help a bride remain sane and a groom from going wild as their pendants engraved with each others Hebrew names serve as a reminder to the love that has brought them together. A perfect engagement gift, wearing the Jewish jewelry engraved with the spouse-to-be's name may keep the bride calm on her search for the perfect dress and serve as a gentle reminder to the man of the hour at his Vegas bachelor party.

Also available from Liza is this stunning, sleek but organic looking, sterling silver Ani L'Dodi V'dodi Li ring in Hebrew: I Am My Beloved's, My Beloved Is Mine, the classic lover's line from the Song of Songs (the Song of Solomon).

ModernTribe loves bringing you design-forward & Indie Modern designed Hebrew jewelry. Please make us your place for Judaica & Jewish gifts!