Breakable Colored Wedding Glass and Bag by Shardz

Besides the Gary Rosenthal breakable wedding glass that I blogged about yesterday, a company based in California also offers a breakable wedding glass. The price is the same as the one from artist Gary Rosenthal but the style and colors available are a bit different. The Breakable Colored Wedding Glass by Shardz comes with a ivory satin bag and comes in 8 different colors: amber, emerald, peach, clear, cobalt blue, purple, ruby, and metallic.

Fay Miller the handblown glass artist created this wedding glass. Her breakable wedding glass or sometimes called the groom’s glass is part of a larger collection of Fay Miller’s. Fay Miller has also created candlesticks, kiddush cups, menorahs, mezuzahs, dreidels, and frames that incorporate the shardz of a broken wedding glass.

Once again the breakable wedding glass makes the perfect bridal shower gift which could be followed by a wedding glass keepsake by Fay Miller as the wedding gift.

Gary Rosenthal Wedding Glass and Keepsakes

While you are rushing to dot all the “i’s” and cross all the “t’s” for your wedding, don’t forget to get a glass to break under the chuppah. Many people pick up a glass at the local store or even break a light blub but you could add more style to your wedding by breaking a Gary Rosenthal Wedding Glass that comes in 5 different colors: blue, green, turquoise, red or purple. Blue seems to be the most popular color these days, although I am a fan of the green. Each glass comes with a beautiful blue velvet bag, so you don’t have to be running around looking for a cloth napkin to wrap up the glass prior to the stomping.

The shards of the glass could than be used to create so many different keepsakes. Gary Rosenthal has a entire bridal line of Wedding Glass Keepsakes such as mezuzahs, frames, Kidduah cups and menorahs. Once you break the glass under the chuppah you could easily deposit the shards into tubes that are attached to each of these items.

The wedding glass along with one of the keepsake items also makes a perfect bridal and wedding gift. It is always fun to present the wedding glass with the velvet bag at a bridal shower and than give a wedding glass keepsake item as a wedding gift. You can’t go wrong.

Break Your Wedding Glass In Style

Wedding bells are in the air and it seems to be the beginning of the wedding season. One of the traditional parts of a Jewish Wedding- and one you often see depicted in movies- is the breaking of the wedding glass under the chuppah. Traditionally the last part of the wedding ceremony is when the groom stomps on the wedding glass with full force which is followed by a huge “Mazel Tov” by all the wedding guests.

One of the primary reasons given for the breaking of the wedding glass is that joy must be tempered. While everyone is celebrating the joy of a wedding they should also not forget things that were always not so joyous such as the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. A little heavy I know.

So this tradition has always been carried out with a plain glass.  But with time things have evolved. Now you could add some fun to the breaking of the wedding glass with a colorful glass. Often times the broken pieces of the glass are turned into Wedding Glass Keepsakes: mezuzahs, frames, candlesticks, and even vases. (Look for future blogs on what to do with the wedding glass shards.) So knowing that there is a future life for the shards it is great to get creative with the glass that you are actually breaking.

We offer 3 different types of breakable wedding glasses by three different artists. Each artist offers a different color and slightly different style. All off them come with a bag to place the glass in.  Each one has a bit of a different shape but are equally beautiful. Each of the glasses sell for $30 which is a perfect price point for a wedding shower gift. And best of all it is something that you know will be used.

Check out the different breakable wedding glasses and break your wedding glass in style.

Women’s Wire Kippahs from Israel

Go to synagogue in style with these beautiful wire kippahs that are hand made in Israel. The kippahs all come with a built in clip and are a great replacement for the outdated doilies. The wire kippahs come with different color accents. There is the wire kippah with gold accents and a wire flower in the middle of the kippah. Then there is the kippah with a Jewish Star in the middle with silver accents. There is also the wire kippahs with a hamsa in the middle. Some of the other colors include purple and blue, blue and pink. Each kippah mesaures 4″ in diameter.

These wire kippahs are also perfect for a Bat Mitzvah girl and easily match any tallit.

Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Are you looking for the perfect Mother’s Day Gift? If it is always hard to think of a gift for a mother who has everything, let us help you.

You could always go with a nice piece of funky fun jewelry. Currently our favorite piece is the Leather Evil Eye Cuff bracelet. It is available in apple green, black, red, light blue and white. (Our favorite color is apple green, but then again we love green.) The evil eye is always worn for protection and good luck.

So if you haven’t fallen in love with the Leather Evil Eye Cuff Bracelet our other favorite piece is the Ruby Shema Bracelet. The Shem Yisrael Charm measures 3/4″ and is set with cubic zirconia stones in sterling silver and is hand strung on genuine rubies. The Shema,  ”Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one,” found in Deuteronomy 6:4, is the most important prayer of the Jewish people.

If you don’t think your mother would like jewelry you should think of getting her a piece of art. A print with the text of Eshet Chayil.  Eshet Chayil or Woman of Valor is a twenty-two verse poem with which King Solomon concludes the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 31). The poem has an acrostic arrangement in which the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in regular order. The poem describes the woman of valor as one who is energetic, righteous, and capable. It is customarily recited on Friday evenings. One of our favorite Eshet Chayil prints is one by the artist Micki Caspi. This illumination in the Italinate style comes with an English translation by the artist and her husband.

These are just a few suggestions but visit our website to see our complete collection.

The Original Plagues Bag- Adding Spice to your Passover Seder

Are you sometimes bored at your Passover Seder? Well we have the greatest Passover toy for you. It is the Original Plagues Bag. The burlap sack bag is filled with a toy for each plague.

The Original Plagues Bag™ is a burlap sack that includes two plastic hand puppets of Moses and Pharaoh, an instruction card detailing how to use the The Original Plagues Bag™ and outlining the nature of the reference to the plagues in the haggadah, and interactive toy representations of each of the ten plagues. Some items that are in The Original Plagues Bag™ are special sunglasses for the plague of darkness, a flipping frog, finger puppets for wild beasts, styrofoam balls for hail and a floppy cow for cattle disease.

Now can you think of anything more fun than this!!!

Pomegranates Seder Plate by Shraga Landesman

It is not too soon to think about Passover. Do you have a Seder Plate? Today I am going to highlight the Pomegranates Seder Plate by Shraga Landesman. Shraga Landesman is an Israeli artist presiding in Haifa.  He draws upon the Bible, archeological finds in Israel, memories from his childhood and nature for his inspiration. His creations include, havdalah sets, Shabbat candlesticks, apple and honey dishes for Rosh Hashanah, menorahs, kiddush cups and different framed pieces of art. But his Seder Plate is one of my favorites.

His beautiful Aluminum Pomegranate Seder Plate features six pomegranates which act as  placeholders for the items meant to go on the Seder Plate. It was made by Shraga Landesman and is the perfect size at  D11.75″x H1″. There is Hebrew writing around the rim of the plate which reads “today you are leaving in the month of spring.”