Eco-Friendly Jewelry: Eduardo Milieris Copper Watches

High Gas Prices

With rising gas prices and all of the unusual weather we’ve been experiencing, it’s hard not to think about our impact on the natural world and about being more environmentally conscious.

‘Green’ Celebrities

For many celebrities, being “green” is the trendy thing to do and with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz driving it home to us in their hybrid vehicles, it’s hard not to take note! But celebrities like to be both stylish and politically correct! That is why the Eduardo Milieris line of modern copper watches can be seen worn by actors on TV shows such as Sex and the City and Third Watch.

“Ethically satisfying and Fashionably Fun!”

With Eduardo Milieris’ watch designs it’s easy to be both fashion forward and environmentally conscious! This month, the fashion editor of the environmental consciousness fashion site, EcoSalon.com, remarked on Milieris’ collection of eco-friendly accessories. At EcoSalon, they believe that “style and sustainability belong in the same sentence” and that an “eco-friendly lifestyle can be both ethically satisfying and fashionably fun!”

Eduardo Milieris Watches are Eco-chic!

Green With Envy

At Jewish Gift Place, we know you want to be ‘green’ but not ‘green with envy’! So make sure you check out our new collection of beautiful, handmade copper watches from Eduardo Milieris. If you are looking for a Jewish gift or simply something to make a fashion statement, you won’t be disappointed!

Bar Mitzvah Gifts: “Rock” Shabbat and Bat Mitzvah Fun!

I recently had the great privilege of attending my niece’s Bat Mitzvah at the Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue, Washington. 16 excited family members made the trip across country from New York to Washington State.

The service was held in the awe-inspiring Goldfarb Schwartz Sanctuary. It was a stunning natural space set amidst soaring pine trees and a rainy sky. It was inspiring just to sit there and be a part of it.

The Friday night service was a “Rock Shabbat”, which was just wonderful! The Rock Shabbat is a joyful, upbeat musical event that has the congregation tapping their toes and clapping their hands! The Temple describes it as a “rockin’ celebration” that is “mostly musical, partly mystical, totally participatory”.

The Temple also does a “Shabbat unplugged” service which is described as “a bit more intimate and serene than Rock Shabbat” but with “the same level of participation, warmth and spirituality”. If you’re interested, the Temple has a podcast page that will give you a taste of how wonderful it was! You can even download the performances to your MP3 player to enjoy on the road!

It was a special moment in my niece’s life and I was so glad to be able to be there for it. I gave her a Seeka Bat Mitzvah necklace which I thought was perfect for her because it is so colorful and youthful. I know it is something she will always treasure as a special token of the day she became a Bat Mitzvah.

Jewish Gift Place carries so many beautiful Bat Mitzvah gifts and Bar Mitzvah gifts that it was almost impossible to decide on one! If you have a special bat mitzvah or bar mitzvah in your life, here are some ideas that are sure to please:

• Gary Rosenthal Bar Mitzvah Tzedakah box
• Gary Rosenthal Bat Mitzvah Haftorah Bookends
• Emily Rosenfeld Heart/Star Tzedakah box
• Gary Rosenthal Bat Mitzvah Mezuzah
• Gary Rosenthal Bar Mitzvah Haftorah Bookends
• Gary Rosenthal Bat Mitzvah Sculpture

I am really looking forward to the next Bat Mitzvah in the family which will be in May of 2010. I have between now and then to make up my mind about what to give as a gift next time around! With all of these beautiful items to choose from, I may need more time!

Sex and the City Makes Judaica Stylish

The premiere of the hotly anticipated Sex and the City movie has theaters everywhere experiencing sold out shows like never before. It is a phenomenon. Fans across the world are flocking to see it and its debut broke the record for best opening day ever for a romantic comedy.

Each fan of the show has a favorite among the ‘girls’ and Charlotte York, Jewish convertee, definitely is one of my favorites. WASPy Charlotte, after years of unsuccessful relationships and one failed marriage, meets Jewish lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt, and falls in love.

Charlotte is a traditional girl and immediately takes on the traditions of Judaism with a joyfulness and hilarity that is such a part of the show. She is seen preparing challah bread and matzo-ball soup, and serving potato kugel and brisket.

As Carrie Bradshaw says at the beginning of the movie, people come to New York for the two L’s: love and labels. The show has always been all about style and there is no doubt that Charlotte York would love the stylish Judaica that we carry at Jewish Gift Place.

Charlotte York is an art dealer on the show, so it would be no surprise if her character were drawn to the amazing handcrafted Judaica that we carry and the new artists we are adding everyday.

We never get to see the wedding band that Charlotte selected for Harry, but with her exquisite taste it would definitely be something like our beautiful hebrew wedding band called the soul mate ring.

Charlotte’s wedding was one of the highest rated episodes of the show ever and fans of the show remember when Harry could not break the ceremonial glass underfoot. Maybe if he was breaking a Gary Rosenthal Jewish wedding glass he wouldn’t have had that problem!

Charlotte and Harry tried for so long to have children and finally adopted adorable little Lily Goldenblatt. Charlotte is a romantic and she decorated her daughter’s room all pink and girly just as we would expect from Charlotte! The Gary Rosenthal Baby Girl Tzedakah Box would be something we could expect to find in that little pink princess room!

Since Charlotte has an eye for the unique and classically simple, a nursery mezuzah like the Emily Rosenfeld pewterNoah’s Ark mezuzah would fit right in as something that would hang in the nursery of brand new baby Rose Goldenblatt.

We know that Charlotte and Harry’s love will stand the test of time! What would Charlotte give Harry for their 25th wedding anniversary? Why, maybe an Jewish gift something like our Eduardo Milieris modern copper watch, of course! Elegant and so artistic!

If you are someone who is looking for stylish Judaica that would make even the Sex and the City divas proud, check out our collection. You will find a label you love!