In Today's Issue - September 28, 2011

SHANA TOVA!

May this Year be Filled with Happiness, Peace,Love, Creativity,
Friendship, and Lots of Joy!

Spotlight on the Artists
---> Sarah Fewell - Hebrew Name Jewelry
---> Sky West - Wooden Judaica

Sales of the Week
---> Now thru next Wednesday, October 5 - $10 OFF any item!
Happy New Year!!

What's New at Jewish Gift Place
---> Shana Tova from Esther in Jersusalem

Favorite Links
---> Interesting articles, videos, and blogs I've read

Risa's Wrap-up
---> Daniel's GRAND SLAM HOME RUN and Happy Rosh Hashanah!

Hi Everyone!

We've got a lot to tell you about today - new artists, new blog posts, and I've got lots to do to prepare for dinner tonight at my house, so let's get straight to the good stuff...!

Spotlight on the Artists
---> Sarah Fewell - Hebrew Name Jewelry

VIEW THE ENTIRE SARAH FEWELL COLLECTION

I fell in love with Sarah's Hebrew name jewelry collection as soon as I saw it! The necklaces are so stylish, sleek, clever, and reasonably priced, that they make the perfect gift for any occasion. I'm getting one for myself with a disc for each of my three boys with their birthstones - I just can't decide if I like the sterling silver one or the gold-filled one. It's also a wonderful grandmother's gift with the names of all the grandkids. Check out Sarah's entire collection here. The tags can be made in Hebrew or English.

---> Sky West - Wooden Judaica

VIEW THE ENTIRE SKY WEST WOOD INLAY COLLECTION

I can't really describe Sky West's pieces better than Lisa, who wrote an awesome blog post describing our new artist, Sky West:

"The skill, the workmanship, and the overall effect that Charlie creates is amazing! When I first saw these pieces, it was hard for me to believe that the mezuzahs were actually different types of wood and were not hand painted! But it's true. Mezuzahs are solid wood with so much intricate detail that the animals on Noah's Ark seem to come to life and nighttime in Jerusalem actually features a darkened sky lit up with tiny silver stars."

Read the rest of Lisa's blog post here.

Sales of the Week
---> Now thru next Wednesday, October 5 - $10 OFF any item! Happy New Year!! Use coupon code RH2011

What's New at Jewish Gift Place
---> Shana Tova from Esther in Jersusalem - My brother-in-law, Kenny, who lives in Israel, sent me an email from his friend, Esther Abramowitz, who wrote so beatuifully about Rosh Hashanah in Israel, that I wanted to share it with you. Here's an excerpt:

"...It feels like this whole week is Erev Chag here in Israel! Craziness. I think the entire country is basically obsessed with cleaning, menus and food shopping right now. There are ridiculous lines at every supermarket, awesome pre Chag sales on house wares and clothing, flowers galore, Chag sale ads on the sides of buses, Shana Tova text messages appearing on my cell phone and in my inbox all day, packages of chocolate, baskets of apples and honey and flowers being delivered to our office, and on and on… Everyone seems to be cleaning, shopping, cooking and buying Shana Tova gifts for one another. I love it! "

Now go read the rest!

Favorite Links
----> Favorite articles, blog posts, videos

• Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online - In a collaboration with Google, for the first time, the 2,000-year-old, world-famous manuscripts are accessible to anyone in the world with a computer. Cool!
• Photos of Shofars - My son, Joshua, polished, sanded, and polyurethaned a shofar in Hebrew school this week, and I was curious what other shofars looked like. Here's a photo collection from Flickr.
• Draw a Stickman - My kids loved this one!

Any interesting stories you've read this week? Please share! Send your links to news @ jewishgiftplace.com.

Risa's Wrap-up
My 9 year-old Daniel (10 in 2 weeks) hit a massive GRAND SLAM HOME RUN on Sunday!! He hit a shot into deep center field that rolled into the fence and the other team had no chance! That was the hugest hit of his Little League career. GO DANIEL!!

Things are busy here tonight! My family is coming over and we'll be sharing a festive Rosh Hashanah meal. I'm very excited about the new (old) China dishes that my mother-in-law is giving me with beautiful gold roses around the edge. We'll be going to the children's services at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn on Thursday and Friday and we'll be spending nice quality family time together.

From my family to yours, I wish you Shana Tova - have a wonderful New Year!

Have a great holiday week and an easy fast next week! Catch you in two weeks!

Risa Borsykowsky, Owner
www.JewishGiftPlace.com