Jewish Gifts and Judaica Arts Attract Interest

By:JoySchonberg

JudaismaspracticedandexpressedthroughJudaicaartsandgiftitemsisattractingthe interestofmoreandmorepeople.ThoseofJewishancestrywhohavestrayedintoother culturesandreligionsintheirpreviouslivesareturningbacktotheirrootsbyacquiring JewishinspiredartsandgiftstorenewtheirdevotiontoJudaism.EvennonJewishpeople areshowingtheirfascinationwithJudaicaartsandgiftsasevidencedbythebrisksaleof theseitemsinstoreslocatedinlargelynonJewishneighborhoods.Thisphenomenon couldbeattributedtothereligiousrenaissancethatallthelawlessnessandinequitiesin theworldhavegivenriseto.

WeseepeoplefromallsocialclassesandculturestryingtolearnmoreaboutJewishlife andgetconnectedtotheirforgottenheritageinamoreintimateway.Weevenhearof someHollywoodcelebritiesjoiningJewishconvertsandreturnesstogodeepintothestudy ofKabbalah.KabbalahisanancientJewishwisdomthatrevealshowtheuniverseandlife work.Mostofusatsomepointfeelthatfulfillmentiselusiveandtheressomethingmissing inourlives.ThroughthestudyofKabbalah,welearnhowtoachievefulfillmentandserenity.

Eachoneofusdesiresfulfillmentandjoywhichcouldexplaintheinterestmanyarenow givingtoJudaismanditspromiseofspiritualrichnessanddeliverance.Apartfromthe studyofKabbalah,worshipintheoldestofallknownreligionsispracticedwiththeaidof synagogueitems,JudaicaartsandJewishgifts.

TheworldofJudaicaencompassesvirtuallyallpossibleobjectspertinenttoJudaism.It comprisesmainlybutnotexclusivelyofarticlesthatareinseparablepartsofthereligion, suchastheJudaicaTallit.ThisistheprayershawlthatJewishmenwearwhentheypray accordingtotheircustom.MostAshkenaziJewsweartheTalliteverydayoncetheyget married,whileSephardicJewswearitdailylongbeforetheytietheknow,usuallyoncethey turn13yearsoldattheirBarMitzvahs.

AnotherJudaicaobjectthatisnotonlyanintrinsicpartofJudaismbutalsoimmensely popularinJudaicastoresistheMezuzah.Thisisascrollenclosedinanelaborately designedcaseonwhichiswrittenreligiouspassagesfromaJewishholyman.Hence,the Mezuzahismostlyattachedtodoorpostsofhousestosignifythehomeownersreligiosity andalsotowardoffevil.SomeMezuzahcancostaprettypennydependingondesignand make.

DecorativeMezuzahsarenottheonlyexampleoffundamentalreligiousitemsthatJudaica offersinanarrayofcolorsandstyles.ThereisalsothefamousKippah,knownbyits YiddishtermYamaka.ThisisthesmallskullcapJewishmenwearontheirheadsatall timessymbolicoftheirsubjugationtoGod.JudaicastoresofferKippahsinmanydifferent colors,sizes,shapesandmaterials. JudaicaoffersanythingfromvitalritualitemstoantiquejewelryofJewishmotif,Jewishart andJudaicagifts.Jewishgiftsareinexhaustible,withnewitemsinundatingtheJudaica marketconstantly.

Giftgivingisawonderfulwaytoincreasethesenseofclosenessbetweenfamilyand friends.GiftsaregivenoncountlessoccasionsinJudaismfoodpackagesonPurim,gifts onHannukah,milestonegiftsforgirlsandboysreachingBatandBarMitzvah,giftsfor newlymarriedcoupleswhoaresettinguptheirhome,andsomanymore.

Apartfromthepleasureofgivingandreceivingagift,JewishgiftsandJudaicagiftshave anadditionalaspectofbeingdeeplymeaningfulandoftenbeingitemsthatarepassed fromgenerationtogeneration,strengtheningthechainofJudaismwithinthefamily. Judaicaitemsthataregivenaspresentstodaybecometheheirloomsoftomorrow KiddishCups,Mezuzahs,ShabbatCandlesticksandPassoverSederPlatesareall examplesofitemsthatarepassedonfromfathertoson,frommothertodaughteroverthe generations,appreciated,cherishedandadmired.

JewishJewelryisacategoryofJewishgiftsthatisdevelopingandgrowingatan astonishingspeed.Fromtraditionalsymbols,suchastheStarofDavidandChaisymbols tothemorecontemporaryKabbalahandHamsa,JewishJewelryisapopularwayfor JewishpeopletodisplaytheirJewishprideandsenseofunity.Rings,pendants,earrings, pinsandnecklacescanbefoundinanarrayofstylesinourJewelrycollections,madeofa varietyofmaterials,silver,gold,ceramic,plasticresinsandothers.

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