Homegrown Judaica

02/25/2013

Artist: Erica Schultz, http://www.homegrownjudaica.com/erica-schultz.html

11/06/2011

at the Pomegranate Guild Convention in Westboro, MA - LOTS of amazing talent here.

09/25/2011

Want to know what to expect at my house for Rosh Hashanah this year?

In times of high stress, I tend to crave a creative outlet. I started quilting during a Hillel elections in college (I'm a dork, yes, I know), and I took up jewelry making during my first year of...

09/20/2011

Pleased to feature Rabbi Yael Buechler on our blog this week!

Growing up, I always thought that the story about Abraham smashing his father's idols was found in the Torah. I later learned, however, that this story, like many others, was a form of Midrash,...

09/02/2011

Having a great day in the blogosphere - Thanks for the shout-out Red Turtle Invitations (below) and JewishBoston.com!

This weeks Friday Faves pick is Homegrown Judaica, a wonderful online art community for Jewish artists and people who love Jewish art. I had the pleasure of working with Rachel, the website's founder, on the Homegrown Judaica logo. If you are in the market for a beautiful Ketubah, Kippot, Jewish...

08/30/2011

What a great t-shirt idea! Show your clergy some love!

For Jews all over the world, the month of Elul means taking time to do some spiritual reflection, contemplation, and the work of getting oneself ready for the High Holy Days. Rabbinical Schools and...

08/29/2011

Looking for bar/bat mitzvah invitations? Check out this new collection from Red Turtle Invitations!

There were two things that I remember fighting with my mother about, over my bat-mitzvah. The location (I absolutely, positively did NOT want it at the place with the red chairs) and the invitations....

08/28/2011

So impressed with the work of young artists at Camp Ramah in New England. Wow.

In 2007, Camp Ramah in New England launched an innovative new programming experience, “ Kishroniyah ,” which was offered to all Tzad Bet campers (entering 8th grade and older)....

08/24/2011

Need a place to shop while Etsy is "experiencing a complete site outage"? Check us out instead!

08/24/2011

Advertising other people's work?! Yup, absolutely. This stuff is incredible. Check out these upcycled pieces that we found elsewhere on the web.

After that last post, I thought I'd see who else out there loves upcycled art. This post is the result of some of my findings (also know as my wishlist, in case anyone wants to buy me things) ;) A...

08/19/2011

Got too many shirts from your summer Camp Ramah in New England? Want to know what you can do with them? Instructions for making a T-shirt quilt are here.

Maybe your dresser drawers are bursting with t-shirts from Camp Ramah , NFTY , or your high school drama club. Or maybe you’re about to start a new job where they want you to wear, gasp!, business...

08/17/2011

Check out this newest piece of art from founder, Rachel Silverman

It may still be summer here in Boston, but it’s almost fall in my sewing studio, also known as on my dining room table. I'm working on an image of fall in New England, with the trees standing out...