Judaica

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims

Over 5,000 new and used Judaica items were distributed to more than 400 Jews affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

|ByRACHEL STEINHARDT/JTA
Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.
Twenty-sided dreidels created by David Zvi Kalman will become more expensive to import under the Trump administration's tariffs program.

I operate a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs will squelch Jewish innovation - opinion

If you thought the cost of living Jewishly was already high, wait until you see what happens next.

|ByDAVID ZVI KALMAN/JTA
Sotheby's is auctioning what it says is the earliest known kiddush cup.

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup

A 1,000-year-old kiddush cup valued at up to $5M will be auctioned by Sotheby’s this fall, marking the oldest known Jewish artifact from the Middle Ages.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Hazorfim - Passover plate, the Linia collection, NIS 574

An unforgettable holiday table: The Passover 2025 collection by Hazorfim

Hazorfim, an international Jewish brand with decades of meticulous silversmithing artistry, plays a significant role in strengthening Israel’s national resilience.

|ByWALLA! HOME, DESIGN

This Normal Life: When words and belief clash

"Could I, um, make my own kiddush?"

JUNE 22, 2017ByBRIAN BLUM
A siddur book

Bidders pass over Joan Rivers's Seder plate

NY Judaica auction sells Jabotinsky's ID card for $20,000.

JUNE 14, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Seder set belonging to the late comedian Joan Rivers

10 Made-in-Israel Gifts for Father’s Day

JUNE 8, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Ideas for Father's Day gifts

Not an open primary

Diversity is served by maintaining and respecting differences, not by diluting religions to the point that they become indistinguishable.

MARCH 28, 2017ByAMIEL UNGAR
A bride and groom kiss under the chuppah at their wedding

Persian Influence: Myth or Fact? Judaica and the Persian Connection

How much has Persian art influenced Judaica? More than you might think…

MARCH 8, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Persian miniatures, art, and culture influence Jerusalem-born Moshe Castel’s inspirational works.

Center Field: Covalent Jewish bonding

Jews as idealistic connectors can counter today’s disrupters.

FEBRUARY 28, 2017ByGIL TROY
US Orthodoxy judaism

NewDaica: ‘Smahot Ktanot’

An artistic exhibition of an intensely personal nature resonates with gallery visitors.

NOVEMBER 24, 2016BySHTERNY ISSEROFF
Art by Doron Ze’evi

Rediscovering Azariah Dei Rossi

NOVEMBER 6, 2016ByELI KAVON
The Jerusalem Post

12 Best Buys for Rosh Hashanah 2016

Apples, honey and pomegranates: there is so much to love about Rosh Hashanah! Check out our 2016 Gift Guide so you can have the sweetest New Year.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016ByJWG
12 Best Buys for Rosh Hashanah 2016

Tisha Be’av, a day of delight?

Since the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av falls out this year on Shabbat, the observance of the fast day is deferred until the evening.

AUGUST 14, 2016ByMICHAEL FREUND
‘IT TURNS out that the day set for the departure from Spain was Tisha Be’av, but the king did not know the character of the day when he issued his edict. It was as if he had been led from above to fix this time.’