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Decorating
the Sukkah
Hidur Mitzvah (beautification) has always been an important part of the Festival celebration. The Talmud
suggests hanging "handmade carpets and tapestries, nuts, almonds, peaches,
pomegranates, branches of grapes, vines...wreaths of corn ears" (Betzah 30b).
We have expanded our product line to include two types of decoration for
the sukkah:
 PEST-PROOF
PRODUCE, or Incredible Inedibles!
The centuries-old tradition of adorning the sukkah with fresh harvest items
has also resulted in a feast for squirrels, bees and other unwelcome visitors.
We now offer a hand-picked selection of good quality fruit & veggie replicas
(peppers, pomegranates, grapes, eggplant, squash, carrots, corn, etc) which
should be of no interest to pests.
A carton of 18 different pieces ready for hanging is $36. (plus shipping). This
is great gift item for any sukkah dweller you may know! (Monkey not included).
SUKKAH BANNERS:
Several outstanding Judaica artists have designed Sukkah Banners for us,
which are printed with the latest silk-screen and dye sublimation
techniques on colorful, weather-proof nylon fabric. Banners are 22inches wide
and 22 to 44 inches high, with dowel pockets top & bottom for hanging (dowels
included). A limited number of these collectable banners are printed, with new
designs added periodically.
Price: $60 for 1, $ 110 for 2. 3 or more: $50 each
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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE (2005), is by Betsy Platkin Teutsch, a renowned
Judaica artist and illustrator from Philadelphia. She and her husband,
Rabbi David Teutsch, composed this prayer as a blessing for moments of
communion with nature and acts of environmental stewardship. Betsy tells
us that it originated when she began composting in her garden, which
struck her as “very much a mitzvah that deserves a blessing”.
You can view Betsy’s other work at her website,
www.kavanahcards.com. |
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GARDEN OF EDEN (2005), by Illinois artist and graphic designer Adam
Rhine, is a beautiful image from his extensive series of mandala-like
paintings based on the Star of David. The text is from Genesis 2:8.
Visit Adam's
website at www.hebrewart.com |
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"MIZRACH FOR SUKKOT" (2005), is the latest papercut by Durham NC artist
and sofer Galia Goodman. The Mizrach (Hebrew for East) should be hung on
the East wall of the sukkah where it can provide a directional anchoring
point for daily prayers and the ritual waving of the lulav.
Galia can be reached at 919-286-4463. |
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"Ushpizot" (2002)
(at left)
and "Ushpizim" (2003)
(at right)
by Galia Goodman, of Durham, NC, honors 7
matriarchs and 7 patriarchs whose spirits we invite to visit us in the sukkah. The original works
are traditional papercuts with ink overlay.
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"Give Thanks to HaShem" (2004),
by
Flora Rosefsky of Atlanta
GA, is a cut paper assembly inspired by a verse of praise by the Hallel prayer
and refers to the four cardinal points toward which the lulav is shaken.
Flora's 2003/5764 banner
(at right) is based on the Biblical Commandment to dwell in Sukkot for seven days... SOLD OUT
View more of the artist's work at
www.florageart.com. |
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"To Everything There is a Season" (2004)
(at left),
a papercut design by Galia Goodman, cites a famous verse from
Ecclesiastes, the text traditionally read during Sukkot.
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"Sukkat Shalom" (2002)
(at right), is by Tamar
Messer, an Israeli artist from Haifa. The inscription is a timeless prayer
for peace take from the Kaddish.
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Visit Tamar's website at
www.tamarsgallery.co.il
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