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SHALOM, DOLLY

Jewish dolls bring fun, friendship
and a sharing of religious pride.

BY SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN

liza Stein knew she had
sories. If the girls want to play
`I have a date with my boyfriend,'
a winner with her Gali
that's fine; but if they want to play
Girl dolls when she
`bringing in the Shabbat' or 'light
sold one before
even making it inside the confer-
the menorah on Chanukah,' they
have the accessories now with
ence where she debuted her prod-
which to do that.
uct last August.
"I made my first
Each Gali Girl
doll comes with
sale as soon as I
stepped out of my
Hebrew and
English name
car with a handful
birth certificates.
of the dolls in
tow," said Stein,
Their owners can
founder and owner
even choose the
names when they
of the product line.
order them.
"A little girl was
The dolls
walking to the
come with a
exhibition area
pink-and-gold
with her mother,
magen David
sawT the dolls and
charm bracelet
before I even had
for the doll and
time to set up,
the owner and
they were handing
Tehilla from Teaneck, N.J., lights Shabbat
are dressed in
me a check."
candles with her Gali Girl doll.
trendy, but mod-
The 18-inch-tall
est outfits. Stein,
dolls were created
who is modern orthodox, says the
to fit a need Stein said was missing
below-the-knee denim skirts are
from the doll business.
not a reflection of denomination,
A professional job recruiter with a
just their modesty.
creative streak, she said, "I wanted
The name Gali (pronounced
to create something fun and
"golly") is Hebrew for spring or
somehow the idea of a Jewish doll
fountain or wavy and round. "I was
came to me."
looking for something catchy and
Stein understands the reason
something Hebrew and this is
behind the popularity of the dolls.
what I came up with," Stein said.
"Young girls adopt dolls as
Each doll is sold with either a
their friends, even as their own
menorah and dreidel that can be
children," she said. "They create
decorated or a miniature 10-piece
stories, role play and live out their
paintable, wooden toy Shabbat kit,
lives as they are or how they wish
with each kit also sold separately.
it could be. Having a doll with a
Shabbat dresses, stories and
Jewish identity reinforces their
accessories are due in six
own values and gives them a
months.
certain sense of religious pride."
Her dolls are different than
most in their dress and appearance.
Gali Girls may be ordered by
"I didn't want the focus to be
accessing the Web site at:
makeup and halter tops," Stein
www.galigirls.com or by calling
said. "I wanted a contemporary-
(201) 862-1989.
looking doll with Jewish acces-

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