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Third-generation Jerusalem-based
master silversmith Avi Nadav, trained
at the Bezalel Academy, creates
stunning silver Judaica and intricate
Yemenite silver filigree work, like
this personalized sterling silver Kids’
Kiddush Cup and Saucer, adorned with
rings of filigree, and his statuesque
vintage-inspired sterling silver Filigree
Candlesticks (with or without tray).
Etsy.com/shop/NadavArtJudaica.
In Torah scribe and artist Jamie
Shear’s giclee print Chesed/
Loving Kindness, the first piece
in a series of four, the spiral
contains select verses from
the entire Bible that mention
the Hebrew word “chesed” —
the outer circle as pertains to
loving-kindness between man-
kind; the inside, pertaining to
the word and notion of Divine
Loving Kindness (the Hebrew
letter Yud is the first letter of
the four-lettered Divine Name).
Israeliartnow.org; ktavtam.com.
Kiryat Gat-based
ceramic artist Shelly
Okun, owner of Shelly
Clayspot, hand-sculpted
this Ceramic Seder Plate
of gray stoneware with
food-safe cream glaze
and six brilliant-blue
hand-formed plates,
with the word Pesach
carved by hand in the
center. Etsy.com/shop/
ShellyClayspot.
Yair Emanuel’s Kadesh
Urhatz Towel for the
ritual hand-washing
is specifically for
Passover, with each
part of the seder
embroidered in color-
ful thread. Emanuel-
judaica-israel.com.
Designed by Jerusalem-
based artist Yair Emanuel,
this embroidered Matzah
Cover is festooned with grape
vines (a symbol of blessing
and abundance) and flowers.
Includes three pockets to
hold matzah during the seder.
Emanuel-judaica-israel.com.
PASSOVER
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