Entries by Ben
Velvet challah covers: Pristine white vs. dark navy
by Pessy Roth
I remember the feeling of preparing my first Shabbos table on my own -- that precious feeling when I finished setting the table on Friday morning for the first time and stepped back to admire its beauty: it was so…well...Shabbos’dig. The royal Shabbos dishes and cutlery, the napkins perfectly perched in their goblets,...
Why gedolei Torah don’t wear tekheiles
Below is a fascinating letter written in 5776 by a chassidic posek, HaRav Menachem Mendel Shafran, cited by Rabbi Yitzchak Brand, which offers a clear explanation why gedolei Yisrael don't wear tekhelet.
HaRav Shafran writes that the evidence in support of Murex is highly convincing, yet for the past 200 years gedolei Yisrael have been...
How do I know if Murex is genuine tekhelet?
Exquisite new challah covers: Velvet, quilted, brocade, Jacquard, vinyl and leather
This week I surveyed vinyl challah covers currently available in web stores, including products made by Simchonim, Yair Emanuel Studio, Majestic, Galilee Silks, Kaftor Vaferach, Jerusalem Leathers, Waterdale Collection, Alexander Gallery, Karshi, Rikmat Elimelech, Malchut Yerushalayim, Luvaton and Ronit Gur.
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I came across a number of jacquard, quilted, brocade, velvet, vinyl...
How many calories in challah bread?
At least three people in our household (namely me, my wife and our eldest son) wouldn't mind shedding a few pounds (actually kg on our scale, since we're in Israel).
Obviously the first step is basic info: getting a benchmark figure for the calorie content of a typical portion of challah. When I looked up...
New collection of Yair Emanuel challah covers
Leathen & Linen Challah Cover
More stalwart traditionalists insist on a dark velvet challah cover for their table (or cotton/polyester for those who prefer a white base color), but in recent years many challah cover makers in Israel and abroad have been phasing in challah covers made of leather (or PU) and linen.
Typically leather and linen challah covers use...
Superb quality fur and genuine leather tallit bags
One of the distributors we've worked with for years has repeatedly encouraged us to start selling a line of top-quality leather tallit bags made by a very skilled leather workshop in Mexico. But we've hesitated to leap into this market for two reasons:
For some reason the vast majority of our customers are looking...
Round Satin Challah Cover
Today I came across a collection of very charming satin challah covers you can see next time you're at the Mamilla Shopping Mall (a hop-skip-and-jump from the Old City of Jerusalem). Nice fabric and fabulous design work. I liked the way the designer, Avi Luvaton, manages to create a very attractive challah cover using just one...