| The Gift
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The Gift Shop carries a beautiful selection of handcrafted Judaica
and giftware made in the USA and Israel. All proceeds from operations
benefit the Temple.
Each year, the Gift Shop arranges to send jars of Honey for our congregants during the High Holy Days. Just click on the following link, print the form, and mail it as indicated: Honey fro Beth Am
Presently, the hours of operation are: Tuesday evenings between
4:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(when religious school is in session). Additional times are available
by appointment. For information regarding any of the featured
items or to arrange an appointment, please call Robin Berman at
215-745-9325.
Volunteers are always needed. Please call Evelyn Fair at 215-676-2687.
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Featured
Judaica
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Michal
Golan
Golan's designs, with generous use of gemstones and
pearls, are inspired by Byzantine jewelry and by
jewelry made during the regime of Queen |
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Victoria. Influences
from Middle Eastern art, particularly Mosaic styles,
are also apparent in her lavish decoration of surfaces
and use of brilliant colors.
Her Judaica is handcrafted, 24K. gold or sterling silver
electroplated over brass or white metal, with semi-precious
stones and fresh water pearls. Michal Golan is an Israeli
born, New York City based artist. |
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Ed
Cohen
Soon after graduating from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1986,
Cohen moved to California to pursue a career as a graphic
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director, but while
on the West Coast, his interest in woodworking flourished.
When Cohen moved back to the East Coast, he began to
seek out his Jewish roots and to use his woodworking
skills to build mezuzah cases for family and friends. His
Judaica collection utilizes a variety of woods such as Ash,
Cherry, Ebony, Holly, Koa, Mahogany, Maple, Rosewood, Teak,
and Walnut. |
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| Gary Rosenthal |
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The Gary Rosenthal Collection creates one of the most popular
and unique lines of Judaic art in the country. By combining
copper, brass and steel with brilliant fused glass, the collection
has a contemporary style rooted in tradition. |
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Tamara
Baskin
Born and raised in Israel, Tamara Baskin moved to
the United States where she began her career in art. For the
past several years, she has |
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been working
with fused glass; her emphasis is creating elegant yet functional
designs to celebrate Jewish life. Each piece is signed and
dated. The technique of fusing glass goes back to biblical
times. Layers of glass are cut and then arranged in a kiln
to be fired into one piece of glass at a temperature
of 1550 degrees. A second firing is required to form the piece
into a bowl or platter. Slumping into a mold may create variations
of "crackling" in the precious metal letters. |
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Emily Rosenfeld
Emily Rosenfeld's goal is to make affordable and expressive
Judaica. In her work, she sees the shapes that have inspired
her: plants, toys, tools |
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and bones.
Rosenfeld draws without editing until she sees a form
she wants to bring to life. She uses base as well as precious
metals because it encourages playfulness and experimentation.
Rosenfeld's work is given real meaning when what she creates
is chosen and used by someone as a way of expressing themselves.
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Eretz
Fashionable Judaica
After 22 years of kibbutz life in the western Negev, Joel
and Efrat Schwartz decided to head out into the business world
with a line of fashionable Judaica in 1992. Their company,
Eretz (Hebrew for "the Land") specializes in designer
tallit sets marketed in Israel, the United States and Europe.
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