The Museum Store has a variety of beautiful handcrafted items to make the High Holidays extra sweet this year. We carry many glass pieces from an Israel-based design firm Lily Art that produces unique handmade items including a variety of serving dishes embellished with pomegranates. Pomegranates are often the “new fruit” eaten on the second night of Rosh Hashanah and accompanied by the shehechiyanu blessing offering thanks to God for being alive for another season. Pomegranates are also consumed in the hope that one’s good deeds in the New Year will be as plentiful as the fruit’s seeds.
We also have an array of serving trays for apples and h
oney, traditional Rosh Hashanah fare symbolizing the desire for a sweet New Year. Our most modern take on the apple and honey dish is made by artist Adi Sidler, who graduated with honors from Jerusalem’s Bezalel Art Academy. His minimalist silver apple-shaped tray is fitted with a glass bowl inscribed with the word “honey” in both English and Hebrew. A serving set by Lily Art features a modern metal tray festively adorned with laser-cut botanical designs and a charming honey bee.
If you can’t get enough honey and the delicate glass dishes just aren’t big enough for you, you can’t go wrong with MudWorks Pottery’s large fired honey pots. These original designs are produced in the Pocono Mountains’ studio of ceramic artist JoAnn Stratakos. Each pot is hand-dipped in special glazes, resulting in subtle differences in the coloration of every piece.
And, if you’d really like to make your collection complete, we have several shofars. Shofars ar
e animal horns that are blown to awaken one’s spiritual slumber during the period of Ten Days of Repentance (of which Rosh Hashanah is the first and Yom Kippur is the last). You can also drop by the Store for Rosh Hashanah cards, Kiddush cups, candlesticks, challah boards and challah knives.
Whether you’re looking to begin new holiday traditions in your household or just need to pick up a hostess gift or two, you can find what you’re looking for at the Maltz Museum. Mention this blog post and receive an additional 5% off your Rosh Hashanah purchases.
