Patricia Heaton’s #MyZuzahYourZuzah campaign, in partnership with the MyZuzah organization, is empowering non-Jews to show solidarity with the Jewish community by displaying mezuzahs and driving proceeds to provide free mezuzahs for Jewish families. The initiative has sparked thousands of requests and is fostering interfaith dialogue and support in the face of rising antisemitism, especially on college campuses.
Jerusalem Post: Thousands of non-Jews order mezuzahs after pro-Israel Christian puts one on her door in solidarity
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An Interview with the Artist from Sand and Water Creations in Glass, Amalia Flaischer
How is your case made? I hand make my glassware using kiln-formed glass molds and kiln techniques. Each piece is hand-painted with special glass enamels and then kiln-fired to enable the enamels to fuse. What was the inspiration for the design? By combining my graphic design background and love of design with my passion for working with glass, I am …
An Interview with the Artist from Wonderland Judiaca, Ruth Alexander
How is your case made? My EcoMezuzah™ case is 100% natural and carefully handcrafted using naturally downed and rescued tree branches. What was the inspiration for the design? The inspiration for this unique design is the Jewish core value of Tikkun Olam, which I simply elevated to a literal level of practice. Tell us about your Jewish Journey My Jewish …
An Interview with the Artist from Yurkovsky Judaica, Shimon Yurkovsky
How is your case made? I wanted to make something unique and look at mezuzah’s design from a new perspective. So I came up with this idea, magnetic covers which can be easily removed and also in future you can purchase different color cover and change. I prefer more natural materials. That is why my mezuzahs are made of wood …
What’s a Mezuzah and What’s Inside the Case?
By DAVE ROOS, HOWSTUFFWORKSMAY 11, 2021 This was supposed to be the summer that Joseph Rubin got a job before heading off to college in the fall. Then the pandemic hit. So the 18-year-old District resident volunteered to distribute mezuzot instead. If you’re not Jewish, you may be unfamiliar with the small decorative case affixed to the right door frame …
Need a mezuzah? These teens are looking for you.
By ERIC SCHUCHT | WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEKAUGUST 4, 2020 This was supposed to be the summer that Joseph Rubin got a job before heading off to college in the fall. Then the pandemic hit. So the 18-year-old District resident volunteered to distribute mezuzot instead. Last month, Rubin began contacting local Jewish organizations and individuals to solicit for names and contact information …
Teens work to place mezuzahs on Jewish homes
By SERGIO CARMONA | SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINELJULY 31, 2020 South Florida teens are hoping to increase the number of local Jewish homes with mezuzahs through a fellowship program. The Orthodox Union’s Project Community 2020, an initiative for Jewish teens and young adults, has partnered with Mayberg Foundation’s MyZuzah to form PC20 MyZuzah fellowship programs in communities this summer, including South Florida. …
OU, MyZuzah team up to put mezuzahs on doorposts in US communities
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 16, 2020 A new program will see Jewish teenagers in the US increase the use of mezuzahs on doorposts throughout their communities. The program is the result of a partnership between the Mayberg Foundation’s MyZuzah, which promotes the importance of using mezuzahs on the front doors of Jewish homes, and the Orthodox Union’s Project Community 2020 (PC20), which seeks …
What Fair Trade Practices Teach Us About Finding Purpose in What We Do
Fair trade. A concept that has become more popular over the last thirty years, its essential focus is to make sure that everyone is taken care of. The emotional drive behind this arrangement is that people care deeply not only about being taken care of, but also about taking care of others. In 2017, the Mayberg Foundation started a project …