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Bringing Spirituality into Your Jewish Wedding and Your Home with Micaela Ezra of AHYIN - embroidered challah covers | Smashing the Glass Jewish wedding blog Essen, Lord’s Supper, Jewish Wedding Traditions, Jewish Wedding Ceremony, Shabbat Dinner, Modern Judaica, Challah Cover, Shabbat Candles, Jewish Girl

Photography; Sasha Israel | @sashaisrael As brides, we spend so much time thinking about the aesthetics and logistics of our big days, sometimes it’s easy to overlook the spiritual element of your Jewish (or Jew-ish) wedding – and of the home you’re building together. That’s why I’m so thrilled to be talking today to Micaela […]

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Mezuzah Craft, Jewish Tattoo, Jewish Mezuzah, Hebrew Roots, Judaica Art, Jewish Culture, Portuguese Tiles, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Art

WEAR A PIECE OF HISTORY! There is a long history of Sephardic Jews in Portugal. The tiles of this particular house in photo have the Star of David. Here is a history of the Mezuzah according to Wikipedia: A mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot) is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21[1]). These verses consist of the Jewish prayer Shema Yisrael…

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