(Courtesy of JNF) As Jewish communities around the world prepare to celebrate Chanukah and recall the heroic efforts of the Maccabees, Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) has made it easier than ever to find the perfect Chanukah gift while supporting the land and people of Israel through their Online Mitzvah Marketplace: Shop Israeli Goods through the JNF store (jnf.org/store).
Earlier this year, just days after tourism in Israel ceased due to the pandemic, JNF-USA established its Online Mitzvah Marketplace to support Israeli small businesses in Israel’s Negev and Galilee who had traditionally relied on tourist traffic. Through this initiative, American consumers can directly support Israeli small businesses in addition to JNF-USA’s philanthropic investments in Israel.
With dozens of products and experiences to choose from, here are the top 10 Chanukah gift ideas that are sure to bring light into someone’s life this holiday season:
1. Odette Chocolate Boutique: Enjoy handmade chocolates and pralines from this specialized chocolate boutique.
2. Kalderon Art – Designer Glass: Handmade glass at its finest. Shop this beautiful collection of handmade glass straight from the Galilee. Lead designer Danny Kalderon, a graduate of Bezalel Academy and founder of its Glass Studies program, brings the art of glassmaking to artistic plates, bowls, dishes and more.
3. Barbara Israel Fine Arts: Shop beautiful, limited-edition prints depicting scenes from Israel.
4. Symbolic Jewels: Meran Shavit: Drawing on his inspiration and passion for Israeli coins and their biblical meaning, artist and jeweler Meran Shavit of the Western Galilee creates unique, handmade rings, pendants and more from historic coins.
5. Kandu Wood N Groove: Musical Instruments: Kandu handmade percussion instruments introduce you to a new world of sound. A full range of drums—for every sound, and everyone from pros to students.
6. Plant a tree for yourself or someone special: Planting trees in Israel is a beautiful way to show you care. Each tree ordered comes with a certificate of your choice, mailed to the recipient with your personal message.
7. Ayala Moriel Parfums: Shop this beautiful collection of perfumes created by master perfumer Ayala Moriel, who crafts beautiful and inspiring botanical perfumes that are world-renowned for their artistry, storytelling and integrity.
8. Hedva Klein Products: Hedva Klein collects old books whose pages are yellowing and turns them into artistic jewelry, adding colored paper or wooden beads. She is part of the ART 192 Gallery, a collective of 10 female artists from the Galilee.
9. GalilEAT Products: GalilEAT, owned and run by Paul Nirens, offers Galilean home-cooking workshops, winter wild green foraging in the fields, market tours and culinary adventures in the Galilee, in cooperation with Jewish, Druze and Arab neighbors.
10. Be Inscribed: Become a part of history. Inscribe a letter, word or portion of a Torah being written on top of Masada.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 800-JNF-0099.
