Giant Texas Lego menorah sets unofficial record
Texans like to claim that everything is bigger in their state.
Texans like to claim that everything is bigger in their state.
A large menorah was found vandalized on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Looking for the perfect gift for that upcoming wedding or bat mitzvah? If you\’re in the Anaheim area, you may want to check out Downtown Disney, the new shopping/dining/entertainment complex just outside Disneyland and the new California Adventure park. Make your way to the New Agey objets d\’art store near the entrance (just follow the John Tesh music), turn to the right when you enter, and you\’ll feel as if you were transported by Disney magic to an upscale temple gift shop. A glass case of doorpost-ready mezuzot is prominently displayed; a variety of menorahs and tzedekah boxes fill several shelves.
Late November and early December is Chanukah festival time in L.A. This weekend, no less than 30 artisans from all over the globe will converge on West L.A.\’s Temple Isaiah for the Festival of Jewish Artisans, which celebrates its second decade this year. Making her first appearance at the annual event will be metal artist Aimée Golant – a young artist not much older than the Festival itself – who fashions mezuzot and menorahs in a quasi-abstract style.