Judaica Store Blog

Now that my family and I have moved into a larger house, I’m eager to start hosting my own Shabbat dinners, in particular to thank my mother for all the hard work she’s put into our meals over the years.

But before I could start inviting people over, I needed supplies, both for preparation and presentation. It’s amazing how many Shabbat items I found at an online Judaica store, www.Eichlers.com.

We actually already have a Challah board, a beautiful hand painted wooden piece with a matching knife. Or, it used to have a matching knife—I think that got lost somewhere in the moving process. I’m currently torn between two replacement options: a silver-plated Challah board with an engraved knife, or a wooden board with crumb trays and a built-in slot to store the matching knife that comes with it. I’ll probably choose the latter, to avoid misplacing another knife. Plus, wood like that will go with any Challah cover.

For some help behind the scenes, I’m eyeing a cool bug checker for lettuce available online at the same Judaica store. On such a holy day, the last thing I want to be worrying about is insects!

I was getting so tired of wearing cookie cutter tzitzis – if it wasn’t too short or too tight it was the wrong cut and style. Luckily, I discovered the Tzitzis Wizard at www.Eichlers.com, a step-by-step process that can help you design the perfect tzitzis.

You begin by selecting your lineage (Ashkenazic is always a safe bet), then you can filter by material and style – cotton, wool, mesh, or Perf-Tzit. Next, select your desired width and length – the width choices range from 18 inches (for men 5’4” to 5’6”) to 28 inches (for men over 6’2”). Finally, options for all sizes!

After choosing a width and length, you can now truly personalize your tzitzis with a variety of style options, including the neckline, knotting, and tassel materials. After that, you’re all set – the website will take you to the finished page for your product, in addition to providing you with some relevant suggestions for similar tzitzis, in case you’re not quite sure what you want (or how many).

Visit Eichler’s online Judaica store today and give the Tzitzis Wizard a spin – you’ll soon forget what it’s like to wear a tzitzis you didn’t design!

And now for my favorite Judaica Store subject: Kosher Inventions! Yes, too many good Jews are focusing their minds on fancy stuff like physics and biology, but luckily for us, there are still a few thinkers out there that just want to make our life easier. Kudos.

You know, when Tevye the milkman had to wake up on Shabbat mornings, he had a rooster as an alarm clock. But most of us do not live in Tsarist Russia anymore and don’t have chickens in our back yard. So how can you make sure you wake for Shabbos Shacharis without accidently touching the alarm buttons in your dreams?


Well, that’s why they invented the KosherClock! Yup, the KosherClock features:

• Shabbat Mode- All alarms shut off by themselves after one minute! Once set, no need to touch your KosherClock on Shabbos! NO PROBLEM WITH MUKTZAH.
• 5 Beep Alarms- on Shabbos wake up for shacharis, enjoy a snooze, don't miss your chavrusa and be on time for mincha.
• Record Feature- on weekdays only, wake up to the voice of a loved one, or a recorded melody. (Do not use recorded alarms on Shabbat.)
• Photo Frame- holds a 2.4" x 2.7" picture.

How does it work? Good question. You set the first alarm to 7:30am… na… to early. How about 8:00am. Sounds better already! Then you set the second alarm to 8:15am. Each of the alarms will ring for one minute before it shuts itself automatically and you don’t have to do anything!

For more info about the KosherClock, visit you one-stop Judaica store at www.Eichlers.com!

- Did you hear about the crazy sale of the year?
- Ye… Of course. But I didn't go. How was it?
- Man, it’s crazy! You will not believe the prices they've got!
- I know, I heard, I should’ve gone! But I can’t take the crazy lines! Waking up at 3 AM? Hey,
I’m too old for this…
- 3 AM??? What do you mean?
- Didn’t we just talk about The Black Friday Sale?
- Black Friday Sale? Forget about it! I’m Talking about Eichlers Chanukah sale!
- What? Eichlers Chanukah sale? What’s that???
- Well… If you go online to www.Eichlers.com from now through December 26th you’ll get 30%
off all the sets and 20% off the books!
- You gotta be kidding me right?
- No! I just got me a 14 Volume Set of A Daily Dose of Torah! 30% off!
- Me too!
- What? But you didn’t hear about the sale until a minute ago!
- I know… But I went online… Isn’t it great???