HANUKKAH GIFT GUIDE

Nostalgia Meet Whimsy

Hanukkah items are playful and eye-catchingly colorful this year, with jewelry, Judaica and food in pink, green and blue. Our array of gift recommendations will appeal to your inner child while taking you on a trip to the sights and smells of yesteryear. For more information and items, go to hadassahmagazine.org.

THE TOP BRASS

Israeli Judaica metal artist Ayala Adler designs and creates collectable copper, bronze and brass tops and dreidels as well as other ritual items decorated in a host of patterns and patinas (dreidels between $105 and $150 each; etsy.com/shop/AyalaAdlerJudaica).

AT A GLANCE

The Joyce Evil Eye and Hamsa Evil Eye lariat necklaces from Miami-based Miriam Merenfeld Jewelry balance modern aesthetics with good luck charms and designs from Jewish folk traditions (in gold vermeil, from $150 each, or sterling silver, from $130 each; moderntribe.com).

LET’S GET A HEAD

Who else but MacKenzie-Childs, leading tableware and ceramics manufacturer, would imagine a moose-head menorah? Handpainted with the company’s signature checkerboard pattern in blue, this 18-inch-wide Royal Check Moose Menorah will turn heads year-round (from $258; at mackenzie-childs.com and other retailers).

HAMSAS ON A CHAIN

New York City-based jewelry designer Ariel Tidhar has made a name for herself on Instagram (@arieltidhar) with her small-batch, clever and colorful acrylic and metal Judaica pieces, such as this 18-inch hamsa pomegranate charm necklace (from $145; arieltidhar.com).

GOAT APPEAL

A charming take on the animal menorah, Russian-born Israeli artist Inna Olshansky’s ceramic green goat is just one example of her menagerie of handcrafted Hanukkah Judaica. Go to her website (Innaolshansky.com) to view more of her Judaica and whimsical sculptures, including menorahs in the shape of horses or adorned with birds (goat menorah from $340; etsy.com/shop/InnDreamGallery).

RETRO PUZZLE

Go back to the Catskills with Hadassah Magazine’s latest 500-piece jigsaw puzzle, picturing an illustration by Jessica McGuirl from our popular September/October 2019 Catskills theme issue. Receive or gift the puzzle, and help support your favorite publication, with a $250 donation to the Hadassah Magazine Circle (hadassahmagazine.org).

BAGEL AND A SANDWICH, TO WEAR

“Delicore,” clothing and objects that evoke favorite Jewish eateries, is an ongoing trend. You can don (clockwise from top right) a Zabar’s T-shirt (from $20; zabars.com) or a pumpernickel sandwich bracelet set (from $23; everydayyiddish.com), smell the nostalgia with a Katz’s Chocolate Egg Cream Candle (from $25; katzsdelicatessen.com) or shop for more with a vintage Russ & Daughters tote (from $55; russanddaughters.goldbelly.com).

A HOLIDAY EARFUL

Don’t just spin your dreidels—wear them, too, especially if they are bold and brightly decorated with pops of pink, blue, red, purple and yellow crystals, as are these one-inch Mismatched Jeweled Gold Dreidel Earrings (from $25; moderntribe.com).

OLD CITY LIGHTS

With a marble base and brass branches inspired by the labyrinthine streets and pathways of Jerusalem’s Old City, the Rova Menorah’s abstract geometric design is a modernist ode to a locale layered in Jewish history and lore (from $695; l-objet.com).

ONE HAPPY COOKIE

Jewish food personality Jake Cohen’s mini rainbow black & white cookies may seem like an oxymoron, but the brightly colored, sweet and cake-like treats are a welcome update on the classic Jewish bakery staple. And go to Goldbelly, the online marketplace for gourmet foods, to discover more offerings from Cohen (tin includes 12 cookies, from $50; goldbelly.com/jake-cohen).