DECEMBER 2021
Holiday Gift Guide
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SLEEP ON IT! Lilyana Tufted Upholstered Low Profile Standard Bed. This product accentuates the bed’s elegance brought to the bedroom. Generously padded features deep handcraft button tufting on the headboard creates a luxury decorative retro feeling, a match linen fabric upholstered for headboard leg, and dark espresso finished solid wood feet for the low profile footboard panel. This vintage casual design comes to life with the plush Chesterfield headboard style, solid wood construction, and cozy padded foam comforts the bedroom with a sloped and most inviting angle of repose. Generously padded, the bed features deep hand tufting – a style perfected during the Victorian and Edwardian eras – accented with upholstery tacks. $234.86 • Wayfair.com
WINK, WINK! – The newest and coolest false lashes you can invest in from Splashes Lashes! These gorgeous false lashes are the perfect way to let her style and personality shine! Each lash is handcrafted with vegan, cruelty free faux mink and embellished with fun decals in a ton of different styles. Best of all, each set of Splashes Lashes can be worn up to 10 times, making it a gift that keeps on giving! $16.99 • shopsplashes.com
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STIR IT UP - BlendJet 2 is the perfect holiday
FIT FOR A QUEEN OR KING – Treat your dog
season gift for friends and family. It’s a portable blender that makes whipping up healthy and delicious smoothies, shakes, sips, and more as easy as pushing a button. $59.95 • blendjet.com
or cat like royalty with Nandog’s Cloud Dog and Cat Bed. From the ivory color to the tips of the crown, this dog or cat bed announces its regal pedigree. Your dog or cat will love the micro plush fabric and natural foam structure. Nandog's dog or cat bed is right out of a fairy tail. Ivory, light gray, gray, pink, purple $69.99 • nandog.com
BEST DRESSED - This Steph Dress is in yummy,
CAFFINE DREAM - For a lighthearted gift,
soft organic cotton knit and spandex for the perfect no fuss, all style look. A longer sleeve and twirly skirt takes a classic boho, vintage silhouette into Holiday. We love the festive take on a classic shape in santas, garland, jolly dogs, and Hanukkah prints. Artwork by Emilie Simpson. Sizes 2 through 12 $64.00 • sammyandnat.com
especially for the person who tends to get stressed from hosting during the season, gift a funny, useful present like this. Candleschtick's "Keep Calm and Latke On" mug is sure to get a laugh or at least a chuckle out of someone. $18.00 • candleschtick.com
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PEARLS OF WISDOM Handmade in the Far East, these trees are also known as Feng Shui Trees. The particular stones on the tree help to manifest what you wish for in your life as well as help to balance areas of your home. SHOWN - Pure Break - the Feng Shui Pearl Stone tree. $269.00 karmaandduck.com For every tree sol we donate a portion of the proceeds to Make-A-Wish
PAGE TURNER! – In Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi explore the vibrant cuisine of their home city—with its diverse Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities. Both men were born in Jerusalem in the same year—Tamimi on the Arab east side and Ottolenghi in the Jewish west. This stunning cookbook offers 120 recipes from their unique cross-cultural perspective, from inventive vegetable dishes to sweet, rich desserts. Ottolenghi is one of the most respected chefs in the world; in Jerusalem, he and Tamimi have collaborated to produce their most personal cookbook yet. $19.39 • amazon.com 4 DECEMBER 2021 | OREGON JEWISH LIFE
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM – Pupper Cup Dog Ice Cream, what's not to like? Flavor: Brisket and Latkes; Dairy free & gluten free, No added sugars, 100% human grade ingredients, Never any preservatives $5.50 (4oz cup) • thepuppercup.com
BAKER'S DOZEN - Get your build on with these DIY Chanukah brick kits. Perfect for gifts or a fun family activity! Strawberry Donut with sprinkles. Kit includes: All bricks needed to construct the donut with sprinkles, Colored Instruction manual, Contains: 138 pieces, Dimension: 3" in diameter. This is a very intricate design, recommended for 8 years old+ $28.00 • jewishblocks.myshopify.com
IN THE STARS – If you’re looking for ways to improve your mindset, Affirmicious’ Zodiac Affirmation Card Decks are the perfect product for you! Each deck of fun and focusing cards is tailored to the personality of a specific Zodiac sign, offering positive statements and reminders to help change the flow of your thoughts the more you practice them. $45.00 • affirmicious.com
COOKIE MONSTER - This Hanukkah, celebrate with The Dirty Cookie, a fun and delicious activity all ages can enjoy. Each Kit contains half a dozen Cookie Shots; 2 chocolate chips, 2 double chocolate, 1 churro & 1 red velvet, 6 edible Hanukkah decorations, sprinkles, and chocolate wafers $59.95 • thedirtycookieoc.com
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER P.Lushes Pets are stylish, collectible plush pets from legendary plush maker GUND, combining the quality you have come to know and love from GUND with super stylish, premium fabrics and designs! The latest wave of styles includes super festive pets that kids will love this season, including Zuri Karrats, a festive blue and silver bunny; and Aspen Furrich, a cozy plaid fox! Under $10.00 target.com • macys.com
SMART COOKIE - Perfectly packaged and ready to eat right out of the box Elderberry Jelly Christmas Cookies OR DIY Linzer Cookies! Perfect for the person who loves to make cookies, or have fun making them with the kiddos! The Linzer cookie cutters come with it as well as your choice of jelly! Starting at $10 for 10 cookies OR $25 for the DIY Set erinselderberries.com
6 DECEMBER 2021 | OREGON JEWISH LIFE
SERVE A PURPOSE - Our friends at Statement
GAME ON! - Teach your little one how to play
Home) have teamed up with Kicks by Sammy to design a limited edition reversible tray insert for Hanukkah and Jewish celebrations year-round. As you're serving cocktails, latkes & jelly donuts, and charcuterie boards, know that 15% of any Statement Home purchase which includes this insert benefits Mazon: A Jewish Response To Hunger. $77.99 • statementhome.com
this classic Hanukkah game with our My First Dreidel set. Crafted from solid wood. Includes soft velvet bag to store pieces and Dreidel. Improves hand-eye coordination, motor skills, math skills, and ability to understand the value of fairness. $16.99 • potterybarnkids.com
BANDWIDTH -The queen of high-end
HARD ROCK! – Irregularly Shape Stuffed Rocks
headbands, Lele Sadoughi, has introduced a Hanukkah-themed design this year, and, not surprisingly, it’s pretty enough to get a reaction from even the hard-to-please teen in your life. The blue velvet headband is embellished with crystals, beads, and Star of David charms, and available in both adult and kids sizing. $195.00 • lelesadoughi.com
Home Decoration Throw Pillows. The cover of these cute pebbles stone designed pillows are made of polar fleece which is lightweight,warm,soft,antipill,made of 100% polyester and machine washable. You can use them as a cushion, pad, pillow,children's playground,stage properties,shop decoration,all lovable. $14.90 • etsy.com OREGON JEWISH LIFE | DECEMBER 2021 7
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE DISH IT OUT! - 6" 4pk Stoneware Hanukkah Appetizer Plates - Opalhouse™ designed with Jungalow™ Gift these to yourself if you’re setting the holiday table or for your host or hostess if they are having you over this year. These plates make for the perfect gift, featuring some holiday icons like dreidels and a menorah and other designs like a crown and a dove with an olive branch. $16.00 • target.com
SOCK HOP! - The dreidel game is one of the most famous Hanukkah traditions. The rules for ending the game are pretty simple: Play continues until 1) the sun comes up, 2) all the latkes are gone, or 3) the players have all had enough. We can't get enough of these fun women’s Hanukkah socks and their pattern of dreidels! $9.00 • sockdrawer.com
8 DECEMBER 2021 | OREGON JEWISH LIFE
YOUR DAILY BREAD! - Celebrate Hanukkah
OIL GUSHER! - Give the gift of delicious olive
in style with Awkward Styles Happy Challah Days Sweatshirt! Happy Chanukah Folks! Machine washable, Available sizes S - 5XL with a wide variety of colors. $25.95 • walmart.com
oil that lasts far longer than just eight nights, plus some honey to save for Rosh Hashanah and some vinegar too. This gift package from Brightland is a great gifting set for the home chef, host or hostess or anyone who loves aesthetically pleasing bottles to put in their kitchen. $88.00 • brightland.com
PREETY AS A PICTURE - Raanan Art fine art
GOOD READ – With the first night of Hanukkah a
prints are the highest quality digigraphie printing (Giclee) available. Designed to produce archival prints without yellowing or colour fading. The 100% cotton fine art papers are composed of high grade raw materials with nothing added that could degrade the image. With a luxurious look and feel. Shown: Menorah Royal $280.00 • yoramraanan.com
little over a month away, holiday shoppers are sure to be in the thick of present buying. Why not make things a little easier on them and suggest a great book? These titles are proven Hanukkah-hits! The Eight Knights of Hanukkah by Leslie Kimmelman, illustrated by Galia Bernstein (Holiday House), for ages 4–8. $17.99 (Hardcover) Penguinrandomhouse.com OREGON JEWISH LIFE | DECEMBER 2021 9