Please visit these fine retailers for all of your Chanukah needs.
Adath Israel’s Coleman Family Judaica Shop
For the sisterhood ladies, it’s the mitzvah of making a Jewish home that drives their passion for Adath Israel’s Coleman Family Judaica Shop.
What makes Adath Israel’s Judaica shop special is that it is not a gift shop — it’s a Judaica shop. It only sells Judaica, nothing else, and it also serves the entire community. With over 500 items for sale at any given time, there is something for everyone. Most of the items are from Israel or made in Israel.
The hope is that the Judaica shop will help enhance mitzvot (hiddur mitzvot) by carrying beautiful ritual items. Making use of ritual objects, no matter how simple or grand, whether new or heirloom, also signals to your family and friends that Judaism and its rituals are an important part of your home life. The Judaica Shop is sure to have beautiful items for your own use and to give to others so that they too, can carry on our traditions. The traditions continue with today’s artists reshaping ceremonial objects using new and innovative materials. Most contemporary Judaica artists may be found in our shop or by special order.
Drawing in dreidel collectors from all over the city, the shop has the largest selection around. All of the profits go directly to Adath Israel’s sisterhood, which helps support the religious school, youth department, and many other programs at Adath Israel.
Elegant Treasures Custom Embroidery
Established in 1999 by owner Karen L. Schiffer, Elegant Treasures, Custom Embroidery LLC has grown from a small in-home business with one embroidery machine to a fullfledged company increasing in number of machines and now including several staff members.
In 2013, Elegant Treasures expanded, moving from Schiffer’s home to its own building in Sycamore Township.
Judaica items and Israeli dance costumes were among the first items Schiffer designed. Since then, Elegant Treasures’ collection has grown to include: apparel decoration, graphic design of business logos, specialized Bar and Bat Mitzvah gifts, custom embroidery design, screen printing, and school spirit wear. In 2010, rhinestone and rhine-studs design were also added.
Gathering inspiration from scriptural, traditional, and cultural influences, Elegant Treasures offers a variety of uniquely designed Judaica items, including challah, matzo covers, and tablecloths, as well as wall hangings, placemats and table runners.
The staff at Elegant Treasures has completed projects for a variety of companies both large and small under the guidance of Schiffer, who has a background in screen printing, digitizing, and embroidery. It’s her passion, as well as that of her staff, to see the unique ideas of her clients come to life through the Elegant Treasures services. The team is dedicated to providing quality products, excellence in customer service, and minimal turn around on projects.
Elegant Treasures also embroiders items with school names and mascots, including Sycamore and Kings high schools.
Elizabeth Grace Home
Elizabeth Grace Home in Montgomery offers a collection of the finest home decor and accessories from around the world.
Formerly Gattles, it offers bed and bath linens as well as accessories, home accents, sleepwear, handkerchiefs infant bedding, and gifts.
The store still offers the same quality, ambience and unique gifts that have been the traditions since 1904, when German immigrant Henrietta Gattle began selling imported lace curtains door-to-door in Cincinnati.
Elizabeth Grace Home’s Bridal Registry offers upcoming brides personalized assistance in creating their own unique collection of fine linens and home accessories. It offers an extensive array of styles to accommodate the modern bride, while maintaining quality and tradition.
The store also offers a Baby Registry, where expectant mothers can register for their baby shower. Elizabeth Grace Home offers a wide range of gifts to help welcome the baby, from soft blankets to gentle shampoos and lotions.
Elizabeth Grace Home offers a full range of gift wrapping for wedding, baby, hostess and any other gifts.
Jacob James
Jacob James is a boutique for high-end jewelry, handbags, and accessories on Hyde Park Square. They specialize in new designer jewelry, and also “pre-loved” luxury items including jewelry and watches, designer handbags, accessories such as wallets, sunglasses, scarves and hats — the accessories that “make” an outfit, according to owner Michelle Randle, — as well as art.
Jacob James offers the newest in today’s fine and fashion trends while not forgetting about yesterday’s luxury. Whether you choose to breathe new life into a pre-owned luxury item or a piece that begins its journey with you, we will help you make it your own. Jacob James buys, sells and consigns
Randle, a Cincinnati native, has been in the fashion and jewelry industry for the past 20+ years; she had gotten into the designer jewelry business as a teenager working for Nina Paul. She looks forward to helping you find the perfect piece.
“It was my dream to open a store like this,” said Randle. “This is a great business model. The store has a boutique feel and offers something to everyone.”
ish Menorah
ish, in collaboration with Rookwood Potter and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Bicentennial Legacy Project, proudly unveils the Cincinnati Menorah — a poignant symbol of Jewish tradition and the universal tenets of Chanukah. This exclusive new commission release represents a fusion of old and new traditions. A contemporary masterpiece, it echoes historical significance while becoming a unique piece of Cincinnati Jewish history, creating an heirloom for new generations to come. Crafted by the skilled hands of Rookwood Pottery’s Maxwell Holden and Jen Watson, this limited-edition menorah transcends the conventional. The intentional two-part design embraces pluralism, offering choice in how users celebrate holiday rituals. While technically not a traditional (Kosher) chanukiah by halachic standards, these menorahs double as candle holders for two larger tapered candles, allowing more conservative and traditionally observant Jews to use them for weekly or festival Shabbat use, and for cultural Jews, interfaith, and “ishy folks,” friends, allies, and close family members, to find personal meaning in exploring Jewish traditions through its use. Beyond being a beautiful centerpiece for any occasion, all proceeds from menorah sales go back to support ish’s community engagement work. Own a piece of Cincinnati history. Act fast — only a limited number are made. Purchase your limited-edition, handmade Cincinnati Menorah now, on the ish website, and be part of this powerful movement.
Kramer’s Sew and Vac
For more than 65 years, Kramer’s Sew and Vac has been serving the Cincinnati community. Located on Montgomery Road, in the Kroger shopping plaza, Kramer’s offers a wide array of products and services for those who love to sew, quilt and embroider.
Kramer’s carries a complete line of sewing furniture and stocks 40 different models and nine brands of vacuums.
Every month the store offers classes in all sorts of fabric crafts such as machine appliqué, zipper applications, making items like tote bags and basic sewing and embroidery techniques.
Kramer’s is an authorized Bernina and Brother sewing machine repair center, and they repair and service most major brands of sewing machines and vacuums. Warranty work is done in-store, and trade-ins are always welcome. They also offer a sharpening service for knives, scissors, and pinking shears with one-day turnaround.
Kramer’s staff is trained to be able to assist with all your questions and find the perfect sewing machine for you.
It has a large selection of Bernina and Brother computerized and manual sewing machines.
Kramer’s carries a complete line of Horn, Koala and Fashion sewing cabinets that are beautiful, durable, versatile and affordable.
Northern Hills Synagogue Sisterhood Gift Shop
NHS Sisterhood is a very active group of dedicated women of many talents, including running a well- stocked gift shop.
The gift shop has a gift registry including bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings, graduations, and new babies.
The shop has a broad range of new merchandise in all price ranges. Merchandise includes: Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah items, Chanukah menorahs, dreidels and gifts, Passover seder plates, haggadahs and plague puppets and masks for the kids, jewelry, beautiful tallit, kiddish cups, mezuzahs and kosher parchments, havdallah sets, challah boards and covers, and many more Judaic and non Judaic items.
Featured is the Sisterhood’s kosher cookbook, “Enjoy More!” containing more than 400 recipes including vegetarian, meat, and dairy entrees, crockpot, holiday, wonderful soups, sides, appetizers, desserts and much, much more. Every recipe has nutritional information and calorie counts.
Sisterhood Gift Shop at Wise Temple
The Sisterhood Gift Shop at Wise Temple is a cornucopia of wonders. No matter what you’re looking for, special gifts or just because, you’ll find it all here.
With Chanukah around the corner, don’t wait until last minute holiday needs become emergencies. The gift shop carries a broad range of Chanukah games and toys for the kids and a full complement of candles in a rainbow of colors to bring a bright new splash of color to your celebrations.
The gift shop also offers a selection of creative and artistic menorahs of various styles and materials, from traditional to contemporary designs in metals, ceramic, glass and faux wood. There are fun and light-hearted menorahs to appeal to children and to kids at heart (like the emoji and hippie van menorahs), simple, traditionally styled menorahs as well as striking, sculptural menorahs that are one-of-a-kind works of art. LED menorahs that are safe for dorm rooms and nursing homes will bring the holidays to college students and older family members. There are numerous unique dreidels to tempt collectors and children too.
The gift shop also stocks Judaica for all lifecycle events and Jewish holidays. Need a gift for a new baby, consecration, B’nai Mitzvah, confirmation or wedding? Forgo the generic gifts and purchase uniquely Jewish mementoes like tallits, kippahs, mezuzahs and candle sticks that will provide meaning and memories for years to come.