What to Buy for Who

OK, I get it that the month preceding Rosh Hashanah is a time of soul searching and introspection, but that’s supposed to be for the upcoming Judgment from G-d, not for racking my brains on what to buy for Aunt Etty who kindly invited me for the festive meal. I’ve therefore divided up the types of gifts into four categories of recipients (which is somewhat more suitable for Passover, but anyway).

Traditional/Classical

Of course there’s the apple and honey dish in a range of materials from ceramic to aluminum which your hostess will promptly put on the Yom Tov table stating that you can never have too many honey dishes. A real eye (and ear) opener is the shofar. Send a gorgeous Yemenite shofar to your favorite person and they will be delighted to have it decorating their home and will love using it. About my third idea, now it is well known that men have been known to develop strong attachments to their worn, yellow and frayed Tallitot, concocting all kinds of excuses as to why they can’t exchange it for a new one. Now is the time, ladies, order a beautiful Tallit for that special guy in your life and hide the old one. In time, I promise he will get to love using it and you’ll have to go through the whole bit again for the next one. For something really special, we recommend Gabrieli.  His tallitot are the last word in beauty and quality.

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