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toys
Fidget spinner was invented to stop Palestinian kids from throwing rocks at Israelis
Gabe Friedman, JTA
May 8, 2017
New toys at the Craft and Folk Art Museum
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2014
If children spun it, flung it, wound it, or sent it rolling along the floor with a flick of their thumbs, Dr. Donald Adler had to have it for his collection of international folk toys.\n
Whether a bed, or help figuring out what to do in one, some kosher options for Valentine’s Day
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2012
On Valentine\’s Day, for a people tasked in the Bible with being fruitful and multiplying, what goods are good for the Jews? Perhaps sex toys from an Orthodox-oriented website that are not supposed to make you blush? Or maybe your pleasure for these long winter nights is a new bed made in Israel that is as flexible and modern as you are?
In the Pink
J.D. Smith
November 25, 2004
I\’m almost fully pregnant. There\’s not much for me to do. We\’re about two weeks away from having a baby girl and I haven\’t gained a pound. I feel fine. Never better. Thanks for asking.
Tzedakah With Toys
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
November 13, 2003
When 5-year-old Ariela Weintraub learned about the recent Southern California fires during a family dinner discussion, she was worried. The Santa Monica resident asked her mother, Susan Weintraub, \”Mommy, do you think the children who lived in those burning houses lost their toys?\”
Her mother told her yes, and the youngster ran to her room and returned with a big white teddy bear. To her parents\’ surprise and delight, Ariela announced that she wanted to donate her cherished stuffed animal to a child who lost his or her own toys in the fires.
When Susan Weintraub told her daughter\’s story to Rabbi Karmi Gross, the principal of Maimonides Academy in Los Angeles, which is attended by Ariela and her older sister, the 5-year-old\’s generosity inspired a school toy drive for local children affected by the fires.
JAKKS Jumps for Children
Rachel Brand
November 7, 2002
When the Jewish actor-comedian wanted to do something to help brighten the lives of Israeli children wounded in suicide bombings, he contacted his friend Stephen Berman, president and COO of JAKKS Pacific toy company.
The collaborative effort resulted in a donation and shipment of more than 500 toys to hospitals in Tel Aviv, each with a personal note from Sandler included. However, while the celebrity\’s name was probably the most recognizable to the children, it was the lesser-acclaimed Berman whose massive donation made the whole thing possible.
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