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These Hasidic Jewish Fashion Designers Are Revamping Modesty

“If you don’t think modesty can be cool, you’re wrong. The mainstream fashion world is about to get rocked by how chic modest clothing can be, with the help of two Hasidic Jewish women. Meet Mimi Hecht and Mushky Notik, recently profiled in the New York Times “Women in the World” feature.

The sisters-in-law founded Mimu Maxi together, which is a clothing line they run from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, because they were frustrated at the lack of affordable options for Hasidic women. They wanted to merge mainstream culture with their religious sensibility, Notik stating, “We keep the Sabbath, and we also love Beyonce.” That is pretty much the best sentence ever said in the English language.”

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Introducing: Spice Box Candle Co. 
Hand poured scented candles inspired by Jewish holidays!

I’m really excited—and super nervous—to announce the project I’ve been working on for the past few months: Spice Box Candle Co.!

I’ve always been a little bit jealous of the wealth of scented Christmas candles available for purchase. Last winter, I found myself scouring the internet for candles that evoked the myriad scents of Jewish holidays, but I came up empty handed. Thus, I decided that when I finished grad school, I would take up the task myself. 

My plan is to release sets of 3 new candles for each major Jewish holiday, starting with Chanukah and working my way through the Jewish calendar. I’m starting with some obvious scents, but my hope is that, as I move forward, I’ll be able to create candles that evoke Jewish holiday scents from minhags all around the world. 

The link to my Etsy shop is here: 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiceBoxCandleCo

The scents you can currently buy are: 

Gelt Pot
Sufganiyot
Sour Cream & Applesauce

Information about the materials used to make the candles, kashrut, and other details can be found there. 

I have a limited number of candles available, but if there’s significant interest, I’ll make more. I’ve tested a candle from each batch I’ve made, and they smell great and burn very well, but these are still early days, so just know that I’m sure there’s room to improve as I become a more seasoned candle maker. 

If people could share this post, I would really appreciate it! And if you want to get your friends and family some fun Chanukah gifts (or treat yourself to something!) definitely consider a Jewish scented candle from Spice Box.

Toda raba!