A few weeks ago, the staid pewter mezuzah holder on our neighbor's doorpost was removed, and in its place was a stunning pink glass one. Its a girl! They have a mezuzah on every doorpost in their home, and it got us thinking about nursery mezuzot (plural of mezuzah), and what a wealth of options there are when it comes to mezuzah holders. Below, a few of our current favorites, including a ladybug mezuzah case, which would be very sweet on the nursery doorpost of a child adopted from China.
• Funky Baby Boy Spiral Mezuzah. $29.00.
• Yair Emmanuel's Chagall-inspired Jerusalem Scene Mezuzah. $12.95.
• Studio Pewter Baby Mezuzah Case.
• Ladybug Wood Mezuzah. $68.00.
• Danny Azoulay hand-painted ceramic Mezuzah. $23.95.
• Emily Rosenfeld's pewter flowers Mezuzah. $34.95.
• Tree of Life Mezuzah. $39.99.
• Vine of Values Mezuzah. $84.95.
• Stained Glass Mezuzah. $29.95.
• Orna Cohen-Boteach's pewter dove Mezuzah. $62.00.
This is by no means a definitive list. Got any great modern mezuzah sources or favorites to share?
Our temple gift shop features local artists and quite a few of them make modern items. I would think most temple gift shops would have a good selection.
But it is much more fun to make your own mezuzah...my son did it at a JCC class using homemade playdoh that was baked in the oven, then painted. I've since made them using polymer clay...my daughter's has stripes and a shin painted on it and the one on our front door has a Jerusalem landscape.
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