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		<title><![CDATA[The Ketubah Store: Latest News]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[How Do I Fill A "Do It Yourself" Wedding Holders With Shards]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 12:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Now that the wedding is over and your feet are firmly planted on the ground, it is time to fill your wedding keepsake (mezuzah, heart, box, etc.) with the shards from your wedding break-glass. Don't be intimidated...it's easy and fun to create. Just remember the shards is sharp glass so be careful.</p><p>If you are filling a Love/Ahava Box, just open the hing and place your wedding shards in--no need to make smaller pieces. Don't worry if not all the glass fits, just fill and close top.&nbsp;</p><p>If you are filling a "test tube" with your wedding shards, you'll need to break the shards a bit more to fit in the tube. Keeping the shards in their pouches, wrap in a cloth and place on a carpeted floor -- do not attempt this on ceramic tile or any breakable surface--. Gently hammer the glass pieces to create smaller shards.</p><p>Take the top/cork gently off the tube and hand place the shards you've just hammered. This is where your creativity comes to play. As each shard is a different color and size, you can create subtle patterns and designs. Fill almost to top-checking every-so-often that you can firmly (but gently) replace the cork top.</p><p>Mazel tov and enjoy creating your very own keepsake to enjoy for years to come.</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that the wedding is over and your feet are firmly planted on the ground, it is time to fill your wedding keepsake (mezuzah, heart, box, etc.) with the shards from your wedding break-glass. Don't be intimidated...it's easy and fun to create. Just remember the shards is sharp glass so be careful.</p><p>If you are filling a Love/Ahava Box, just open the hing and place your wedding shards in--no need to make smaller pieces. Don't worry if not all the glass fits, just fill and close top.&nbsp;</p><p>If you are filling a "test tube" with your wedding shards, you'll need to break the shards a bit more to fit in the tube. Keeping the shards in their pouches, wrap in a cloth and place on a carpeted floor -- do not attempt this on ceramic tile or any breakable surface--. Gently hammer the glass pieces to create smaller shards.</p><p>Take the top/cork gently off the tube and hand place the shards you've just hammered. This is where your creativity comes to play. As each shard is a different color and size, you can create subtle patterns and designs. Fill almost to top-checking every-so-often that you can firmly (but gently) replace the cork top.</p><p>Mazel tov and enjoy creating your very own keepsake to enjoy for years to come.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where Is The World's Largest Passover Seder?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<span style="font-size: 18px;">Where in the world is the largest seder? No, it’s not Israel or Miami and not
even Brooklyn.&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><img src="/product_images/uploaded_images/worlds-largest-seder-nepal.jpg"></p><p>
	The world’s largest seder is in Kathmandu, Nepal. Run by the
Chabad of Nepal, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz, the co-directors, have
overcome some formidable challenges - including coups, border delays,
strikes and even weather disasters. Nevertheless, the Passover seder has
gone on year after year.&nbsp;</p><p>There are 3 and sometimes 4 simultaneous seders&nbsp;-&nbsp;2 in Hebrew and the
rest in English. Hundreds of Israelis -&nbsp;mostly 20 something backpackers
who have recently finished army service are joined by a diverse mélange of
Jews from around the world….some on honeymoons, homesick drifters from
India and Thailand and some on a spiritual journey.&nbsp;</p><p>4 months before the big night, the Lifshitzes and their helpers kick off
logistical challenges that include transporting into Nepal 800 pounds of
matzah, 2,000 kosher wine bottles and thousands of tins of fish.&nbsp;</p><p>“Every seder in the world has four children,” Rabbi Lifshsitz says in
reference to the passage in the Haggadah that explores four attitudes to
Judaism. “In Nepal, we have seders for the fifth child: the one who’s never
home for seder.”</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>
	<span style="font-size: 18px;">Where in the world is the largest seder? No, it’s not Israel or Miami and not
even Brooklyn.&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><img src="/product_images/uploaded_images/worlds-largest-seder-nepal.jpg"></p><p>
	The world’s largest seder is in Kathmandu, Nepal. Run by the
Chabad of Nepal, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz, the co-directors, have
overcome some formidable challenges - including coups, border delays,
strikes and even weather disasters. Nevertheless, the Passover seder has
gone on year after year.&nbsp;</p><p>There are 3 and sometimes 4 simultaneous seders&nbsp;-&nbsp;2 in Hebrew and the
rest in English. Hundreds of Israelis -&nbsp;mostly 20 something backpackers
who have recently finished army service are joined by a diverse mélange of
Jews from around the world….some on honeymoons, homesick drifters from
India and Thailand and some on a spiritual journey.&nbsp;</p><p>4 months before the big night, the Lifshitzes and their helpers kick off
logistical challenges that include transporting into Nepal 800 pounds of
matzah, 2,000 kosher wine bottles and thousands of tins of fish.&nbsp;</p><p>“Every seder in the world has four children,” Rabbi Lifshsitz says in
reference to the passage in the Haggadah that explores four attitudes to
Judaism. “In Nepal, we have seders for the fifth child: the one who’s never
home for seder.”</p>]]></content:encoded>
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