Shalom Bayit PendantNovember 2009 Sterling Silver Shalom bayit is the Jewish concept of peace in the home. I wanted to strip the concept down to its simplest representation, so I started with the most basic geometric shape that I could think of that would universally represent a housea square with the top edge bent out into a triangular shape. To represent shalom, I used the first letter of the Hebrew spelling, shin (). By itself, shin can also represent God, which is

A 14-karat gold sleeve wraps around the inside edge to protect the wood from the wearer's skin and to strengthen the ring

full phase—the sun reflected

Imani and I are pretty good friends as well

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which is frequently seen on the front of mezuzah cases

which represent the couple

To represent shalom

While basketweaving may seem relatively simple

to use as a fundraiser for the shul—interested congregants could literally own a piece of the ner tamid itself

These anthurium earrings use silvered Czech glass beads to serve as the spadix of the plant

she and her fiancé Ralph liked the idea

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