Mazel Tov! Buddy & Lauren’s Wedding

We want to wish a warm congratulations to Kanik's cousin, Buddy and his new wife Lauren. Buddy stepped on a Mazel Tov Glass at his wedding to Lauren.

This interfaith Wedding embraced both Jewish and Sikh cultures.

Buddy about to step on the shards.

Buddy stepping on the glass shards. Stayed tuned to see what heirloom piece we create for Buddy and Lauren! Get your very own unique hand-blown heirloom here.

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Bye Kanik

On December 4th Kanik Chung passed peacefully after his struggle with cancer. He was surrounded by friends, family and members of the glass community. Kanik has been an amazing friend, teacher and incredibly talented glass artist. It will be difficult to adjust to his not being around. We will need some time to regroup, but Mazel Tov Glass will enter a new chapter. It's been an incredible journey creating, designing and developing our business together and we will continue to grow.

                                                          Bye Kanik, The ladies love you!

Mezuzah: The Jewish Security System

Mazel Tov Glass Mezuzah

On the doorpost of every Jewish home rests a mezuzah. Some may think it's a dainty decoration or a good luck charm. Put one up to keep the evil spirits away!

Actually, a mezuzah is a daily reminder ― and a public declaration ― of Jewish identity and faith.

What makes it important is the concept that the doorpost is the dividing line between the swirl of the outside world and the sanctity and safe haven of the home.

Hanging a mezuzah on the doorpost is an ancient custom. Archaeologists have discovered mezuzah parchments nearly 2 thousand years old.

The mezuzah is placed on an angle to the right of the door entrance about 5 feet above the floor. Every room may have a mezuzah with the exception the bathroom and closets. 

Prototype of Mezuzah designs

Get your very own unique hand-blown Mezuzah here:
http://smarturl.it/MTGMezuzah 

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MTG New Design: A Glass Mezuzah

Mazel Tov Glass Presents A New Design: A Glass Mezuzah

Designing and producing mezuzah cases has been elevated to an art form over the ages. 
Mazel Tov Glass has designed a mezuzah from the broken wedding shards of the glass stepped on at the ceremony. Every mezuzah we create has a Shin handwritten in glass. Each piece is mounted on sterling silver. Though the mezuzah cases are decorative, the important part of the mezuzah is the klaf, or parchment, and not the case itself. A kosher klaf can me purchased separately through Mazel Tov Glass.

Get your very own, unique hand-blown Mezuzah here:
http://smarturl.it/MTGMezuzah 

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Artist Spotlight: Swoon

Mazel Tov Glass Meets Street Artist Swoon

Susan, Swoon and Ira

Swoon is a street artist born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. She moved to New York City at age nineteen, and specializes in life-size wheat paste prints and paper cutouts of figures. 

     Thalassa

    Linoleum Block Print and Wheat paste Print

Swoon, real name Caledonia Dance Curry, studied painting at the Pratt institute in Brooklyn and started doing street art around 1999. She opened her studio for us to visit.

    Girl from Brazil on Tin and Wood canvases

For more examples of her work click here.

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Mazel Tov Glass Supports City Harvest

Mazel Tov Glass Supports City Harvest 

The Bid Against Hunger event was held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street) 

Honoring Stacy and Joel Hock

The Giveaway

This year's Bid Against Hunger attracted nearly 1,000 people and raised $1.3 million for City Harvest. Guests bid on exclusive prizes in both the live and silent auctions, which included a dozen Cronuts that sold for $14,000, and a private wine class with Aldo Sohm and dinner for two prepared by Eric Ripert that sold for $42,000.


Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto

Other prizes included vacation packages, sports memorabilia and other once in a lifetime culinary experiences. VIP Room guests enjoyed an exclusive tasting of regional purveyors' foods, passed hors d'oeuvres and high-end wines.


Our friend: Cakes by Ron Ben-Israel

Click here to see pictures from Bid Against Hunger

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Witch's Balls

The Mazel Tov Glass team is bringing out the fright with this glass witch ball that was hand-blown at the Brooklyn Glass Studio in Brooklyn. Hung outdoors, a witch ball was a simple hollow glass sphere made in various colors. It was believed that witches were attracted to its beautiful colors.

Witch Ball created by Mazel Tov Glass in 2013

Once inside they became confused and unable to escape, lending protection and good energy to the household (like a mezuzah!). Sometimes the balls were filled with either herbs, to ward off evil, or string. In the English version, the visiting spirit would become entangled in the string preventing it from escaping or it would become too involved in pulling out the string thus keeping the household safe!

Check out the team creating this spooky hand-blown Witch Ball at Brooklyn Glass: 

Happy Halloween! And don't forget to check out our hand-blown glasses here.

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