For synagogues, schools and gift shops
Stock Abayudaya Judaica in your gift shop, or bring a selection to a congregational event, a school fair or a talk about the Abayudaya. Planning a program? Tell us about it.
Handmade in Uganda
Judaica made by hand, by the Abayudaya.
Kippot, challah covers, tallitot and gifts, handmade by the Jewish community of Uganda. Choose your pieces, then send your request by email in a single step.
The collection
Choose your pieces
Gifts for a bar or bat mitzvah, a wedding, a new home or your own Shabbat table. Each piece is one of a kind, and photos are coming soon.
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Choose your colors
Hand-crocheted kippah
Crocheted stitch by stitch in the colors and pattern you choose. Making kippot is one of the crafts Hadassah school teaches its children.
- Your choice of colors and pattern
- Sizes for children and adults
- Ask about a name or Hebrew letters worked in
Price on request
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Ugandan cloth
Tallit with a kitenge atarah
A prayer shawl whose neckband is cut from kitenge, the bright wax-print cloth worn across Uganda. A bar or bat mitzvah gift that brings a piece of Uganda to synagogue.
- Neckband (atarah) in kitenge print
- Matching tallit bag
- Ask about sizes and a tefillin bag
Price on request
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Hand-embroidered
Embroidered challah cover
Embroidered by hand to cover the challot on the Shabbat table. Challah covers are another craft taught at Hadassah school.
- Embroidered or kitenge-print designs
- Ask about a family name or a dedication
Price on request
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Ugandan weaving
Woven challah basket
A bread basket woven by hand in the style of Uganda’s basketry, ready to hold the challot under their cover.
- Natural fibers in woven patterns
- Pairs with a challah cover
Price on request
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Gift set
Shabbat table gift set
A challah cover, a woven challah basket and two crocheted kippot, gathered as one gift for a new home, a wedding or a Shabbat host.
- Challah cover, basket and two kippot
- Ask about a gift card in your words
Price on request
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Passover
Matzah cover and afikoman bag
A three-pocket matzah cover with a matching afikoman bag for the seder, embroidered or sewn from kitenge print.
- Three pockets for the seder matzot
- Matching afikoman bag to hide and find
Price on request
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Gift set
Hanukkah gift pouch
A crocheted kippah and a paper-bead bracelet tucked into a kitenge drawstring pouch: one easy gift for the festival of lights.
- Kippah, bracelet and kitenge pouch
- Ask early for Hanukkah
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Ugandan beadwork
Paper-bead Star of David jewelry
Bracelets and necklaces of hand-rolled paper beads, a Ugandan craft, finished with a Star of David.
- Bracelets and necklaces
- Light enough to send with a card
Price on request
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Ugandan beadwork
Beaded mezuzah case
A mezuzah case wrapped in colorful beadwork, for the doorpost of a new home.
- Ask about colors
- Case only: it needs a kosher scroll inside
Price on request
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Looking for something you don’t see? David Freiman can tell you what else is available: email about Judaica.
For your simcha
Matching kippot for every guest
For a bar or bat mitzvah, a wedding or a baby naming: kippot crocheted to match, in your colors. Your guests take home a keepsake, and the story of the Abayudaya with it.
What to include
- The occasion and the date
- Every kippah is made by hand, so ask well ahead.
- How many
- Roughly how many guests you expect.
- Colors and wording
- Your colors, and any names, date or words to work in.
Learned at school
A craft handed to the next generation
At Hadassah Primary School, crafts sit alongside academics, music and sports. In the school’s film, Simcha, a former student who now works there, describes them.
It’s not only education, yes there’s academics, we have a lot of other things like the co-curricular activities, we do sports, we do train kids to sing… We teach children how to make kippot and how to do the challah covers and everything so we have a variety.
How ordering works
Send your request to David
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Choose your pieces
Add pieces to your request and say how many of each. Every piece is made by hand, so colors and patterns vary.
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Send your request
Your email opens with the list filled in, addressed to David Freiman of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, who takes Judaica inquiries.
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Settle the details
Work out prices, availability, payment and delivery with David by email.
Your request
Nothing added yet. Choose pieces above, or email David Freiman with any question about Judaica.
Your email app opens with everything filled in, addressed to David Freiman (Judaica) at davidafreiman@gmail.com. Nothing is sent until you press send. If no email app opens, copy your request and paste it into an email.
