La'Bayit Gifts - Israel's Wedding Registry

October 7th, 2023. Everything lately feels auspicious. Significant. Momentous. Each Hebrew date, each missile attack, each Tzav 8, each siren, each piece of news. Everything feels soaked in meaning. In some sort of deeper message we are meant to understand. It seems like no coincidence that we are commemorating Oct 7, 2023 during this month of Tefillah. When words fail us, we lean on prayer. On words that, at a time like this, we are so grateful were written for me so that we do not have to write anything. We wouldn’t be able to.

1,667 Siddurim. 1,667 souls.

Each life, an entire world.

As we approach Simchat Torah, join me as we fill five new Batei Knesset, each one being built in memory of fallen soldiers. Help us honor the legacy of each of the 1,667 kedoshim and fill the world with Tefillah.

Donate a Siddur today: www.labayitgifts-chessed.com

*One Siddur for each life lost since October 7th* 🕯️

1,667 Siddurim. 1,667 souls.

Each life, an entire world.

Join us in this powerful act of remembrance. Together, we’ll fill five new Batei Knesset, each one being built in memory of fallen soldiers. As we approach Simchat Torah, help us honor their legacy and fill the world with prayer.

Donate a Siddur today: www.labayitgifts-chessed.com

“As the time goes by, it get’s harder and harder, not easier.”
“Imma, is this the last new school I’m going to have to start this year?”
“I just miss my home and the quiet atmosphere we used to have”
“We have no idea when we’ll be back home.”

These are real people. This could be you.

Link to the registry in our bio.

PESACH SALE!🌟 Send gifts from local Israeli artists to yourself or loved ones in Israel this Pesach ❤🇮🇱

Matzah covers, seder plates, Kosher for Pesach cookbooks, Haggadahs, Afikomen bags, table accesories, and so much more!

Sale ends tomorrow!

Shop Pesach gifts: https://www.labayitgifts.com/store?search=pesach&page=1

Help Single Mom Evacuees from the South ❤🇮🇱

La’Bayit is working on a Gift List/Registry project to help at-risk single moms from the South who were evacuated from their homes along with their small children.

These women, who are generally neglected by society in “normal times”, are in major crisis mode right now, and aren’t the type of people to understand how to gain access to all of the donations flowing into Israel.

To learn more & contribute: https://www.labayitgifts-evacuees.com

Mazal tov Barbie & Ken!

Barbie is in theaters & we at La'Bayit are celebrating Jewish toy designer, Ruth Handler, and her legendary Barbie creation with an homage to our favorite pink products!

Have you seen the Barbie movie yet?!

New from La’Bayit: Israel Essentials for Yeshiva, Seminary & Gap-Year Students!

Order linens, appliances, and books delivered straight to your dorm room in Israel.

With over 5 years as Israel’s #1 Wedding Registry, we are THE experts in English-speaking customer service, clear communication, & the best products around.

What’s on your essential packing list for your year in Israel? We can’t wait to welcome you!

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Thursday means Shabbat is almost here! 😍

I haven't quite gotten a challah recipe right since making aliyah (my mom's comes out totally different in Israel than NY!) but I've been trying out a bunch of recipes lately.

Do you have an amazing challah recipe that works in Israel? Would love if you could share!!

PS check out this gorgeous challah on our Mendocini Stoneware 16-Piece Dinnerware Set by Gibson.

‎שבת שלום לכולם! 🥖🍷

Dinnerware is an essential part of our homes!

It allows us to make meals for our families, friends & host members of our community.

It tells the story our meaningful moments, so why not do it in a tasteful way?

Which dinnerware is your fav? We love them all! From ceramic, to porcelain & stoneware we have something for everyone.

Check out our dinnerware on La’Bayit today - whether you’re getting married or just want to spruce up your tableware in your home.

What is La’Bayit?

It all started when Akiva proposed to Bracha! Friends and family around the world wanted to share in the simcha and asked how they could send wedding gifts to the new couple in Israel from afar.

It turned out that receiving gifts from loved ones abroad was quite a logistical headache. Sending gifts from America seemed crazy.

And, of course, Israeli websites in Hebrew were out of the question and there were no registries in Israel to be found. Why did it need to be so complicated?

Alas came the creation of La’Bayit!

Since our founding, over 1000 English-speaking couples in Israel have created wedding registries with La’Bayit.

We offer excellent customer service in English, fast & reliable delivery, thousands of products to choose from appliances with 220V to local Israeli artists & more!

🌾The Festival of Shavuot is coming! As we countdown (or rather up), we've thought of the perfect gifts to send that celebrate this meaningful holiday of our people becoming the Jewish Nation!

How do you celebrate Shavuot?

         

As we move on from the solemn day of Yom HaZikaron to the celebrations of Yom Ha’atzmaut, we wanted to take a minute to celebrate a few of our Israeli artists.

We are proud to be an Israeli-founded and operated business, aiding in building the homes of families that are setting the foundation of their marriages & families in this beautiful land, along with every life milestone in between.

studio is in Petach Tikva in her yard, in a warm family environment. It is staffed by a dedicated team who work with love on their products.

She is native of the Land of Israel and a daughter to an extensive Jerusalemite family. Utilizing techniques from the world of graphics and in combination with traditional laser cut and the Jewish texts of her upbringing, she created a unique form of art old with new, traditional with modern.

Audrey Tondowski of was born and grew up in France and has been living in Israel since 2016.

Throughout her studies of styling and fashion marketing along with personal growth, came the desire to dedicate her skills and be an artist for Jewish religious women.

She wished to blend her religious ethics with her passion for art. She believes Avigael Creation should reflect the values she stands for such as spirituality, and art.

         

April showers bring May flowers and new arrivals!

Send a gift for any occasion to help a loved one freshen up their home or your own.

What’s your favorite way to spruce up your home for spring?

🤩Pesach is almost here!

🧽 While we're all scrubbing our chametz away, let's not forget about Seder night.

🖼️ Whether you're making Seder at home or being hosted, we've got you covered with beautiful handmade Seder plates & matzah covers made by local artists, insightful Haggadahs & machzors & more to make the Seder spectacular & truly freeing.

🎁 Link in our bio to view all Pesach gifts.

❗️Deadline to order is March 27th

       

PESACH GIFTS!
Choose from our perfect hosts gifts that will enhance your host's Pesach or your own!

Purim is just 2️⃣ weeks away!

Check out our megillahs and mishlochei manot with delivery everywhere in Israel! 👑🇮🇱

www.labayitgifts.com/store/PURIM!

Welcome to La'Bayit! Israel’s marketplace for gifts you’ll love

Purim is just 2 weeks away!
Check out our mishlochei manot and megillahs with delivery everywhere in Israel 👑

To see our full collection: https://www.labayitgifts.com/store/PURIM!

Share with the brides in your life! 📣

We're here to make wedding planning easier 👰🥰

Helping couples get KitchenAid Mixers since 2019 🤘🎁

One of the many awesome reasons we love La'Bayit! 🤩

If you ask me, the singing of Im Eshkachaych under the chuppah is probably the most meaningful part of a wedding. What a sensitive way to mark the beginning of a marriage- to acknowledge that even in our most happy moments, we leave space for struggle, for sadness and for longing. That life is complicated and that outside of what might feel like a perfect moment, there are those close to us or even parts within us that may be feeling pain.

In the days leading up to Tisha Baav, I wish for all of us that we succeed in building relationships filled with sensitivity, empathy and thoughtfulness and that we merit to see the rebuilding of the Bet Hamikdash speedily in our days!

Eliana & Naftali ❤

It doesn't get better than this gorgeous couple. It means the world when special people like Eliana & Naftali trust us for their wedding registry. Mazal tov on your recent wedding anniversary! We hope your beautiful gifts continue to create an atmosphere of love and growth in your home. To many more happy years!

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Behind the scenes of running a business in Israel! 💼🇮🇱

Here are some things I’ve learned as a business owner working with (Israeli) suppliers and importers whose products we sell through La’Bayit!

👉So much is done over Whatsapp (WHYYY? But also I’m kind of getting used to it and sometimes it’s really nice how fast things can move as a result….?) Voicenotes are my worst enemy, though, because then I can never look back and find what I need.

👉 If I take myself seriously and act confident, other people will take me seriously and trust my confidence.

👉 That being said, confidence increases with knowledge and I’ve been able to be *actually* confident in my dealings with suppliers as I’ve gotten experience and learned more about how things work. It’s crazy to have to just go for it at the beginning without knowing anything.

👉 Working with a supplier who is kind and nice basically matters more than almost everything. When selling physical items that need to be shipped, lots of scenarios come up (especially in Corona, yemach shemo), and things need to be sorted out and fixed without anyone blaming anyone for no reason, and with coming up with creative solutions. Non-rosh gadol people are really annoying to work with, to put it plainly. Rosh-gadol people are a pleasure.

👉 On the same note, I find that when I am kind and nice it goes so much farther than being “aggressive Israeli”. I find that people are more willing to לבוא לקראתי (and thus our customers) when they like me! (I mean that’s totally human nature, this isn’t a big revelation but I feel like people might have thought aggressiveness is more effective?)

👉 There’s a lot of BSing- I’m going to be honest and say that with the dozens of suppliers we’ve worked with (some who have stayed on and some who we’ve moved away from) there’s been a lot of made up things. I don’t even know how to explain it or to give an example, but it’s there. That’s when you have to stand your ground and not let them get away with it.

👉 Nagging is a big thing here- Is that a thing in America? So many of our suppliers say “If I don’t answer, just bother me until I answer.” No! Just answer me like a normal business-person. I literally cannot count the times this has been said to me. And I know it’s not just me because I know other people who work with these Sellers. (I checked because it was so shocking).

👉 It’s normal to talk about your personal life. Case in point: I got invited to one of our appliance supplier’s son’s Bar Mitzvahs (I happened to not be available that night but it was really cute and touching).

All in all, it's super fun and super intense and has its pros and cons. I also have no clue how it works anywhere else! Just thought it might be interesting to share some insights! Love you, Israel!