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First of all positively jewish calendar Instagram-famous pups from as far as Israel and Canada celebrate Jewish pride, and dog lovers can get a copy in time for the High Holidays.
For calendar co-creator Rabbi Robin Frisch, who runs the social media group, choosing puppies was a difficult task. Mazel Puppies,
“I don't even know these dogs, but it's like choosing between one of my own children,” she said.
Upper East Side Pooch Shayna Madele5-year-old Coton de Tullier, whose name means “beautiful girl” in Yiddish, graces the January gauntlet, posing with challah and wearing a yarmulke while celebrating Shabbat.
Shayna, who has over 21,000 Instagram followers, was named “Possibly the most Jewish dog in New York,'' and has become somewhat of a celebrity around the Big Apple, with fans demanding selfies with the fur ball.
Shayna's owner, Heidi Silverstone, said, “Walking down the street, people will stop me and ask if it's her.” “There's this guy we met a couple of weeks ago, he kept coming over and saying, 'Oh my God, my family loves him. Can I take a picture with him?'”
finley, July's cover dog, a 2-year-old tricolor Papillon from Turtle Bay, is wearing a blue bandana decorated with the Star of David.
“That photo was taken in front of a little brownstone on East 51st Street, whose stairs Finley loved so much,” said its owner Elizabeth Weinstein. fashionable fur baby Just walked her first runway at New York Fashion Week,
Frisch, who lives in Philadelphia, collaborated on the project with Abbey Lunger of the stationery company printartkidsWho reached out to him with the desire to help the people of Israel after the terrorist attacks by Hamas.
Calendars – which sell for $26.95 with a portion of profits donated Israel Guide Dog Center – Highlight Jewish and Israeli holidays and explain what each celebrates.
Both Scheana and Finley are already preparing for Rosh Hashanah, which starts on October 2, by planning content for their Instagram handles.
“Finley can teach people how to open a pomegranate,” Weinstein said.
“You should celebrate by eating new fruits, partly because it is the New Year and also harvest time. And a fun thing about pomegranates is that legendarily they contain 613 seeds, one for every mitzvah in the Torah.
Shayna would be baking fresh bread with her mother.
“I would add raisins because they're sweet,” Silverstone said. “And we wish you a merry New Year.”
