Reserve your Lulav & Etrog Set today and get the Early Bird Special! (Special ends August 28)

Lulav & Etrog Set Pick-up dates and times at Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley:

• Tuesday Sept 22, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

• Wednesday Sept 23, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

• Thursday Sept 24, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

• Friday Sept 25, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Your Premium Lulav & Etrog Set comes with a complimentary woven holder and includes the Four Species: Etrog (Citron), Lulav (Palm Branch), 3 Hadassah (Myrtle Branches), and 3 Aravah (Willow Branches). We sell the nicest Lulav & Etrog Sets in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The holiday of Sukkot begins on Friday evening September 25, 2026

Lulav & Etrog Sets are available for IN-STORE Pick-up only at 3042 Claremont Ave. Berkeley CA 94705. Sorry, we do NOT ship them.

Chag Sameach!

Bring smiles and joy to your loved ones with this sweet Honey Cake Rosh Hashanah card. Inspired by life’s simple pleasures, Sharon Gross’ cards, created from her original artwork, blend warmth, whimsy and heartfelt sentiments.

Inside message reads: “Wishing you a sweet New Year”.

Her two styles of design are, printmaking and watercolor with colored pencil. The cards are whimsical and colorful. Each design is hand drawn or printed, and shows unique layers of color, texture and imperfections, all special to the handmade quality of these cards.

• One folded notecard with envelope

• Inside message: “Wishing you a sweet New Year”

• Style: Watercolor

Made in USA

By Sharon Gross

Bring sweetness to your holiday table with natural wild flower honey from Marshall’s Farm. All varieties are sourced from bee hives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 3 oz. hexagonal glass jar is topped with a shiny silver L’Shana Tovah sticker and is perfect for gifting. Blessings for a sweet new year!

Marshall’s Farm is family owned and operated. Kosher certified.

Made in American Canyon, CA

by Marshall’s Farm

We are very excited to offer delicious Round Challah from Boichik Bagels for Rosh Hashanah. Reserve your 1 pound loaves of yummy goodness today. Only a limited amount will be available in our shop for walk-ins. They freeze well, so you can order extra and enjoy them all through the High Holiday season.

Pick-up at Afikomen on Thursday September 10, 11am-6pm and Friday September 11, 10am-2pm. Local orders only, we do not ship challahs.

• Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, water, egg yolk, honey, sugar, canola oil, salt, yeast, vanilla extract

• Contains Wheat, Egg. Made on equipment that also processes sesame

• Parve

• Certified Kosher by Sunrise Kosher Vaad of Northern California

Baked in Berkeley

by Boichik Bagels

We are very excited to offer delicious Slivovitz-Soaked Raisin and Saffron Challah by Boichik Bagels for Rosh Hashanah. Reserve your 1 pound round loaves of yummy sweet goodness today - before we sell out. The raisins are already soaking.

Pick-up at Afikomen on Thursday September 10, 11am-6pm and Friday September 11, 10am-2pm. Local orders only, we do not ship challahs.

• Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, water, egg yolk, raisins, honey, Slivovitz, sugar, canola oil, salt, yeast, saffron, vanilla extract

• Contains Wheat, Egg. Made on equipment that also processes sesame

• Parve

• Certified Kosher by Sunrise Kosher Vaad of Northern California

Baked in Berkeley

by Boichik Bagels

These specialty cards, designed by artist Jennifer Vischer, feature a colorful patchwork apple with the words “L’Shana Tova” on the front. Send joyous greetings for the New Year to family and friends with this pack of 5 full size cards and envelopes.

The inside message reads, “Wishing you a sweet and fruitful New Year filled with joy, health and peace”.

The artist created this card as part of her efforts to raise awareness of the disease Ankylosing Spondylitis.

• 5 Card Pack includes matching envelopes

• Made with quality ivory card stock

• Card Size 7" x 5"

Made in the USA

By Indelible Ink

Celebrate the New Year with this lovingly hand printed, letterpress greeting card. It is printed on 100% cotton paper with hand mixed inks, and paired with a recycled envelope. Each card was printed by hand on a Antique Platen Letterpress.

About Lucky Bee Press

In a sleepy beach town in Northern California, Lucky Bee Press was founded in 2008 by graphic designer Laurie Okamura. A small tabletop press was purchased over the early winter in 2008. Then a few months later, a larger floor model was added to the collection. Stacks of paper were quickly taking over every surface the workspace. Cans of ink were being turned into a new palette of color that soon came to life as Lucky Bee Press.

Details for this item:

• One folded note card and coordinating envelope

• Blank inside for your personal message

• Hand mixed inks

• Letterpress printed on 100% cotton card stock, recycled envelope

• Size - 5 1/2"w x 4 1/4"h (A2 size)

Made in Santa Cruz, CA

by Lucky Bee Press

These specialty cards celebrate the joyous blessings we ask to receive on Rosh Hashanah: happiness, success, renewal, peace, joy, shalom, laughter and more.

5 Card Pack includes matching envelopes

Made with quality ivory card stock, full size cards 7" x 5"

Made in the USA

By Indelible Ink

These specialty cards, designed by artist Yelena Bryksenkova, celebrate the joyous festive meal we eat on Rosh Hashanah. The meal begins with apples and honey for a sweet new year. L’Shana Tovah!

5 Card Pack includes matching envelopes

Made with quality ivory card stock (folded at the left) full size cards 7" x 5"

Made in the USA

By Indelible Ink

The Dark Chocolate Honey Patties™ Gift Box is the perfect gift for Rosh Hashanah. Give the blessing of a sweet new year with delicious chocolate surrounding a honey center in a variety of five flavors including mint, orange, raspberry, cocoa and coffee!

Indulgence meets simplicity in Honey Acres Honey Patties™ —a decadent treat they’ve been perfecting for over 90 years. Crafted with just two to three pure, natural ingredients, each bite features rich, unsweetened dark chocolate wrapped around smooth, raw honey, with a hint of real flavor extracts.

This guilt-free delight is free from the Big 9 allergens, certified gluten-free, certified Kosher, contains no added sugars, and is naturally low in calories. With no artificial ingredients, it’s a clean, feel-good treat you can truly savor. Nourishing and satisfying, it’s chocolate—made better.

• The Hexagon Gift Box contains: Mint, Orange, Raspberry, Cocoa and Coffee Chocolates (19 Pcs of Chocolate Total in each box)

• Gluten Free - Dairy Free - Soy Free - Nut Free

• 6.8 oz box

Ingredients

• MINT PATTIES:  honey, unsweetened chocolate, oil of peppermint

• ORANGE PATTIES: honey, unsweetened chocolate, orange oil

• RASPBERRY PATTIES: honey, unsweetened chocolate, natural raspberry flavoring

• COCOA PATTIES: honey, unsweetened chocolate

• COFFEE PATTIES: honey, unsweetened chocolate, arabica coffee (ground)

Made in Wisconsin, USA

by Honey Acres

Add extra beauty to your Shabbat with these vivid Israeli candles. Handcrafted with orange, yellow, green, and blue wax, these burn clean and odorless for roughtly three and a half hours. They also make a charming thank-you or housewarming gift!

• Approximately 5.5" tall

• Burns for approximately 3.5 hours

• Made in Israel

by Maaor Israel Candles

There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken, as we stumble back to our faith.

The Days of Awe encompass the weeks preceding Rosh Hashanah up to Yom Kippur, a period in which Jews take part in a series of rituals and prayers that reenact the journey of the soul through the world from birth to death. This is a period of contemplation and repentance, comparable to Lent and Ramadan. Yet, for Rabbi Alan Lew, the real purpose of this annual passage is for us to experience brokenheartedness and open our heart to God.

In This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared, Lew has marked out a journey of seven distinct stages, one that draws on these rituals to awaken our soul and wholly transform us. Weaving together Torah readings, Buddhist parables, Jewish fables and stories from his own life, Lew lays bare the meanings of this ancient Jewish passage. He reveals the path from terror to acceptance, confusion to clarity, doubt to belief, and from complacency to awe.

In the tradition of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared enables believers of all faiths to reconnect to their faith with a passion and intimacy that will resonate throughout the year.

Paperback edition

by Alan Lew

The Tree of Life is embellished with fruit and flowers and symbolizes joy and life. The artist Karla Gudeon has created this stunning depiction of the Tree of Life.

Made with quality ivory card stock (folded at the left) and includes 5 matching envelopes.

Blank inside for all occasions.

Full size cards 7" x 5"

Made in the USA

By Indelible Ink

These specialty cards, designed by artist Jocelyn Proust, celebrate the beauty of the pomegranate. Pomegranates are one of the Seven Species the Land of Israel is blessed with. They represent abundance, creativity and life!

Made with quality ivory card stock (folded at the left) and includes 5 matching envelopes.

Blank inside for all occasions.

Full size cards 7" x 5"

Made in the USA

By Indelible Ink

This breaking glass is the perfect engagement or wedding gift for a Jewish wedding.  The hand-blown glass is available in a variety of colors. It comes in a blue velvet drawstring pouch, for safe and easy smashing. A piece of muslin to wrap the glass as well as a gift box are included. The colorful shards make a wonderful keepsake.

Dimensions:  approximately 4" L

Lovingly handmade in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley. 

by Beames Designs!

This breaking glass is the perfect engagement or wedding gift for a Jewish wedding.  The hand-blown glass is available in a variety of colors. It comes in a blue velvet drawstring pouch, for safe and easy smashing. A piece of muslin to wrap the glass as well as a gift box are included. The colorful shards make a wonderful keepsake.

Bring a little hippie vibe to your Jewish Wedding with the Rainbow Wedding Glass.

Dimensions:  approximately 4" L

Lovingly handmade in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley. 

by Beames Designs!

This breaking glass is the perfect engagement or wedding gift for a Jewish wedding.  The hand-blown glass is available in a variety of colors. It comes in a blue velvet drawstring pouch, for safe and easy smashing. A piece of muslin to wrap the glass as well as a gift box are included. The colorful shards make a wonderful keepsake.

Dimensions:  approximately 4" L

Lovingly handmade in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley. 

by Beames Designs!

For Adeena Sussman, the kitchen is an island of calm: A place where she can center her mind, set the rules, and create a daily haven of deliciousness through her cooking. These days, she finds herself embracing the mantra “when the going gets tough, the cooking gets easy.” Pandemics, wars, and the busy pace of a very full life have led her toward a smoother, more streamlined cooking approach embodied in the Hebrew word, zariz, or “quick.” This pared-down style doesn’t mean sacrificing the rhythms, sounds, and sensory pleasures we experience while preparing vibrant, exciting, yet simple recipes. Instead, it has led her to rely on fewer pots and pans, a more edited pantry of highly versatile ingredients to create maximum flavor, and simple, thoughtful techniques that bring meals together effortlessly--always with her signature, flavor-forward style.

Most of the recipes in this cookbook contain fewer than 12 ingredients—not including olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemons, which are staples of Adeena’s Middle Eastern & Mediterranean-inspired dishes. From comfort foods like Sunny Sheet Pan Shakshuka and Baharat-Spiced Mushroom Hummus to satisfying mains like Hachapuri Pizza and Spice-Drawer Schnitzel, Zariz will help you cook with ease, making your kitchen a place of calm, deliciousness, and joy.

New York Times bestselling cookbook author Adeena Sussman offers a quick and easy (“zariz") approach to Israeli-inspired home cooking with satisfying recipes for every day.

by Adeena Sussman

Elevate your table with this gorgeous block print cotton tablecloth! Sweeping florals and vines in rich jewel tones against a deep teal background make this handmade table covering a regal addition to your dining area. The distinctive block print look is achieved by artisans applying different dyes via multiple blocks in a repeated pattern and aligning them perfectly to maintain the integrity of the design. As majestic as it is functional! A Ten Thousand Villages Exclusive handcrafted by artisans with the Craft Resource Center (CRC) in India, which helps small craft workshops develop into self-sustaining businesses.

• Materials: 100% Cotton

• Measures: 90"L x 60"W

• Colors: Deep teal, mustard yellow, red, and white

• Care: Machine wash separately in cold water, gentle cycle, line dry

• Handcrafted in India

by The Craft Resource Center

Vibrantly painted candle holders for Shabbat and Holidays

These candlesticks are hand painted and some variation in style & illustration are common and part of their charm.

Made in Israel

By Yair Emanuel

Yair Emanuel presents us with two hand painted wooden candleholders for Shabbat and holidays. The vibrantly painted design displays the seven species the Land of Israel is blessed with on a heavenly blue background. One side is a pomegranate tree and the other side a date palm. They can be fitted together as a single unit or stand apart.

A strong lacquer coating will ensure years of use and enable you to wash them by hand in water.

Made in Israel

By Yair Emanuel

Celebrate Shabbat, Holidays and any festive occasion with these hand dipped, pure beeswax tapers. These beeswax tapers provide every type of celebration with the perfect all-natural illumination and warm glow of the highest quality pure 100% beeswax candles. Perfect for Shabbat, holidays, dinner parties, vigil ceremonies, meditation altars, and more!

Each box includes 10 candles and a Big Dipper matchbook

Product Details

• Burn time: 5 hours 

• Dimensions: 5" x 0.875" 

• Wax: Beeswax

• Wick: Cotton

• Scent: Unscented

Made in the USA

by Big Dipper Wax Works

The original Banana Menorah with a pop-art aesthetic.

The made-to-be-gifted box doubles as compact storage. Includes the optional Shamash Riser to elevate the ninth candle. Holds standard 5/16 inch Hanukkah candles (which can be purchased separately).

Each banana is hand-crafted. There are variations and imperfections in each that make them unique. (Just like real bananas).

Banana Menorah started as a family tradition and has become a part of Hanukkah celebrations around the world. Whimsical heirloom-quality Judaica designed in LA.

by Noshes

Embrace Jewish traditions with this exquisite silk embroidered tallit prayer shawl set. Crafted from premium polyester, cotton, and silk, it features a beautiful oriental pattern inspired by mosaics from the Holy Land. The Atara is embroidered with the Hebrew blessing recited before wearing the tallit. The set includes a matching tallit bag and kippah, making it a perfect gift for all genders. Designed by renowned Judaica artist Yair Emanuel, this tallit brings a fresh, modern touch to traditional Judaica.

• Premium polyester, cotton, silk

• Oriental pattern embroidery

• Includes bag and kippah

• Size: 20 x 70 inches

Made in Israel

By Yair Emanuel

This colorful Tallit makes a bold statement. It is a beautiful way to express your Judaism and personal style. The Tallit is embroidered with multicolor rainbows and Magen David stars. The rich and vibrant design adorns the Tallit's corners and atara, or neckband.

The atara features the Hebrew inscription:

‘Asher Kidshanu BeMitzvotav VeTzivanu Lehitatef BeTzitzit’.

…Who blesses us with the Mitzvahs and commands us to wrap ourselves in a Tallit.

The set includes a matching bag and Kippah.

Size: 20" X 75"

Made in Israel

By Yair Emanuel

Say “Oy Vey” with style. You’ll love this black baseball cap with bubble gum pink embroidery.

Cotton Twill Hat with Adjustable Velcro back

Made in USA

Feel like the Mensch you are with this fun and stylish baseball cap. The Mensch hat now comes is blue letters for a more subtle look. It’s the perfect gift for your favorite mensch.

Blue Embroidery on a Black Baseball Cap

Cotton Twill Hat with Adjustable Velcro back

Made in USA

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with timeless elegance. This stunning menorah features a unique horn-shaped base and a warm brass-plated finish that catches the glow of candlelight beautifully.

Crafted from sturdy iron and plated in gleaming brass, it showcases eight evenly spaced holders in a graceful line, with the ninth - the shamash - rising slightly higher at the center in reverent distinction. A modern heirloom with classic appeal, this menorah brings heritage and artistry to your Hanukkah celebrations.

• Materials: Iron, Brass Plating

• Measures: 11"L x 11"H

• Fair Trade

• Fits standard size Hanukkah candles. Candles sold separately.

Noah's Ark International Exports is a fair trade handicraft marketing organization in Moradabad, India. Noah's Ark provides benefits such as education and medical treatment for artisans and their families.

Made in India

A finely crocheted kippah with narrow rainbow colors adorning the edge. Perfect for, Shabbos, holidays, Bar, Bat and B Mitzvahs, weddings, special ceremonies, and pride celebrations.

Enjoy this unique gift handcrafted by Mayan women in Guatemala. By supporting Fair Trade, you ensure a path to prosperity for artisans, their families and communities. Mayan Hands is a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation.

• Fair Trade

• Handmade

• 100% cotton

• Approximately 6" diameter

by Mayan Hands

Our Fair Trade hand-crocheted Psychedelic Rainbow kippah or yarmulke is an artisan-inspired design. Indigenous artisans love bright colors and craft their designs using colors reflected in their “traje”, the traditional Mayan dress used by indigenous men and women in Guatemala.

Your purchase of our Fair Trade Guatemalan Psychedelic Rainbow Kippot for your simcha is a wonderful Mitzvah. It provides income to the artisans who crochet the kippot which means better food on their family table, better access to health care and school for Maya children. It is the highest form of tzedakah! You can make a difference in the lives of a Maya family in Guatemala!

The Guatemalan yarmulkes are 100% cotton. We recommend hand washing in cold water and line drying. Each Guatemalan kippah is approximately 6 inches in diameter, but variation may occur due to the handmade nature of the yarmulke.

Made in Guatemala

by MayaWorks