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chicco ↓

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:15 pm

We are staying at a family and eating with the Rabbi and his family. I want to get suitable gifts for both, and not just wine, flowers, or candy. Any ideas?

Hashem_Yaazor

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:36 pm

Small Jewish wise?
Can you bring them something that might be hard to attain in their community?

louche ↓

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:36 pm

Plaques for the front door with the family name on it.
A dozen cloth napkins with a YomTov or Shabbos theme.
A set of kitchen towels (dish and hand) with ditto.
If you can find them in the stores already: a chanuka gift set (or make your own set) with extra-tall beeswax candles, extra-virgin olive oil, festive matches, latke and/or sufganiot mix.
A set of nice fluffy bath linens if you can find out what color their bathrooms are.
Generously-sized photo albums.
A set of those gizmos to guard light switches and telephones on Shabbat/YT
An assortment of black and herbal teas in a presentation chest, with or without an accompaniment of a variety of honeys, sugars, or jams.
An assortment of different culinary oils like chili, walnut, sesame or vinegars like wine, balsamic and herbal-infused.
An assortment of unusual spices in pretty jars.

DefyGravity

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:39 pm

I know that I'd prefer to get a gift card for a place like Bed Bath and Beyond. At least that's something I'd be able to use, rather than getting something I don't need that'll clutter the place up.

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:52 pm

DefyGravity wrote:

I know that I'd prefer to get a gift card for a place like Bed Bath and Beyond. At least that's something I'd be able to use, rather than getting something I don't need that'll clutter the place up.

Agreed! Target is good too - they have everything for everyone, and the house too. Just be sure to pick a store with online shopping, in case they don't have a local branch.

↑ chicco

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 2:50 pm

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I went to Marshalls and picked up a really nice set of wine stoppers and a pretty set of shot glasses. Really nice, a little different, and best of all CHEAP!

↑ louche

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 3:14 pm

wine stoppers--now there's a goooood idea. I have a couple that are about to fall apart and could stand to be replaced, so anyone coming to us for a meal, keep that in mind!

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