What would you buy a friend who is moving away to do kiruv?

muss ↓

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:42 pm

They are leaving soon and I really want to get her something but have no idea what to get. It can't be too big because I want her to have room to take it with her.

lamplighter

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:44 pm

I made my friends a homemade cookbook of easy to use recipes with simple common ingredients.

↑ muss ↓

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:48 pm

Thanks for the quick reply but she has so many recipe books already, she doesn't need any more.

greenfire ↓

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:49 pm

a beautiful mezuzah for their new home ...

gryp ↓

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:51 pm

I've bought a "Welcome to the Chabad House" door plaque for a gift.

fantabulous

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:52 pm

Maybe a really nice guestbook for her home where people can sign when they come and stay or visit.

She'll probably be having lots of guests!

Mommy007

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:00 pm

How about a CHANUKAS HABAIS?

Chocoholic

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:03 pm

A Diary so when she has something on her mind and she can't pass by your house she can write it off.

Mevater

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:08 pm

A Phone Book with all her old friends numbers and friendly notes from each and if shes going out of the country, phone cards.

DefyGravity

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:09 pm

Bed Bath and Beyond or Target gift card because they'll probably be a lot of things they'll need for their new home.

Atali

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:11 pm

I would say a nice gift basket of hard-to-find (outside of large communities) heimishe brand food.

busylady

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:33 pm

some kosher cookbooks...they are going to have to get used to doing a lot of cooking, theres usually not much stuff to buy out there..

↑ muss

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 3:10 pm

Where did you buy the "Welcome to the Chabad House" door plaque?
Also she is having a good-buy party. What is a cute something to make - food - in a shape of something to do with leaving e.g. when someone has a baby, I would make a cake in the shape of a baby stroller?

Raisin

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 3:30 pm

muss wrote:

aeroplane, moving truck - however she is going. or suitcases.

↑ greenfire

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 4:02 pm

Raisin wrote:

aeroplane, moving truck - however she is going. or suitcases.

cute idea

ShakleeMom

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 4:59 pm

I would buy her a very feminine cosmetics case, to keep her personal traveling stuff in. Years ago dh bought me one and I treasure it till today. IN fact inside I keep miniature everything and whenever we go away, be it a shabbos or extended vacation, all I have to grab is clothing and that case is always ready for leaving. You can fill it with smelly things.

queen

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 6:54 pm

We had the same situation recently, and had a shabbos washing towel (al nitelas yadayim) made up for them with their family name written on it in hebrew.

The place I got it from ships where ever you need.
PM me if you need info on ordering.

It was $15 a towel, including personalization.

mimivan

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 7:01 pm

How about an appliance that will help them make foods that are hard to find kosher in remote areas.
I'm thinking of a juice maker or an ice cream maker etc...something along those lines (but it would have to be a GOOD friend, because these can be costly)

mama-star

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 7:34 pm

lubavitch prints some cookbooks for shluchos that have easy-to-make recipes in large quantities. that works for kiruv! Very Happy

↑ gryp

Thu, Sep 04 2008, 6:44 am

I bought the plaque at an engraving place in a mall. You choose which plaque you want and they engrave what you want on it.
Then at 3 AM while everyone was sleeping we drilled it into their door. They had a surprise when they woke up a few hours later, LOL.
I just realized I'm giving myself away to my partners-in-action that night. PIA, if you're on here, please tell me so!