If it’s November then it must be time for stores to fill their shelves with a lot of tacky Christmas decorations in anticipation of the extended shopping season. But for Jews, the accessories are especially (to use a fine Yiddish word) schlocky, if you can find them in stores at all.

But no longer! Two designers, Alyssa Zukas and Josh Korwin, are trying to start a judaica revolution towards appealing and tasteful designs for the Modern Jew. Their first product, the Man-orah, is a sleek pipe menorah perfect for a Harley-themed Hanukkah. Or maybe Clue: bubbe in the kitchen with the menorah…

The two designers’ new website, Notschlock.com, is just starting up; expect new pieces (including a rumored Woman-orah) in the near future.

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