A modern Hanukkah tableau: Large Helsinki dish by Jonathan Adler, $88 from www.moderntribe.com. Linen napkin, $24, shagreen napkin ring, $70, and beaded placemat, $40, from Table Art, 7977 Melrose Ave., (323) 653-8278, www.tartontheweb.com. Blue resin votive on napkin, $19.95, and blue glass vase by Caleb Siemon, from Craft and Folk Art Museum. Faceted menorah from the Mitzvah Store, 9400 W. Pico Blvd., (310) 247-9613. Striped blue menorah candles, $14 for a multicolored set of 45, and Star of David paper lantern, $11, also from www.moderntribe.com. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Will zebra menorahs and cement mezuzas make for a happier Hanukkah? Take a look and decide for yourself.
Welded steel matchstick bowl from Craft and Folk Art Museum, Zebra wire menorah, $59.95, from the Mitzvah Store. Animal figurine tea light holders, $18 each at Zerominusplus at Fred Segal in Santa Monica, 500 Broadway, Santa Monica, (310) 395-5718, www.zerominusplus.com; Trestle forged iron menorah, $150 from www.moderntribe.com. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
This season, modern Judaica includes pieces that can be used all year long. Design House Stockholm‘s candle holder with adjustable shofar-shaped arms is $57 at Yolk in Silver Lake. The pewter pomegranate dish is $20 at the Mezuzah Gallery in Los Angeles. The traditional nine-candle menorah is $34.95 at Crate & Barrel. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
A concrete mezuza by Cemment, at OK 8303 W. 3rd St., (323) 653-3501; www.okstore.la. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
This silver menorah comes from the Jewish Museum at OK, 8303 W. 3rd St., (323) 653-3501; www.okstore.la. The silver-plated wine cup is $35, and the plastic dreidels sell for 45 cents at the Mitzvah Store, 9400 W.Pico Blvd., (310) 247-9613. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
