Hello!
My name is
Chaykah and I welcome you to my website. I am proud to introduce
you to Mazeltops Yarmalkes. Each yarmalke is handpainted by me.
My hope is to offer a special and unique gift that will make
boys and men all over the world, want to cover their heads.
A Jewish man is required to
cover his head as a sign of modesty. One interpretation of this
requirement is that a man needs to know that he is finite, with
limited abilities and knowledge. He needs to be constantly aware
that there is a G-d above him.I have always
had a talent for art and remember that
as a young girl in
school,
people were already noticing my ability.
My talent took me in
several directions and over the years, I painted everything from
baby bottles,
planters, shirts and murals to complete pictures
on fingernails!
When I
got married and started our family, I painted murals in the
children's bedrooms and people who would see them would offer to
pay me to do that. At that time, I thought that my only job in
life was going to be a Mommy, but it was not meant to be! Being
an Orthodox family, meant that when our boys would turn three
they would be required to wear Tzitzis and a kippah everyday. Of
course I wanted my son's to have "special kippot" and
one way to accomplish this was to do it myself! If I remember
correctly, my first kippah was a Ninja Turtle. My son wore it
proudly the first day at his new school. Since it was a new
school for us, I am not sure who was more nervous, he or I?
Within the first 5 minutes, a mother approached me and asked
where I bought his kippah? When I replied that I painted it, she
asked if I did it as a business because she could get me a ton
of orders. At that moment, Mazeltops Yarmalkes began. Within
hours I had already ordered business cards. I was now a Mommy
and a yarmalke painter.
Soon the business
grew, as did our family. Recently, with the advances of the
Internet, we have added a website and the business has grown
again. I am now able to reach people from places I had only
dreamed of. This business in essence, began with our oldest son. We were
blessed after him with a girl and then a boy and then a girl and
then another boy! The oldest was just 5 ½ when the fifth one
was born, so painting yarmalkes in those days, was done around a
table late at night. These days I create them in a special studio
area in our home.
I
recently saw one of my original designs and was proud to
see how far I have come. I love doing each and every
yarmalke and I hope if you order one, it will bring joy
to someone you love.
Take care and be safe!
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