The Chai Tea Vol. 5

Shavua Tov everyone!

As you’ll notice, this week’s edition of The Chai Tea is landing in your inbox Monday morning vs. Sunday night. Please make sure you check out the email I sent last night and vote for when you prefer to receive this newsletter each week. Your opinion is important to me as I work to build the best possible community here.

Whether you’re new around here or not, I want to remind you: Every week my call to action here is VERY SIMPLE in regards to the businesses, organizations and entities that I share: FOLLOW THEM, SHARE THEM, or BUY FROM THEM.

So, if you like what you see here, share this newsletter with your friends, and encourage them to subscribe too! We’re better together…and the larger our community around here, the bigger the difference we can make for one another.

Many of you have DM’d me businesses to feature, or simply responded to my emails. If you have a business we should meet, please give them this form to fill out. I choose everyone featured each week from the form—-feel free to pass it to your friends and family.

I’m just getting back from out of town, celebrating the bat mitzvah of my niece. I’ll tell you this: if you have the chance to celebrate any Jewish milestone right now…TAKE IT. There truly is nothing better. I hope that each of you had as wonderful of a weekend as I did!

So….are you ready to put some good back into this world?

The tea’s been brewing all week…and now I’m ready to spill.

See you next week.

Same time, same place.

xx,

Lindsay Pinchuk, Founder of The Chai Tea

NOTE: Every brand mentioned below was selected by me. I was not paid to mention any of the brands listed here. These are simply some of my favorite Jewish-owned businesses.

In no particular order….I’m spilling 18 ways you can support our tribe this week:

CHECK OUT THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:

1. CLOTHING FOR A CAUSE AT REAR ENDS in Bloomfield Hills, MI: Shop at one of my forever favorite women’s boutiques, Rear Ends, and support Cap + Conquer, an organization helping women cap and conquer hair loss due to chemotherapy. Rear Ends is donating 20% of proceeds to Cap and Conquer on 9/19 and then 20% of proceeds from Jewish designer, Ramy Brook on 9/20-21. FOLLOW, SHARE OR BUY

2. JWI, A Celebration of Women Empowerment in Chicago, IL on September 29th: I am personally honored to be speaking at this event connecting Jewish women in their 30s, 40s and 50s to build a lifelong community. FOLLOW, REGISTER or SHARE

3. I’M THAT JEW, A Conversation on How to #EndJewHatred in New York, NY on September 23rd: Join some of my favorite Jewish advocates, Eitan Chitayat (who’s coming from Israel!), Shai Davidai, and Gerrard Filitti, moderated by Tanya Zuckerbrot, for a powerful conversation and a VERY special event. See below to follow these advocates. But for now, FOLLOW End Jew Hatred, REGISTER OR SHARE

4. Visit the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles, CA until October 8th: I am putting this here again because you CANNOT MISS IT. Please do not miss this exhibit if you’re on the left coast. It is a MUST see by everyone. FOLLOW, VISIT or SHARE

A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE…ALL WITH DISCOUNTS FOR OUR PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS

If you’re a premium subscriber, make sure you login below to grab the discounts from these amazing businesses.

5. Hungry Monkey Baking: If I don’t hide the banana bread, my kids devour it before I even get a bite. Hungry Monkey brings all-natural, handmade sweets made with the finest ingredients to your home. And yes, if you’re a premium subscriber, you’re getting a special discount when you login below this week. FOLLOW, BUY AND SHARE

6. Sara Sela Jewelry: Simple Statement pieces for an everyday look. I can’t wait to share with you in the coming weeks what I just got from her! #vote FOLLOW, BUY AND SHARE

7. The Joywell: I wish this business existed back when I had my first company. Abby Dixon is a Maternal Mental Health Specialist. Make sure you pass along her name to anyone you know who’s having a baby or recently had a baby. We need more of her in our world to help support new moms. FOLLOW, HIRE or SHARE

8. MAJAX Consulting: Marnie Rudick is a full-service search firm dedicated to matching companies with top talent and assisting job seekers with resume writing, job searching tips and interview readiness. I LOVE what she’s offering Premium subscribers this week…make sure you login to check it out. FOLLOW, HIRE or SHARE

9. FAAB Consulting:  Franki Bagdade- M.Ed LMSW is a savior for parents. Focusing on neurodivergent inclusion, she offers ADHD, Parenting, Anxiety and Behavior Tips that are next level. FOLLOW, BUY AND SHARE

10. Fully Informed Life: Andrea Hecht guides women to reclaim ownership of their time, well-being, and personal identity outside motherhood. She helps you find yourself again. Check her out and listen to her podcast as well…The Next ChaptHER. FOLLOW, HIRE OR SHARE

11. Shop 2 to 5 Designs: We could all use a little positivity right now, right? I love this business who shares positive affirmations on custom designed hats, bags and apparel.  FOLLOW, BUY AND SHARE

12. Salt and Sparkle: A custom gift shop making jewlery, accessories and other gifts. Recently, she started a dedicated Jewish page, Salt and Sparkle Shalom. FOLLOW, BUY and SHARE

SOME OF MY FAVORITE LISTENS FROM SOME OF MY FAVORITE ADVOCATES THIS WEEK…

12. Amanda Markowitz on Here I am with Shai Davidai: Amanda and I met on the ‘gram following October 7th, we’ve collaborated a ton together. Shai is the fierce and fearless Jewish Prof. who wasn’t afraid to call out Columbia for their BS. I love this conversation between the two of them.  FOLLOW Amanda, FOLLOW Shai, LISTEN HERE

13. Michelle Adhoot, Director of Programming at End Jew Hatred on I’m That Podcast: I also met Eitan and Michelle virtually through my advocacy. Both are doing incredible work—-and this is a powerful conversation you all need to hear. FOLLOW Michelle, FOLLOW Eitan, LISTEN HERE

14. Mo News Podcast: I’ve been a follower of @mosheh since lockdown. But I recently started listening to his podcast daily. Let me tell you—-Mosheh and PIC Jill Wagner are an amazing team and one of the only places I trust for the actual news. FOLLOW Mosheh, FOLLOW Jill, LISTEN HERE

15. Julia Haart on Dear FoundHer… I interviewed Julia and was simply blown away not only by her life and her story, but in her support for other women. I loved this conversation and hope that you do too. FOLLOW Julia, FOLLOW Dear FoundHer… LISTEN HERE

WE’RE GIVING AWAY SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL….AND IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET IN ON IT…

16. My Story Jewelry: This beautiful piece was created by Jackie Cohen, Founder of @mystoryjewelry, to honor of the six innocent heroes who lost their lives in the tunnels of Gaza less than two weeks ago. ⁠ We’re giving three of them away. FOLLOW @mystoryjewelry, ENTER TO WIN and SHARE

LAST BUT NOT LEAST…A SHAMELESS PLUG…

18.  Marketing Made Simple for Small Business is OPEN FOR registration. This past week I watched three of the amazing women in my group mentorship travel to NYC together for some FUN. One of the most unexpected things to have come out of the business mentorship I started after October 7th, was the insane community that has formed and continues to grow. YES, we talk about building our businesses. BUT, we also support one another in every aspect of our lives. Registration is open through the last week of September—-we already have a dozen amazing women signed up for our FINAL cohort of 2024. If you want IN, use the code CHAITEA for 30% off. CLICK HERE FOR INFO (and as always, feel free to hit reply with any questions!)

This month’s Tikkun Olam Spotlight, is The Friends of the IDF.

The Friends of the IDF helps to support these heroic individuals with supplies and medical equipment, emergency well-being support, wounded and bereaved soldier support, lone soldier support and more.

This month, as will be the case every month, we’re giving back 18% of new premium subscription revenue from The Chai Tea to our Tikkun Olam Spotlight as our own contribution to put some good back into the world. Join us in giving back this month and every month…it costs less than a cup of coffee (or tea…).

If you’re already a premium member, please keep scrolling and check out all of the amazing discounts from many of the businesses we’ve shared…if you want to upgrade, we’d love to have you. Click below to check out the perks.

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