The Chai Tea Vol. 6

Shavua Tov everyone!

Last week I asked you to vote on when The Chai Tea landed in your inbox. Guess what? The votes were virtually tied—there was a one vote differential. But given the amount of opens on Sunday vs. Monday, I am going to try my hardest to get these out on Sunday night.

From the beepers and walkie talkies in Lebanon, to a TON of antisemitic tropes all over from every which direction last week…we need something good to start this week. I hope that you look at this newsletter as just that.

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.

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.

Guess what? I am headed out of town, out of the office and on to VACATION for the first part of this week. So if you don’t see me on social media for the next few days…that’s why. I am truly going to try to unplug and relax.

But for now, 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

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

SOME URGENT ACTION THAT’S NEEDED…

1. I shared a few weeks ago about The Historic Blue Moon Hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Jewish owners of this boutqiue hotel are continuously being harassed. There are protestors outside of their location, family members are being targeted and honestly it is horrific. A fund has been set up to help this family during this time. Please consider a stay when you are in town OR please consider a donation to help. FOLLOW and DONATE

2. UNMASK THE HATE: Please take a minute to sign this letter to unmask the hate on college campuses. Our college aged students need our support now more than ever and this campaign is pushing American colleges to ban the wearing of masks during protests on campus. SIGN THE LETTER

A LITTLE GIFT SO YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF…

3. StrengthLab.Tv is a video-on-demand platform featuring hundreds of specific exercises and a variety of workouts for all fitness levels and they are giving EVERYONE in The Chai Tea community ONE MONTH FREE. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced, StrengthLab.Tv has strength-focused content designed to meet you at your current fitness level.

   Our safety depends on our collective strength, both as a community and as individuals. We’re honored to contribute to your health and hope you’ll join us. Here’s how:

   • Go to https://strengthlab.tv/join_us

   • Select a monthly or yearly “Start Free Trial” subscription

   • Follow the prompts to enter your information

   • Use Coupon/Gift Code: CHAZAK

   • Share THE CHAI TEA with your friends and family, when they sign up this week they’ll get to take advantage of this offer too when we resend it later this week!

   NOTE: Chazak is a Hebrew word that means to be strong, courageous, and to prevail.

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.

4. Minnie Rose: This premium cotton and cashmere knitwear company started The Shalom Project shortly after October 7th. I LOVE my Shalom sweater (and wear it often during speaking engagements). With every Shalom Sweater purchase, Minnie Rose donates a portion of the proceeds to UJA. FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE 

5. In.B. Tween: I started following this amazing store due to our mutual love for summer camp. However I quickly learned that this store is SO MUCH MORE. They are the one-stop-shop that delivers a level of one-of-a-kindness you can’t find anywhere else. From newborn, bris, baby naming, baby, kids, birthdays, camp, tweens, teens, bar/bat mitzvah, teacher, sports teams, graduation, college acceptance, team spirit, dorm room, shabbat, engagement, bride, groom, wedding, house warming, hostess, judaica, grandparents, canasta, thank you, just because and for everyone and everything In.B.Tween. FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE

6. Moo G Clips: These handmade quality children’s hair accessories have a cult following and are simply adorable. FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE

7. Amy Switzer Design: This interior designer just launched an Am Yisrael Chai wallpaper and it is f-ing amazing (see below for a preview). FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE

8. Goldie Home designs table linens for celebrating around the table with the ones you love, making meals feel even more special with beautiful linens made with original art made in Portugal. FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE

9. NOOISH is a new-ish take on Jewish comfort food. Get this…they sell instant matzo ball soup (think cup noodle but matzo ball soup) for the masses and spread Jewish joy! FOLLOW, BUY or SHARE

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO THIS WEEK…

10. Carrie Kerpen’s The Exit Whisperer Season 2 is OUT! With women-owned businesses capturing just 0.8% of the total exit value in the US, exited founder Carrie Kerpen is here to change that, through sharing the stories of women who have broken through and sold their businesses. Make sure that you FOLLOW Carrie and TUNE IN this week…I may or may not be sharing my own exit story in an upcoming episode.

11. Confidence Coach for teenage girls (and the teenager in all of us!), Leslie Randolph, Founder of The Coach Chronicles and Host of “Why Didn’t They Tell Us?” shared the amazing story of her first two years in business on Dear FoundHer… this week. FOLLOW Leslie for more great advice and TUNE IN to our conversation.

SOME OF MY FAVORITE JEWISH FOLLOWS…

12. Samantha Ettus: While we traveled in similar founder circles for years, it wasn’t until Sam and I met through our advocacy that we truly connected. I love her account, I love her knowledge, wisdom, passion and her action. I also LOVE that she puts a positive spin and shares “Good Jewish News” each and every week. Make sure you FOLLOW an SHARE her account and for more information and news from Sam.

13. Chris Caresnone: This ally of the Jewish community uncovers hidden cultural gems…many of them ours. I adore him, his account and how good of a person he is. FOLLOW AND SHARE his account

14. Jews In School: The infiltration of antisemitism in our schools is a perpetual program that we as a society must be paying attention to. This incredible account not only calls out the BS that exists in so many of our schools, but they give steps to take action. This is an important follow. FOLLOW and SHARE

EVENTS THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR CALENDAR (and if you can’t attend, share them with friends who can!)

15. MONDAY, September 23 in NYC AND LIVESTREAMED! I'm That Jew: A Conversation on How to #EndJewHatred. with Eitan Chitayat, Shai Davidai, and Gerard Filitti, moderated by Tanya Zuckerbrot RSVP

16. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th: Calling all female founders and business owners! Join Dear FoundHer… for our FREE monthly networking meet up on Chicago’s North Shore! (Not in Chicago? No worries, sign up here to be notified of our virtual event next month!). RSVP to join us

17. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, Jewish Women International launches in Chicago! And I am THRILLED to be a part of the launch! Join me on Sunday September 29th with Meredith Jacobs, JWI’s CEO, as we talk all things being a Jewish woman right now. I am HONORED to be a part of this incredible event and launch into my own city. FOLLOW JWI. RSVP and join us!

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK

18. SIGN UP to take the SIMCHAT TORAH CHALLENGE! Ready, set scroll! This challenge puts a modern day spin on the oldest book in the world. The challenge is simple, take a few minutes each week and read the Torah. Join the Simchat Torah Challenge—-a community of 10,000 Jews who will read Torah! TAKE THE CHALLENGE:  https://simchattorahchallenge.org/

DON’T FORGET: 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…). You have one more week to join as a FOUNDING SUBSCRIBER to The Chai Tea! 18% of your membership will go back to Friends of the IDF.

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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