Cool Jew Love Day Giveaway -- The Innovators

Sarah Aroeste, inspired by her Sephardic roots from Spain and Greece fuses folk songs from her unique background with rock, funk and blues.  In an exotic blend, Aroeste combines sultry flamenco melodies with hot Middle Eastern rhythms, and all with a sexy, modern soul. saraharoeste.com

Covering arts, culture and politics in a voice all its own, Heeb magazine has become a multi-media magnet to the young, urban and influential. In Oliver Noble's "Night of the Living Jews" viewers will journey through a hellish night of terror, romance and a frighteningly non-kosher diet. heebmagazine.com

Jewcy is an entertainment and media company devoted to helping Jews (and anyone else) find, use, share, and expand meaning and community. Jewcy operates an online site, theatrical productions, and a steady diet of exciting events for progressive free-thinkers. jewcy.com


Award-winning journalist Lisa Alcalay Klug is California-based. Her book, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, is a 2008 National Jewish Book Awards Finalist. A contributor to the New York Times, Forward and many other publications, Lisa also edits the multicultural blog, Tolerant Nation. She is the daughter of an Ashkenazi Holocaust survivor and the descendant of the Sephardic Zionist and chief rabbi of Sarajevo, Yehuda Alcalay. cooljewbook.com tolerantnation.wordpress.com

Singer/songwriter Naomi Less performs values-based, edgy-pop-rock music. Her project, Jewish Chicks Rock, empowers Jewish girls to pick up instruments and express themselves through rock music. Naomi  is also a founding company member of Storahtelling.org. NaomiLess.com

Moshav -- Yehuda (vocals, percussion), Duvid (vocals, guitar), and Yosef (vocals, bass) perform original rock/Indie/folk music. The members of Moshav learned and played music since childhood at Moshav Meor Modi'im, a musical village founded by legendary musician and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach in the hills between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.  MoshavBand.com

Mashuga Nuts -- These famous cinnamon and sugar-spiced pecans, talked about nationwide, have appeared on "Friends" and other TV shows. Named for the Yiddish word meshuga, meaning "crazy", Mashuga Nuts are so good you'll go mashuga for more. For your sweetheart or yourself, these kosher dairy treats are packaged in the original Mashuga Nuts cartoon tin. tornranch.com

Jennie Rivlin Roberts is the founder of ModernTribe.com (you're here!), an online Judaica and Jewish gifts store for people with progressive minds, spirits, and style. She is also the co-inventor and manufacturer of No Limit Texas Dreidel, the game that crosses dreidel with Texas Hold'em poker. Jennie is a Dixie Jew, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. ModernTribe.com

Threaded Heritage began when founders Steve and Brian realized a need for a clothing company to express fashion-forward designs that also maintain a link to the past. Their unique designs feature Hebrew and Israeli themes for men and women and also appear in a women's clothing line called called Chosen Chick. GetThreaded.com Threaded Heritage shirts are available to buy on ModernTribe.