Emily Rosenfeld’s charity box is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Jewish tzedakah box. The modern sensibility of the design together with its use of sustainable bamboo reinforces the idea of carrying ancient practice into our current lives. The design is joyous and symbolic: a tree of life on the box and a pomegranate for prosperity and blessing on the lid mesh perfectly the mitzvah of giving tzedakah. Emily hopes that this box serves both as a literal repository for funds and as a symbolic container for the actions we can take in the aid of others. The separate lid is held in place with magnets.
