Jewish Toy Factory

Mission Statement

About Jewish Toy Factory

Miriam Goldstein / Founder & President – responsible primarily for toy design and development, resourcing and sales.

Ms. Goldstein is a passionate and talented Toy Designer. In 1986 Ms. Goldstein founded Mitzvah Toys, Inc., the forerunner to Jewish Toy Factory. In 1986, she was also chosen “Woman of the Year” by Tzivos Hashem, the World’s third largest Jewish organization, for achievement as a Jewish Woman Entrepreneur and for her work with Jewish children. As “Woman of the Year” Ms. Goldstein received formal recognition by President Reagan, then Vice President Bush, and other distinguished government officials at an awards dinner held at the former World Trade Center in New York.

Ms. Goldstein is going on 59 years of marriage to her husband Jerry and raised 4 children and presently has 16 grandchildren and a great granddaughter. As a stay-at-home mother from 1976-1986, she received certification in multi-level sales in Shaklee Health Products and was instrumental in introducing Bernard Levy, OBM, from OK-Labs to Shaklee to certify their line of vitamins. Also sold Forever Living Aloe Vera Products She reached top positions in only three months in the State of Ohio after single-handedly working out kosher certification for each line of products which greatly enhanced sales both nationally and personally. Ms. Goldstein also received her brokerage license from the New York Institute of Finance working for five years at major brokerage firms such as Hayden Stone, Inc., Greene & Ladd and McDonald & Company in Cleveland, Ohio.

Additionally, she has worked both part-time and full-time as an Administrator for various Jewish organizations, including Jewish Vocational Services and the Bureau of Jewish Education in both Cleveland and San Diego, and was the Personal Assistant for several Rabbis in both cities. Ms Goldstein was a certified Kosher Supervisor for the RCC (Rabbinical Counsel of California) and is now part-time Supervisor with Cleveland Kosher. Ms. Goldstein attended Toledo University and Kent State University, majoring in both Music Composition and Art History. Founding Jewish Toy Factory utilizes all of Ms. Goldstein’s talent in design, art and music, her experiences as a traditional Jewish mother, and demonstrated salesmanship.

After many years of research and development, a new toy called “Kosher Grocer™” is now launched. The Kosher Grocer™ toy play grocery store actually replicates real products with companies that have Jewish identity and longevity in kosher certification. This gives children the opportunity to do the shopping by looking for kosher products in real stores and being aware of the kosher symbols on them. Our motto is “Building Kosher Awareness” and also building with them during playtime.

For parents and educators, the toy can be a primary tool in the education of kashruth (kosher). The concept of Kashruth is virtually non-existent in the Jewish toy market, a void we are pleased to fill. This toy is a welcome addition for the thriving kosher food industry looking to educate a new generation on purchasing kosher.

The Kosher Grocer™ Description

  • Designed for children Ages 0-7 years old.
  • 14 light-weight plastic boxes with 2 popular kosher products produced in brilliant digitally-printed colors on each side a box.
  • The kosher symbol on each product has been digitally enhanced for educational purposes and stands out prominently.
  • The boxes are lightweight for safety purposed and are quite durable.
  • The sets include a surprise “Kosher Symbol” memory game that a parent or teacher can prepare for the child.
  • Because of the printing on both sides, there are now 28 different kosher snack items to add to their play collection adding to grocery experience.
  • There are 14 companies represented and each company appears in a different location in each package.
  • Unique design and the only toy in its category that is on ANY shelf (maybe edit this line, in other words, this toy does not exist in any market throughout the world – it’s a first of its kind. All others are made of cardboard, unsafe wood, or collapsible plastic play items. This one is safe and made to last for generations).
  • This toy comes with the highly unusual written endorsements from the OU, OK Labs, Star-K and KSA to name a few to educate children during playtime. Proofs are available upon request.
  • Each packaged toy comes with 2 zip locks on the handles for anti-theft purposes.
  • All contents are washable.
  • Toy contains Pareve (not meat or dairy) favorite snack products.
  • Product size: 9” high (with folded handle), 8” wide and 3-1/2” deep. Weight is 1.08 lb.
  • Retail is $39.95+ shipping per unit – for wholesale pricing (case of 10), please contact [email protected].

Many companies participating in the Kosher Grocer™ are aware that they are in the same toy package with their competitors and they have chosen to unify in this venture strictly for educational purposes. They are all to be commended.