PARSHAT ACHREI-MOT KEDOSHIM 2
AHAVA SCULPTUREIt has been a long time since my last Parsha Projects post. But, lately, I have given some thought to turning the blog into a book. But, I have not felt very motivated to take the...
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CREATION WHEELBereshit is obviously a great parsha for crafting but it seems to get lost in the shuffle of the end of all the chagim. After making Sukkot decorations and Simchat Torah flags, I don't...
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WELCOME MATOf course, we brought our Parsha Welcome Mat to Israel with us but it is too big for us to use for our front door. Instead, it has found a home at the foot of our kitchen sink. So, we had to...
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FOOTPRINTS AND STAR GLOBEParshat Lech Lecha "take two".Encountering the parshiot for a second time, I wasn't sure if I would just do the same projects again with the girls (which they would be...
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RAINBOW NECKLACES AND COOKIES!We have entered our second year of Parsha Projects. Last year, we started with Lecha Lecha so we missed the colorful opportunities that Parshat Noach provides! So many...
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ISRAEL DIORAMAWe are finally in our new home! And, more important, our "stuff" has arrived. And, along with our stuff came the hundreds of BOXES that it was packed in. Andy and I worked like maniacs to...
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EDIBLE BIRDS NESTThis is our second week of trying to do Parsha Projects under less than ideal circumstances. First of all, it is crazy hot!!! More importantly, we are still unsettled, living out of...
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HANDPRINT TREEThis is my first attempt to do a parsha project while living in someone else's house in Israel, without our stuff, feeling very unsettled. My connection to the internet is sketchy. I...
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COTTON BALL SHEEPIn an email to the editor of Challah Crumbs, I wrote "Parshat Matot stinks for kids crafts ideas…Ill see what I can come up with but I am not optimistic…" The parsha spends alot of...
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DAUGHTERS OF TZELAFCHAD PAPER DOLL CHAINSince my "classroom" is made of two little girls- who also happen to be my daughters - it was a pretty easy decision for me to focus on the story of the...
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DONKEY PUPPETWe are big fans of this Parsha since Andy is its g-dcast narrator. Check it out! Needless to say, the girls have watched their father's cartoon numerous times so they know this parsha has...
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PAPER PLATE SPIRAL SNAKESCrafting a red heifer (or a parah adumah) seems like the most obvious idea from this week's parsha, especially after seeing Julie Seltzer's parah adumah challah! But, I...
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AARON'S BLOSSOMING STAFFYes, I am a little behind schedule. But, it is not because we haven't been doing Parsha Projects around here. Lehefech - just the opposite. We have been all Parsha, all the...
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ISRAEL MAP MOSAICTwo public service announcements:1) I have added a sidebar that lists the entries from this blog according to CRAFT which I think is a nifty idea.2) I have received a very nice...
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Menorah Shapes and GameExciting news for those of you who would actually like to USE the ideas that I post here but are frustrated because they are always posted only AFTER the week's Parsha...my...
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TRIBAL FLAGS AND MUFFINSIt feels good to start a new sefer! I feel relieved and re-energized by starting Sefer Bamidbar. This parsha has lots of lists and numbers but it also introduces us to the...
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OMER CALENDARSometimes I think that I am learning more about Christianity working on these projects than Judaism. Let me explain.In contrast to Parshat Tazria, when doing an Omer project would have...
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