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TETZAVEH
KOHEN GADOL APRONIt is great to have Parshat Tetzaveh the same week as Purim since much of the Parsha is dedicated to the "costume" of the Kohen. I knew right away that I wanted to make some kind of...
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VAYAKHEL PEKUDEI
MISHKAN CAKEIt has been a few weeks since I posted because Andy and I were in Israel working on our plans for aliyah to Beer Sheva this summer. I did not intentionally plan the trip in order to miss...
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TZAV
KETORET SPICE BAGSOk, so I have to admit that the combination of Passover chaos and Leviticus gore has not been very conducive to consistent Parsha Projects. But, the girls were home from school the...
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TAZRIA-METZORA
NOTHING.Yup. We skipped Tazria-Metzora. My bat mitzvah parsha. As I read through these parshiot, I recalled the torture of coming up with a relevant dvar torah about leprosy and menstruation over...
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ACHREI MOT-KEDOSHIM
MITZVAH JARI knew that we would focus this week on Parshat Kedoshim (lots of nice sweet mitzvot) and not Achrei Mot (the Azazel-goat). First I selected a handful of the most accessible mitzvot in the...
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EMOR
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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BAMIDBAR
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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BEHAALOTCHA
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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PARSHAT SHELACH
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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PARSHAT KORACH
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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PARSHAT CHUKAT
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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PARSHAT BALAK
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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PARSHAT PINCHAS
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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PARSHAT MATOT-MASAI
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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PARSHAT SHOFTIM
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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PARSHAT KI TETZEI
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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PARSHAT HAAZINU
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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PARSHAT NOACH
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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PARSHAT LECH LECHA 2
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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PARSHAT VAYERA 2
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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PARSHAT BERESHIT
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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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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