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DIY Key Napkin Ring Craft For The First Shabbat After Passover!
I am re=posting this craft from a time when my kids were much younger (7 years ago!) and I made an extra effort to make each special shabbat special. (Today I made each shabbat special with the specific traditional family foods they love) I was looking for my images of key shaped challah, and came across this, so I thought I’d dust it off. Enjoy! To honor this special shabbat, namely the first one after Passover in which we traditionally prepare challah in our homes once again, I just came up with a quick little key napkin ring craft as I’ll be making bagels instead the traditional key shaped challahs…
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Today Is Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is the very sad and reflective Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. As the sun sets on the possibility of speaking with a living Holocaust survivor, and to hear first hand about the unimaginable atrocity that let to the murder of 6 million Jews and around 400,000 non Jews, we must each take steps in our own lives to eradicate racism, discrimination of any kind, baseless hatred, and ignorance. Please.
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Tiny Spring Wildflowers In Northern Israel
There is nothing quite like coming upon a patch of colorful wildflowers in Northern Israel. I’ll admit, the wildflowers that we saw in Sweden two summers were pretty amazing as well, but these flowers are close to home, and very much a part of our lives, well my life anyway. I look forward to the first signs of Spring, and the the changing of the guards in the meadows as one species after another has its moment in the sun. This year I caught the barbary nut (poor man’s iris) in bloom in great quantities that I’d never witnessed before, though within a couple of weeks they were gone….While most…
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Red Crown Anemones In Bloom In Northern Israel!
The gorgeous red crown anemones, that are natives in certain regions in Israel, are in bloom, well technically they were in bloom, as they are dwindling quickly. The truth is that these beauties can begin blooming here and there as early as December, with the quantities seen here happening in March. I took these photos of this spring delight a good month ago, and was just too busy with Passover prep to share them with you then. Sorry about that, and hopefully when the red poppies bloom I’ll share those photos with you in a timely manner! Yes red anemones and red poppies are not the same thing, though many…
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Recycled Bottle Organizer With Art Scraps
Looking for a fun way to use up some painted paper scraps or unsuccessful art, and get organized? These reycled bottle organizers are just the thing. Of course you could choose to make a paper vase with your artwork, as I did for Passover, but the little scraps? Put those in a pile to make plastic bottle organizers that can also be used as little gift baskets. Whether you choose to punch holes in your bottle and thread some ribbon for a nice decorative touch, or use tape, the results are so much fun and perfect for storing art supplies, though I just realized they’d be equally great on a…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! While it is still Passover everywhere except in Israel, we are already on the other side of Passover, and today is actually a day where many celebrate by eating levened products, and the Moroccan Jews especially, with Mimouna parties, so let the party begin! I start this party right after Shabbat is over in Israel, so give or take a few hours, we will be quickly packing up the Passover kitchen, and then my daughter will make mufleta, Moroccan tortillas, to serve with honey. We used to have to try and beg for these from neighbors, but now…
