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Oatmeal Can Tzedaka Box Craft
A tzedaka box (charity box) made from an oatmeal can is just as cute as can be, and quite useful right now! As you may know, due to the Corona virus all the synagogues are currently closed, though prayer groups of up to 20 with proper distancing is permitted. While many neighbors have formed prayer groups from their balconies, we have formed one with the neighbors, which consists of my husband and my 2 teen boys from within our house (via a huge window that opens fully) and the neighbors gathered in a courtyard and on the stairs just outside this window. There is a custom to give charity before…
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Counting The Omer Craft To Make Now!
Now that we are on day 12 of 49 of counting the Omer, time is of the essence, so get to work on a fun Omer calendar, especially one that you can use again next year! I did plan on making a new Omer counting calendar, and I am in the middle of that, but it has become something rather complex involving some new techniques that I’m experimenting with so it won’t be ready anytime soon, sorry about that. In the mean time, this calendar that I made with my kids quite a few years ago (ten actually!) is simple and can certainly be customized for your family. So give…
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Adorable Mini Torah Scrolls Craft
With the 7 days holiday (here in Israel, 8 elsewhere) ending tonight and the immediate transition into the holiday of Simchat Torah, this might be a craft to keep in mind for next summer, namely to make ahead, as honestly right now, we are still celebrating one holiday and can’t prepare crafts for the next! At the end of the day today we literally move our dining room table out of the Succah and into the house, and continue with the new holiday, which includes a very different schedule due to festive dancing with the sefer Torah in the synagogue, which literally goes on for hours! I am always sad…
