talya
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Alarm Clock and Shofar Lunchbox
Numbers / Bamidbar 9:15 And on the day on which the mishkan was erected, the cloud covered the tent of witness; from the evening until morning it had the look of fire. וּבְיוֹם הָקִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כִּסָּה הֶעָנָן אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת וּבָעֶרֶב יִהְיֶה עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃ 9:16 And so it was: the cloud was always covering…
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Cohen Hands
Numbers / Bamidbar 6:22 And G-d said to Moshe: וַיְדַבֵּר ה’ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃ 6:23 Say the following to Aharon and his sons: This is the way you will bless the children of Israel, by saying: דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו לֵאמֹר כֹּה תְבָרְכוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמוֹר לָהֶם׃ 6:24 “May G-d bless you and keep/protect you. יְבָרֶכְךָ י…
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Mount Sinai
Exodus / Shmot 19:1 On the third month after the children of Israel left Egypt… they came to the Sinai desert. בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לְצֵאת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם … בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָי׃ 19:2 …and Israel set up camp there, in front of the mountain, … וַיִּחַן־שָׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶד הָהָר׃ * * * 19:16 And it was,…
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Levi
Levi flag: the Choshen. Bamidbar / Numbers 1:52 And the Children of Israel set up camp in groups [by tribe], each man under the colors [of the tribal flag]. וְחָנוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ עַל־מַחֲנֵהוּ וְאִישׁ עַל־דִּגְלוֹ לְצִבְאֹתָם׃ 1:53 But the Levi tribe camped around the Mishkan in order to avoid community strive, and protected the…
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Redeeming or Reclaiming a Sold Home
Leviticus/Vayikra 25:29 If a person sells a home that is within a walled city, he may redeem it within a year after the sale. וְאִישׁ כִּי־יִמְכֹּר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב עִיר חוֹמָה וְהָיְתָה גְּאֻלָּתוֹ עַד־תֹּם שְׁנַת מִמְכָּרוֹ יָמִים תִּהְיֶה גְאֻלָּתוֹ׃ * * * 25:31 The sale of a house that is not located in a…
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Oatmeal Cookies
Do you need to use up your Chometz before Pesach? This is my favorite Oatmeal cookie recipe. It was given to me by our friend Barbara Shore; a wonderful woman. May her memory be for a blessing. This will use up some of your rolled oats, some flour, and any chocolate chips or dried fruit…
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Donating 1/2 Shekel
As the census was taken only of men ages 20 and up, I decided they should all have beards! I love that every tribe and every family had an equal stake in the Mishkan. We ALL contributed! Exodus 30:11 And G-d said to Moses: וַיְדַבֵּר ה’ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃ 24:12 When you take a census of…
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Wise-Hearted Women
Exodus 35:26: “And all the wise-hearted women donated cloth they had spun / וְכׇל־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא לִבָּן אֹתָנָה בְּחׇכְמָה טָווּ אֶת־הָעִזִּים׃ This is a fun project that can be done all sorts of ways. As you can see, the bodies are cucumbers. I purchased multi-colored carrots and used a vegetable peeler to make “cloth.” The…
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Haman with his Hat
PURIM PURIM PURIM!!!!! We all know that the traditional food is Hamentaschen, but what are they meant to be? Let’s check! Ingredients as shown: First, take a man-shaped cookie: Cut some eyes, ears, and a beard from the edges of a date. Then decide: is it Haman’s purse? That is what the word “hamentasch” means.…
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Mount Sinai
Exodus / Shmot 19:1 On the third month after the children of Israel left Egypt… they came to the Sinai desert. בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לְצֵאת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם … בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָי׃ 19:2 …and Israel set up camp there, in front of the mountain, … וַיִּחַן־שָׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶד הָהָר׃ * * * 19:16 And it was,…