Shmot / Exodus
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Yehuda’s Flag:
Lion Ya’acov says of his son Yehudah: גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּאַרְיֵה וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ׃ Judah is a lion’s whelp;On prey, my son, have you grown.He crouches, lies down like a lion,Like a lioness —who dare rouse him? Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions: 1. Put the powdered sugar in the bowl.…
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Tribes with their Flags
(potato version) Text: Locations of the Tribes and their Flags CUT PORTIONS FROM TRANSLATION FROM TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS FROM SEFARIA.ORG Bamidbar / Numbers 2:1 G-d said to Moses and Aaron: וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃ 2:2 The Descendants of Israel shall camp each man with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house;…
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Tribes with their Flags: Nature’s Nosh
Text: Locations of the Tribes and their Flags CUT PORTIONS FROM TRANSLATION FROM TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS FROM SEFARIA.ORG Bamidbar / Numbers 2:1 G-d said to Moses and Aaron: וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃ 2:2 The Descendants of Israel shall camp each man with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall…
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Tribes with their Flags: Shabbos Stash
Text: Locations of the Tribes and their Flags CUT PORTIONS FROM TRANSLATION FROM TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS FROM SEFARIA.ORG Bamidbar / Numbers 2:1 G-d said to Moses and Aaron: וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃ 2:2 The Descendants of Israel shall camp each man with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall…
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Tribal Flags
Ask each child to decorate his or her graham cracker to look like a flag of one of the tribes! If making on Shabbat, avoid Zvulun as illustrated (maybe you will come up with your own ideas! According to Midrash Raba, the design of each flag was based on Jacob/ Ya’acov/ Israel’s blessings to his…
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Jubilee Calendar
Leviticus / Vayikra 25:1 G-d said the following to Moses: וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹר׃ 25:2 Tell the children of Israel as follows: When you come to the land that I am giving you, that land itself shall observe a sabbath for G-d. דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי…
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The Meaning of Modeh Ani
Talya Bernstein Galaganov Like a song I misunderstood as a child and then believed I knew, I always thought the first prayer we say in the morning, Modeh Ani, meant “I thank G-d for returning my soul to me… .” Given that most translations of the prayer (including the one linked above) translated “modeh” as…
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What it Means to be “Am Kadosh”
by Ilana Pomeranz, guest contributer Parashat Kdoshim begins with the statement: “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy.” Leviticus/Vayikra 19:2, and ends with “You shall be holy ” Leviticus/Vayikra 20:26. What is the meaning of this ? Is there a Torah basis…
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Gathering Wheat, Leaving Gleanings
The admonition to leave food for the poor and resident alien appears in both Parashet Kedoshim and the parsha immediately following, Emor: Parashat Kedoshim: Leviticus / Vayikra 19:9 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not cut all the way to the edges of your field, and do not gather the gleanings of…
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Marshmallow He-Goat
Cut a marshmallow as shown: Put the small piece on your working surface cut side up. Dipping your scissors in powdered sugar between each poke, poke four holes in the cut side of the large marshmallow to attach legs, and one in the front of the smaller side for the neck. Snap pretzels to form…