September 15, 2011 archive

Beautiful leaves, fruit, and vegetable art for our Sukkah!

Today, the older boys and I made some melted crayon shaving crafts for decorating our sukkah. They look really nice! Here’s the lowdown: Start by peeling and  shaving your crayons. We used our cheap craft table knives. (Do not use a pencil sharpener, though. It may seem like a good idea, but if you do …

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Simanim for Rosh Hashanah

Simanim for Rosh Hashanah vary based on your tradition. Commonly, people have apples, honey, round challah, and often carrots. My husband comes from a Turkish background (Sefardic), and here is what we use along with my plan for preparing the food this year in parentheses: Apples : (served plain, red, green, and gold) Honey : …

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