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03 January 2018

Bright clay menorahs

Handmade clay Menorah/Hanukkia for Chaunukkah.
This is a lovely clay Menorah of tiny houses, a Hanukkah menorah and a Hanukkah gift. It is handmade, houses of Israel scenario menorah which makes a perfect Jewish holidays gift, tiny houses menorah, mountain village menorah . They are a very colorful and vivid clay menorahs. These menorahs are made of white clay, carved & painted with many bright ceramic colors. They have 9 holes for candles in which 8 are on one level and one is a bit up for the "Shamash".
These will absolutely add warmth and joy to your holiday atmosphere. Happy Hanukkah!

Clay tiny menorah

Menorah Story

The Lights of Hanukkah: A Book of Menorahs

19 September 2017

Clay Apples festive decor

Today we are sharing how I made some easy and cute apples to be used as hanging ornaments or just gifts on Rosh haShanà. They are easy and quick to make, and can be done with a group of children. Adults will enjoy making these as well.

APPLES

The supplies to make these are:
Air Drying Modeling Material
Acrylic Paints, Paint brush
Deco Art Glue, Sealer,Finish in Gloss
Twine
The process is fairly simple.
Model some clay into an apple, help yourself with a paper model, let it sit a few minutes then cut out the apple shape. While the clay is drying but still moist, cut the hole on the top of each apple. Let the apples dry.
Brush off any dust, and paint. Add a final coat of Sealer to give the apples some shine and protection, but that is optional.
I hope that you are inspired to go. Thanks for stopping by.

28 September 2016

A tad bit fishy for Rosh ha shanà

The Jewish New Year should be about spirituality, about Jews’ aspirations to be better people than they were the year before, about their hopes to find and stick to the righteous path. But like most other Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah is really about a little bit of theology and a whole lot of food. On this holiday there’s a custom to serve up a dish that sounds more than a tad bit fishy: fish heads.
The practice comes from a combination of a pun and the desire for a good omen, pointing to a passage in Deuteronomy that reads, “G.d shall place you as a head and not as a tail.”
Since ‘Rosh Hashanah’ translates literally as ‘Head of the Year,’ eating a fish head on the holiday became a little joke about the verse. You should start out your year as the head ,or leader,and not the tail or follower.” The head’s presence on the table serves as both a reminder to be in the lead and a sign that the ensuing 365 days will be filled with good fortune.
While the very idea of a good luck charm might leave some less than superstitious Jews with bad tastes in their mouths ,even before they’ve bitten into the fish head, that is that being a head and not a tail is simply a maxim that Jews “should strive to internalize in order to shape the rest of the year.
Additional rationales for dishing up fish heads include the fact that fish are symbols of fertility and that the New Year is a great time to remind Jews to be fruitful and multiply. And since fish never close their eyes, their stalwart eyelid-lacking presences can ward off the evil eye.

HANDMADE CLAY FISH PLATES FOR ROSH HASHANA' TABLE

WHISHING WELL FELT FISHES

01 October 2015

Lulav and Etrog miniature

Every day of Sukkot (except Shabbat) we take the arba minim, a.k.a. “Four Kinds.” Sukkot is a seven-day holiday starting on 15 Tishrei and concluding on 21 Tishrei.
What are the four kinds? A palm branch (lulav), two willows (aravot), a minimum of three myrtles (hadassim) and one citron (etrog). The first three kinds are neatly bundled together,byour arba minim vendor can assemble it for you.
Not all sets of arba minim on the market are kosher. Check with your rabbi.
Arba minim is a man’s obligation. For women, it’s optional but encouraged.
Best place for doing this mitzvah is the sukkah, the outdoor holiday booth.

Miniature of Lulav and Etrog made of air dry polymer clay. Children will enjoy make plenty pf them! You can use them as placeholders for your guests at your Sukkah table.