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Parashah Vayakhel-Pekudei

VaYakhel
The Shabbath  
Moshè assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, "These are the words that HaShem has commanded for you to do: You may do work during the six weekdays, but Saturday must be kept holy as a Sabbath of Sabbaths to HaShem
Shabbath Shalom paper and tissue collage

Mishkan parts
Betzalel shall thus do all that HaShem commanded, along with Oholiav and every other skilled individual, to whom HaShem has granted the wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work necessary for the sacred task.

 

 Pekudei

It was thus made for the divine service, as HaShem had commanded Moshè.
The Cohen Gadol clothes

 


 

painting with children

parashah Ki Tisa

The people of Israel are told to each contribute exactly half a shekel of silver to the Sanctuary. Instructions are also given regarding the making of the Sanctuary’s water basin.

Making half shekalim to count Bnei Yisrael

Making the copper water basin

purim sameach!!

A JOYFULL PURIM TO EVERYONE!

Mishloach Manot

Purim -- meghillat Esther

Parashah Tetzaveh

The choshen cratf to visualize the Coen Gadol breastplate

The priestly breastplate  was the sacred breastplate worn by the Coen Gadol.The choshen is sometimes termed the breastplate of judgement, because the Urim and Thummim were placed within.


The mitznefet craft to visualize the Coen Gadol turban

 Priestly turban (Hebrew mitznefet): that of the High Priest was much larger than that of the priests and wound so that it formed a broad, flat-topped turban; that for priests was wound so that it formed a cone-shaped turban, called a migbahat.
THE GOLDEN ALTAR

Make an altar to burn incense out of acacia wood. It shall be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and 2 cubits high, including its horns.  Cover it with a layer of pure gold, on its top, its walls all around, and its horns. Make a gold rim all around it. Place two gold rings under the altar's rim on its two opposite sides as receptacles to hold the poles with which it is carried.

 

 

Purim felt bag as Mishloach Manot

Purim - Meghillah Ester craft

Foam Faux-Mosaic Megilla Cover
Design a mosaic Megillah case out of a can and foam shapes that is both feather light and elegant. You can think there are a number of steps to create the cover but once you did it, it is not actually as hard as it looks. This is a craft that the children will take pride in creating and will be treasured for years to come.

Purim kit

Delight your children with this complete Purim Kit.  A beautifully decorated tube with varied
activities for Purim. The kit can include a Purim  game, a Purim card, the mitzvos of Purim  sheets, a fullcolor Purim poster and the story of Purim with adorable pictures. You can also add  a copy of the HaMelech Megillah A nice feature of this kit is that all of the components can be used as stand-alone units or as part of the larger unit. The first poster in this file is 8.5”x11” and the second poster is 11”x17”. To see both  the files click HERE

Purim "I spy" game

Turn the popular I SPY game into a funny opportunity to both learn about Purim! 
Hidden Purim objects shapes appear and disappear as you move the hand inside the plastic trasparent box full of rice and once you find it  it can be tracked on a checklist.

the objects about Purim

 a plastic trasparent box

The game

purim games

Put Mordechai on the horse

Put the crown on Ester