Five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot begins. It is a fall harvest holiday which dates back to the time of Moses. While wandering in the desert, the Jewish people built temporary huts. Upon reaching the land of Israel, they became farmers. At harvest time, they built little huts near their…
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Rosh Hashanah Will Soon be Here. It’s the Beginning of the Year.
Rosh Hashanah will soon be here. It’s the beginning of the year. We go to temple and listen to the shofar’s sound. We eat a special challah –its shape is round. We eat apples dipped in honey sweet. They taste so good!…
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Shavuot for Children, Parents & Teachers
Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, usually in late May or early June when the wheat harvest ripens. Shavuot which means “weeks” is also known as the “Festival of First Fruits.” In biblical times, farmers brought bread baked from the spring wheat harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem as…
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Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebrations and Two Video book readings for Children, Early Childhood Students, Teachers and Parents
Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Background Biblical Israel dates back 3000 years. After the destruction of the Second Temple 2000 years ago, the Jewish people were dispersed to other countries all over the world. It wasn’t until 1948 that the modern country of Israel was created. In 70 C.E., the Jewish people…
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New Songs for Passover
I hope you enjoy these original Passover songs. I wrote these songs for children, parents and teachers to use when they celebrate and learn about the holiday of Passover. Hag Sameach, Sylvia Passover Afikomen, Where Are You? (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) Afikomen, where are you? I would like to know.…
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Links to Purim Fun
Parents and children, and teachers and students may enjoy visiting my earlier posts about Purim. Click Here for “Purim Fun for Children and their Parents” RECIPES AND MORE 4 eggs, 1 cup oil, 1 ¼ cups sugar, 2 tsps. vanilla, 3 tsps. baking powder, ½ tsp. salt, 5 ½ cups…
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