/COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLE
Consider This
Parsha
Project
The coming week's Torah
portion, Genesis 25:19-28:9,
is Toledot.
Rivka gives birth to twins,
Eysav and Yaacov. Eysav
grows up to become a trapper
and hunter. Yaacov is schol-
arly, and remained indoors.
One day, Eysav, famished
from hunting, approaches
Yaacov in the midst of cook-
ing a stew. He agrees to give
Yaacov his rights as the first-
born son in exchange for a
bowl of the food. A few years
later, Yitzhak, old and nearly
blind, calls for Eysav to pre-
pared him a meal of fresh
game. While Eysav goes out
to hunt, Yaacov comes in, dis-
guised as Eysav, and receives
Yitzhak's blessing. Eysav re-
turns and is furious when he
learns of Yaacov's ruse. Eysav
vows to kill his brother, but
Yaacov escapes, going to his
mother's relatives.
For a project: The Torah
states that Eysav had a great
deal of body hair, whereas
Yaacov's skin was normal. In
fact, Yaacov was able to im-
personate Eysav by wearing a
goat skin on his hands.
Make a model of Eysav's
hands. You will need con-
struction paper, glue or paste,
and yarn. Trace the outline of
your hands on a piece of con-
struction paper. Spread the
glue or paste in the outline.
Cut pieces of yarn and put
them down on the glue.
Overlooking the Old City of
Jerusalem.
What if your family
was thinking about
making aliyah?
Would your vote be to go
or to stay in the United
States? If you decided to
thing to do is pack along a
One of the nicest things in only on warm days. You will
go, what would you take?
thermos filled with hot
the world (even if you're one discover a beautiful site if chocolate before heading out.
Do you know enough He-
brew to get around? If not,
of those people who HATES you go out to watch the sun
It's also interesting to note
come
up
on
a
winter
day,
too,
how would you feel about
to get up in the morning) is
how much longer your day
learning another lan-
when
the
snow
begins
to
watching the sunrise.
will
seem
if
you
rise
a
little
guage? What do you think
And don't think this is melt and the sun's rays re-
would be the most fun
earlier
than
usual.
something you have to do flect against the white. A fun
about going to live in a for-
eign country? What would
be the hardest? What
would you miss most from
back home?
1/4 tsp. cloves
ugar and spice and ways to design the clothing.
Do you think all Amer-
112 tsp cinnamon
(Be
sure
to
take
a
look
espe-
ican Jews should be oblig-
everything nice.
1 tsp. ginger
ated to visit Israel, or even
cially
at
old
pictures
of
your
That's what little girls
1/2 tsp salt
live there? Do you think
are made of. And boys grandmother). Then make
1/4413 cup water
you can be a Zionist and
the gingerbread,
— they're snips
live outside Israel? Do you
Preheat oven to 350 de-
cut out shapes
and snails and
think Jews in the Diaspo-
and decorate the grees.
puppy dog tails.
ra should be obligated to
Mix butter and sugar, then
cookies
once
they
financially support Israel?
But what about
blend in molasses. Combine
have
cooled.
Be
a whole family
remaining ingredients, then
imaginative! You
of gingerbread?
ix-
Do you have an idea
can use raisins, slowly add to butter m
Instead of the
or photo that would be
ture.
Add
water
as
nuts, icing, small
typical ginger-
good for The Jewish News
Fun for the Family section?
pieces of candy, co- needed. Using a
bread boys and
rolling pin, flatten
conut.
girls, why not
Please send to
mixture to any
Here's
one
gin-
Elizabeth
Applebaum,
make ginger-
thickness.
Create
Family
Fun,
cio
The Jewish News,
gerbread recipe to
bread cookies
27676 Franklin Rd.,
your men, deco-
Southfield, MI. 48034.
showing the whole family? try:
rating before ba k -
114
cup
butter
Begin by sorting through
Photos become the
ing. Place on
112 cup sugar
property of The Jewish News
albums to find favorite pho-
and cannot be returned,
greased cookie sheet
112 cup molasses
tos of each family member,
and cook for about
3 112 cups flour
which will help you come up
eight minutes.
1 tsp. baking soda
with creative ideas about
Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
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