COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEI‘ 4

Say Cheese!

Bagel
Bites

You like bagels with cream

cheese. Your brother likes

them with jelly. Your sister

likes them topped with

cheese and tomato sauce,

and your grandpa likes

them with herring. (Her-

ring? Oooh).

The ancient city of Petra in Jordan.

Why not settle this once

and for all. Just what is the

best bagel topping in the

world?

Ask everyone in your

What if you had the chance to
visit an Arab nation — would
you take it?
Would you feel differently
about visiting Jordan and Egypt,
which have peace treaties with
Israel, than Iraq and Syria,
which do not?
Even in countries which are
not at war with Israel, would you
feel comfortable identifying
yourself as a Jew?

family to prepare his fa-

vorite delicacy, then have a

contest. Everyone takes a

bite of everyone else's, then

votes for his favorite taste

I

t's probably hard to believe,
but your parents were once
children. And certainly they,
like you, vowed when they
were young that they never
would make their own children
do the dishes (you're doing
them now, of course) or go to
bed early (you can't believe they
won't let you stay up and watch
"The Tonight Show" — all your
friends' parents do!).

But you need proof. Here's
what to do.
Ask about 10 of your friends
to get photos of their parents
when they were young. You do
the same.
Now, designate one person
to be in charge. Only he should
know the identity of all the par-
ents.
Next, photocopy all the pic-

Top-Seeded Idea

N

ow that winter is here, some of your
tiny animal friends (no, not mice!)
may be having a difficult time find-
ing food. You can help out.
You can buy a bird feeder, or make one
of your own with a milk carton with its front
cut out, or by rolling a pine cone in peanut

butter topped with bird seed. Hang from
your favorite tree.
Or, easiest yet, you can just leave your
crumbs out in the front yard. You'll be
amazed at the visitors you get, from star-
lings to sea gulls.
Now, some questions to test your
knowledge about Judaism, Israel and
birds:
1)Can you name a famous bird in the
Bible?
2) Do you know what bird flourished
in Israel until the 1930s, then disap-
peared?
3) Which mitzvah directs Jews to sep-
arate a bird and its mother before tak-
ing the creature for food?

ANSWERS:
1) How about Noah's dove?
2) Griffon vultures.
3) Nos. 147-148.

tures and compile them into a
booklet. Give one booklet to
each of your friends and see
who can correctly identify the
most photos. As a prize, have
him spend a week with your
parents hearing all about how
as children they walked 20
miles in the snow to school and
loved every minute of it.

sensation (but he can't vote

for his own). You also can

give a prize for the most cre-

ative (how about avocado

and sprouts?) or the most

unusual., but still edible (like

peanut butter and banana).

Parsha Project

I

he coming week's Torah portion, Genesis 44:18, is Vayigash.
At last, Yosef reveals his true identity to his brothers. Pharaoh
invites Yaacov, his sons and their extended family (70 in all) to
settle in Egypt. They accept the offer. Pharaoh settles them in the
fertile Goshen district. The family prospers and
grows.
For a project: After Yosef tells his
brothers who he really is, he as-
Do you have an idea
sures them he bears them no
or photo that would be
grudge, for his destiny was di-
p rood for The Jewish'News
vinely ordained. Yosef had a
clear case of abuse against
his brothers, yet he forgave
them because he saw a
greater good come out of
his trouble; Ask yourself
whether you think Yosef is
a role model. Under what
circumstances can we for-
Photos become the
give, and when should we
roperty of The dervish News
seek retribution? Does it make
emanot 1)e rettuTted.
a difference if the conflict is with
family members?