COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLE

Rise And
Shine

re you the kind of per-
son who likes to get
up early, or one who
likes to sleep in late? How
about everyone else in your
family?
No matter what your feel-
ings about getting up in the
morning, here's an idea
that's certain to make it bet-
ter.

A

Animal
House

If you're looking for something
different to do these days, con-
sider a visit to the zoo. It's open
all winter, and you'll be able to
see many of the animals, even
though it's cold outside.
What's your favorite animal? Is
it mentioned in the Torah? (The
Encyclopedia Judaica will let you
know.) What does it like to eat?
Imagine this animal came to live
for a week at your home. Would
you be willing to share your
room? What would the animal do
while you went to school? You can
write a story about what you think
would happen.

Here Are 10,
Now Say It Again!

f you know how to say the Sh'ma, you
already know a number in Hebrew
— the number one, echad.
Now, take a few minutes to study
these and you'll be able in no time to
count to 10 in Hebrew.

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echad — one
shteiyim — two
shalosh — three
arbor — four
chatneysh — five
shaysh — six
shevah — seven
shm.oney — eight
taysha — nine
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esser — ten

D

o you believe that
Jerusalem is the
eternal capital of Is-

rael?
What do you know about
other religions' relationship

to Jerusalem? Why do you
think the city is talked about
so often in peace negotia-
tions? Do you think the
Palestinians have the same
claim to Jerusalem as Jews?

Would you be willing to see
the city divided if it meant
peace? Do you know what
life was like in Jerusalem,
under Jordanian rule, before
it was united?

Eat Them Two By Two

ere's a present to make could do them all, of course,
for friends and family but then you would be mak-
(especially if they have ing cookies for the next two
a sweet tooth. They'll love
you for this).
You can find a recipe
for gingerbread cookies in
just about any cookbook.
Make the dough, then use
cookie cutters, or patterns
you have made yourself,
to create some of the ani-
mals in Noah's Ark. (You

H

Parsha Project

The coming week's Torah
portion, Genesis 47:28-50:26,
is Vayechi.
Before Yaacov dies, he be-
stows blessings upon Yosefs
sons, Efrayim and
Menashe, and individually
upon all 12 of his own sons.
Respecting his father's wish,
Yosef and his brothers bury
Yaacov in Canaan in the
Cave of Machpelah (also
known today as the Cave of
the Patriarchs in Hebron).
Yosef reassures his broth-
ers that even though their
father is dead, he will not

seek vengeance against
them.
Yosef lives to be 110. Be-
fore dying, he tells his fam-
ily that one day they, or
their descendants, will leave
Egypt and return to the
Promised Land. On that
day, they are to take his re-
mains with them.
For a project: In blessing
his sons, Yaacov character-
izes each with a graphic de-
scription (verses 49:8-27).
For example, Yehuda is a
lion, Zevulun is a harbor for
ships, Isachar is a donkey.

weeks). Before you put them
in the oven (remember to ask
an adult's help with that),
decorate them with can-
dy sprinkles or a little
frosting with food color-
ing.
It will be fun to have
an ark, too. Use your
imagination about what
could be used to make
the ark, perhaps a milk
carton or a box.

Leave a little love note or
a tiny gift on the nightstand
of everyone in your family.
You could draw a heart, for
example, and attach a Her-
shey's kiss, with the note,
"I'm waking you up with
kisses!" Or, you might want
to leave a copy of a good joke
(especially for those who are
rather crabby in the morn-
ing) or write a note with a
fun promise, like, "Don't
worry about doing the dish-
es tonight. I'll take care of
them for you!"

Draw a picture of each of the
tribe's symbols, and place
them in an arrange-
ment showing all the
Do you have an idea
tribes of Israel.
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drawing of your
family made up of
their symbols.