The Big Story

The Board of Directors and Staff of

Yad Ezra

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wishes to thank
the Jewish community for its

generous support in assisting us
to alleviate hunger.

Your help makes a tremendous difference in
the lives of those most vulnerable.

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recalling God the King. Other times,
it is shaped like a ladder. This is
because of Jacob's famous dream (in
Genesis 28:10 - 22), in which a ladder
connected heaven and earth. On this
day, we, too, hope in our lives to see
the two united.
Making challah, especially ladder-
shaped loaves, also hearkens to the
Rosh Hashanah prayers of "who will
be made poor and who will be made
rich." We hope that God will raise
our spirits and our lives in many
ways on this holiday.
Try making your challah in a spe-
cial shape. Ask children: what image
do you think best symbolizes a
happy new year, or our relationship
to God, or the Jewish people?

• From The Top: It's traditional to
buy new clothing for a new year, so
this is an excellent excuse to go
shopping. When you're done, make
family paper dolls with younger chil-
dren (you can draw them, or simply
enlarge and color photocopy family
pictures, then paste on cardboard)
and make clothing for the dolls just
like the new clothing you purchased.

• Future Fun: Look forward to the
new year. Plan specific trips and
events that your family will enjoy,
then mark dates on the calendar. Try
new things and make up your own
holidays, like Kite-Flying Day, or
Pizza for Breakfast Day or
Everybody Gets Ice Cream for
Dessert Day.

• Big Birthday Bash: Rosh Hashanah
is the birthday of the world. For a
fun family project, buy a piece of
pasteboard and make a giant birth-
day card. You could make a birthday
cake, as well, for your family or for
some of God's other creatures. For
the birds, try one made of birdseed.
Your children will love it if you
make a "Happy Birthday World!"
note. Use very lightweight paper,
attach the note to a helium-filled
balloon and let it go into the skies.

• An Apple A Day: Go apple picking
with your children, then use the
fruits of your labor to dip in honey
at the table. Or visit your favorite
grocery store and buy different kinds
of apples to try at the Rosh
Hashanah dinner table. Or look for
a recipe for a new desert or kugel
using apples. You can find terrific

apple recipes at these Web sites:

www. our-daily-bread . com/recipes/
category/apple.htm

This site has about 60 dishes,
including an Irish apple-and-barley
pudding; dried fruit compote; low
fat apple syrup; apple-maple cheese-
cake; apple-and-walnut squash and
apple muffins.
Another good site is:
s araski tche n. fai thweb . co m
Sara provides recipes, along with
information about the possible heal-
ing benefits of apples. You can also
read here a fascinating history of the
apple — did you know that in
Shakespeare's day, apples were most
often served with caraway seeds?
www. co okingwithpatty. co m/recip es/
desserts/apple-cake.html
This site has a recipe for a parve
cake, known in Italian as torta di
mete. The site's founder, Chef Patty,
lives in northeast Italy, and her Web
site is filled with many delicious-
looking recipes, with and without
apples. She'll even e-mail you one
regularly, if you sign up, for free.
www.motts.com/indexp.htm
Also known as Mott's Cyber
Orchard, this site has recipes and
apple games for children.
www. ms ue. ms u. edu/ ms ue/imp / mod
01 /mod° 1 a.html
This a Michigan State University
site provides many apple facts, along
with everything you've ever wanted
to know about storing, canning and
freezing apples apple products.

• This Is A Treasure: Before the holi-
day begins, design a treasure hunt
for your children. Write down one
holiday-related clue that will lead
them to another and another. Offer
challenges, too, such as, "Make up a
Rosh Hashanah song and perform it
in the style of Elvis," or "What is
another name for Rosh Hashanah?
Yom
." Offer a candy treat at
the end.

• Stream Of Thought: Rosh
Hashanah is a solemn time, but it's
also a happy time. So celebrate!
Decorate your home with streamers
and posters and holiday cards.

• Tiny Bundles Of Fun: Whether
you're having friends or family for
the meal, everyone will enjoy this.
You can find tiny baskets at craft
shops, or make your own out of
strong paper or small empty boxes.