\\ • '`,.. The Big Story 2002 DEVILLE DOWN vsiosssssk s t : ?;{.: 4) You Are There Even if you never leave your living room, you can place a note, or petek, in the cracks of the Kotel by visiting www.kotelkam.corri on your computer. Here, you'll also learn the history of the Kotel and receive live pictures from this sacred site. 12,000 Miles/Yr. 36 Month Lease $ 4 69 AUDETTE www.audettecadillac.com Per mo. BREAK THROUGH 7100 Orchard Lake Road, W. Bloomfield Man. & Thurs. till 9; Tues., Wed., Fri. till 6 „,111.1k 4010 ttt cL Ats 0ti First Saturday of Each Month 4 pm - 5 pm • Farmington Hills Studio only • auras to " 9 DAYS WITH 4 oga DAVID SWENSON `1 to Namaste Yoga Farmington Hills November 9-17, 2002 Oniy Nationally Registered Yoga School in Michigan oga Instructor training R)'T August 25,2002 •Workshops &Miniseries Namaste Yoga Royal Oak 4/12 2002 62 309 Troy St. (Downtown Royal Oak) Ph: 248-399-9642 e-mail: namastevez@aol.com • Make a coconut cake, then spell out "Happy Birthday Israel" in blue jelly- beans on top. • Serve milk with blue food coloring, or add food coloring to pasta as it's cooking. • Buy a white plastic tablecloth and have your children use permanent blue makers (but be careful, as it will be hard to wash this off little hands and clothes) to decorate it. • Look for blue-and-white straws and party hats. • Have family members dress in blue and white only. • Use blue-and-white balloons and streamers to decorate your house. •Gift certificates Namaste Yoga Farmington Hills 31154 Haggerty Road (14 Mile & Haggerty) Ph: 248-788-8388 Internet: namaste-yoga.net 5) Spell it Out Here's a fun and easy way to make a spe- cial dessert just for the day. Start with the dough: 3/4 cup butter or margarine 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp. almond extract 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking powder 2 cups flour Place butter or margarine in mixer and blend about 1 minute, until smooth. Add sugar and mix again. Then add egg and almond extract and stir. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. Slowly add this to butter mix- ture and beat for a few minutes. Divide dough in half and wrap each in plastic wrap. Place in refrigerator and chill for a minimum of one hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly flour your working surface. Remove one packet of dough (keep other in refrigera- tor until ready for use). Take about 2 tablespoons dough and roll into a rope about 10" long. Now comes the fun part. Shape each rope into a letter to spell out "Happy Birthday Israel" or "I Love Israel" or whatever you come up with. If you like, you can lightly brush the cookies with milk and sprinkle with col- ored sugar (blue, of course). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool before removing from pans. Makes about 24 cookies. Or, try this dough: 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. milk 1 tsp vanilla 21/2 cups flour Place butter or margarine in mixer and beat about a minute. Add sugar and beat again. Add milk and vanilla and mix, then slowly add flour until well mixed. Divide dough into four parts, wrap each in plastic and chill about 2 hours, until firm. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Work with one packet of dough at a time (keeping others in refrigerator until ready for use). On lightly floured sur- face, roll dough until it's about 1/4-inch thick. Use cookie cutters and your imagina- tion to make faces — of Israeli prime ministers, of the different kinds of peo- ple you might see in Israel, of famous figures from Israeli history. Bake for about 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Makes about 40 cookies. 6) A Pin For Your Thoughts Israel is famous for its historical mosiacs, often found on the bottom of ancient synagogues. Make yourself a lovely piece of jewelry by creating a mosiac pin. Try painting broken bits of egg shell or torn pieces of white cardboard — whatever you find around the house that can be used in small pieces. A good jew- elry backing is the aluminum top or bottom of a juice can, and you can find pins (so you can actually wear this) at most craft-supply stores. It's a good idea to cover your finished piece with glaze or clear nail polish. 7) This Will Grow On You Children love measuring how tall they have grown over the years. Why not make a chart that measures their intel- lectual growth as well? Take a long piece of butcher paper, or just tape a few pieces of typing paper together. Start at the bottom and ask your child to list 10 facts about Israel. Each time he or she can bring you more, add another inch to your chart — and be sure to write each fact on the chart so you can remember them all. When your child has reached 2-feet or 3-feet or whatever you decide in advance, be sure to give him a great reward. 8) The Traveling Journal Here is a fun way to learn what your family members and friends have to say about the State of Israel. It's a great way to make memories and learn interesting information, too. Begin by getting some kind of blank book. You can find wonderfully elabo- rate and elegant journals at scrapbook GREAT DAY on page 64