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Practice the Four Questions with ShirLaLa

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:30:57 +0000

Practice the Four Questions!

And check out this new iPhone app to learn the 4 Questions!

Pesach Hebrew Coloring Page – Pesach (Passover)

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:20:12 +0000

Celebrate this wonderful holiday with all of your senses!
Listen to the story…
Taste our sweet, bitter, and salty history…
Smell the springtime…
Touch the flat, crunchy matzah…
See your friends and family around the seder table!

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Pesach Hebrew Coloring Page – Haggadah

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:15:32 +0000

There are many many different kinds of Haggadas. What does yours look like?

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Pesach Hebrew Coloring Page – Mah Nishtanah?

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:10:53 +0000

How is this night different from all other nights? Practice the Four Questions with ShirLaLa Pesach, track 11.
(You can sing along with Shira HERE!)

So many questions… What other questions come up for you this Passover?

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Pesach Hebrew Coloring Page – B’dikat Chametz (Searching for Chametz)

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:35:51 +0000

Can you find the last crumbs of chametz in your home?

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Chametz

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:25:26 +0000

Cha-METZ literally means “leavened.” Preparing for Pesach includes removing all of the chametz from your home. The laws of Torah tell us that we’re not to eat, own, or benefit from chametz during the festival holiday of Pesach. In Ashkenazic households, chametz includes grains as well as legumes. There’s a tradition of selling your chametz to a non-Jewish neighbor for a token amount and then buying it back after the holiday.

And I say it’s all about your spiritual Chametz. Let’s look at it as the “puffed up” non-essentials in your life. To me, this is about an anual Spring Cleaning ritual. De-cluttering and making space for the new.

We say, “On all other nights, we eat both chametz and matzah, on this night we eat matzah.” All year long, we have both essentials and non-essentials in our life. On this night, we honor what is fundamental and vital. Matzah, made of the basic nourishing elements of wheat and water is a symbol of the heart and soul of what is really important in life.

My chavurah class, all 7 year-olds, made this list of the “matza” in their lives verses the “chametz.” What would go on your list?

Afikomen

shirlala — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:20:22 +0000

A-fi-KO-men is actually a Greek word for "dessert." During the Seder, we take one of the three matzot on the Seder plate and crack it in half. This is the "Ya-chatz" step in the 14 parts of the Seder. (Which makes for a very fun karate chop, "YA-chatz!!") The larger half of the matzah is carefully placed in a special Afikomen bag. At some point the Afikomen is stolen and hidden. Sometimes parents do this, sometimes the children. It must be found though, because you cannot finish the Seder without dessert, right? Usually there’s some fun negotiating or straight out bribing to get it back. But it’s worth it.

Tu b’Shvat Hebrew Coloring Page – Tu b’Shvat

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:45:00 +0000

Make your wishes and keep an eye out for 2 trees embracing on this special holiday!

Tu b’Shvat Hebrew Coloring Page – Eitz

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:40:17 +0000

Color in the trees. Now, go find a tree and give it a hug!

Tu b’Shvat Hebrew Coloring Page – Tu b’Shvat Seder

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:35:56 +0000

Enjoy your Tu b’Shvat Seder!