Blog Party: Craft Schooling Sunday

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here!  We have been having tons and tons of rain, and a tragedy in the Southern Israel with 10 teenagers in an army preparation outing caught in a flash flood in a normally dry river bank. Nine beautiful girls and one boy, just…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! I'll admit my head and heart are still very much in the Ukraine, despite having returned a week and a half ago, but life marches on and with Spring in full gear and a bar mitzvah and 2 Jewish hoildays coming soon, well there is…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I am back after a wonderful two weeks in the Ukraine for Passover, and as you can see I have already started to share some of the photos with you. We are now in the period on the Jewish calendar called The Omer,…

Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, Passover edition! Those who live outside Israel are still in the middle of the first part of the 7/8 day holiday, meaning there is a second seder on Saturday night, while those of us who live in Israel only make one seder, which is just fine with us! And that…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and so wonderful to have you here with me in this special little virtual place, special because of all the wonderful contributions made by so many of you! The holiday of Passover starts in less than a week, so now is a very very busy time for celebrating the holiday…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring has arrived in full force here in Northern Israel, with rolling hills covered in yellow mustard, beautiful weather and cleaning for Passover in high gear, with the holiday arriving in just under two weeks. My kids are no longer little, so crafts…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring is here in Northern Israel which means sunny days and chilly nights and lots of happy children playing outside once again. While today (Friday) is Shushan Purim, the holiday celebrated in Jerusalem, the rest of us celebrated Purim yesterday, and what a…

Welcome to Craft schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! This week we will be celebrating Purim, a very festive and crafty Jewish holiday, and since I have yet to get crafty I will just say thanks for joining me here, and enjoy the features….. I'm off to string up some pom poms, make some…

  Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here! It is now the Jewish month of Adar, and since every Jewish month has a defined personality, this in the month of overflowing joy! From my standpoint there is no greater way to express joy than with all out crafting, so…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring is here in Northern Israel and it is time to start seriosly thinking about Purim, which is coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks. Without the stress of having to prepare the best costumes ever for my kids (as they have outgrown…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The next Jewish holiday coming up is Purim, and with just under a month until one of the craftier jewish holidays it is time to started on costumes (this year for three new neighbors as my kids are beyond costume age) decorations for…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here! This week is a special week as it contains the lovely holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for the trees! Some of the almond trees around town are already showing gorgeous blooms while the rest of the flora lays dormant…