Holiday: Yom Kippur

  • Wishing You A Meaningful Yom Kippur!

    Wishing You A Meaningful Yom Kippur!

    Tonight is the very important holiday of Yom Kippur, so I'm just popping in to wish you all a very meaningful holiday, and for those fasting (as I will be) an easy fast! In hebrew we say "gemar chatima tovah" which is loosely translated into English as "may you be sealed in the book of…

  • Cut Paper Rooster Craft For Yom Kippur!

    Cut Paper Rooster Craft For Yom Kippur!

    Yom Kippur is almost here and by some small miracle I was able to grab my 9 year old son this morning to create a cut paper rooster picture for Yom Kippur. Roosters are a great thing to illustrate anytime, and they happen to be a Jewish symbol for atonement, which is what Yom Kippur…

  • Yom Kippur Is At Our Doorstep!

    Dear Readers, Yom Kippur is knocking at our door, so I'm just stopping by for a few minutes to wish you all an easy fast and a day of meaningful introspection! Gemar chatima tovah to those of you celebrating the holiday, and wishing the very best for each and every one of you who join…

  • A Chicken For Yom Kippur! (And Cute Anytime…..)

    I know, Yom Kippur may not exactly be on your mind, but it's on mine, as you can see! My daughter was looking for a quick project the other night at midnight! (Can you believe it? Not our normal schedule, we just were still not adjusted to the clock here…..and I'm still not, a week…