Jewish Crafts

  • Wishing You A Wonderful Succot Holiday!

    I am writing this on Friday, the second day of the 7/8 day Succot holiday, that we just love love love. Okay, it is true, for those of us hosting the friends and relatives it is work, work, work, but the best kind one could ask for truly! Celebrating the holiday of Succot, which among…

  • Recycled Magazine Page Feathers

    Recycled Magazine Page Feathers

    Feathers are such a lovely thing to make out of paper, and with Yom Kippur in just two days, and Succot following four days after that, well there is no time like the present than to whip up some great recycled magazine page feathers yourself! Jewish holidays aside, they'd also look just lovely in a…

  • Rosh HaShana Basket Of Blessings Craft For Kids (Or Anyone!)

    Rosh HaShana Basket Of Blessings Craft For Kids (Or Anyone!)

    Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is in just a few days, so now is the time to dedicate a few hours to making wonderful cards to wish our family, friends and neighbors a wonderful new year, filled with blessings. And since the standard card may produce a bit of a yawn from the crafters…

  • Rosh HaShana Kid’s Card Craft: A Stuffed Fish!

    Rosh HaShana Kid’s Card Craft: A Stuffed Fish!

    Rosh HaShana is Wednesday night, so there is no time like the present to make fun cards for the new year and to keep the kids busy with crafts while you prepare for the holiday! If you are not a mom, so you may have even more time for crafting, and this little craft is…

  • Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    There is something about gluing yarn onto recycled cardboard shapes that is just so much fun, and with great results. So with Rosh Hashana just around the corner, time is of the essence, and this is one craft that is great for all ages, and teh results can then be hung in the succah as…

  • Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    With Rosh HaShana in just a week, now might be a great time to take a few moments for yourself and make a little needlepoint apple on plastic canvas! The results are so very sweet, and of course you can use your little apple as a Jewish New Year's card, as a gift tag, a fridge…

  • Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids Using Paper And Staples!

    Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids Using Paper And Staples!

    One of the things I love about doing crafts with kids is that once in a while a fresh idea comes to light via the innocence of a child. The idea of using only staples and paper to create something, in this case a card for Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, is truly a…

  • Book Sandwich Cookies For Your Next Siddur Party, Book Club Or Graduation!

    eWhile I can't take credit for making these adorable little book sandwich cookies, I did take the photo, and I am going to share with you how I think they were made, so that counts for something, right? And of course, just for the record, these "book" sandwich cookies are actually meant to represent a prayer book,…

  • Remembering Jerusalem Doodle Craft For The Three Weeks

    Remembering Jerusalem Doodle Craft For The Three Weeks

    We are now at the beginning of the mourning period on the Jewish calendar known as "The Three Weeks" and of course since many are on summer vacation, doing some crafting that is relevant to the time period is a must! it is true, there are all kinds of laws whose observance helps us not…

  • The Seventeenth Of Tammuz And The Hurva Synagogue

    The Seventeenth Of Tammuz And The Hurva Synagogue

    Today is the Seventeenth of Tammuz, a solemn sun-up to sun-down fast day, which markis the beginning of the mourning period on the Jewish calendar known as "The Three Weeks." Why three weeks you ask? Well, there are three weeks until the most solemn day on the calendar, T'Isha B'Av (the ninth day of the…

  • Remembering Jerusalem: Crafts For The Three Weeks

    Remembering Jerusalem: Crafts For The Three Weeks

    The period of mourning for Jerusalem that is referred to as "The Three Weeks" on the Jewish calendar is coming next week, so lets add some meaning to this important time with some creative crafts! For those of us who live in Israel, and for whom the idea of Jerusalem is real, the crafts are…

  • Crocheted Kitchen And Bath Scrubbies Using Recycled Potato Sacks!

    Crocheted Kitchen And Bath Scrubbies Using Recycled Potato Sacks!

    Crocheting with recycled materials is something that I find oh so satisfying, and so you can well imagine that these crocheted kitchen and bath scrubbies made using recycled mesh potato sacks are one of my favorite little projects! With a bag full of potato sacks waiting to be used and a long bus ride to…