Parshas Emor

Supplies

Paint (Black, Gold & 4 Additional Colors)

Small & Large Paintbrush

Template Printout

4 Small Sponges

Scissors

Canvas

Tape

Template- Candle

Specialty Item List

Instructions

1. Paint a thin layer of black paint over your canvas and let it dry.
2. Cut out the template of the girl with a candle, so it becomes a stencil, throwing away the inside of the girl and candle, leaving the outline.
3. Stick the stencil to the canvas with tape from behind the stencil.
4. With your lightest color, start from the top of the stencil and carefully paint a thin layer with your sponge.
5. Paint the next color on the next strip of canvas using a new sponge.
6. Use the 1^st sponge to blend the two colors by sponging over the thin layer and mixing the two colors. Repeat Steps 5-6 until the entire stencil is finished.
7. Carefully take off the stencil.
8. Using your small paintbrush, create rays around the candle with your gold paint. Your masterpiece is now complete!

Story

There was once a girl, who lived with her mother on the faraway Aleutian Islands. This little girl knew she was Jewish, but since she didn’t know of any other Jewish people, she thought she was the only Jew in the world, besides her mother. One day at school, as her mother was teaching the class, two young Rabbis, unexpectedly came in and asked if anyone in their class was Jewish. The little girl jumped up excitedly and exclaimed, “You mean we aren’t the only Jews in the world?!” After class, the Rabbis spoke with the little girl and her mother, about what it means to be a Jew. When they were asked to give one last message to the girl, they told her about the Mitzvah of lighting Shabbos candles and explained its importance.

Delving Deeper

As women and girls in every country light candles, they usher the light of Shabbos or Yomtov into their corner of the world. Australia is one of the first countries to bring in this light, followed by other places, such as Israel, New York, and California. As each location lights its candles, the light of Shabbos or Yomtov grows stronger and brighter. Finally, candles are lit in the last, farthest places in the world, including the Aleutian Islands, when this special circle of light is completed. Every Friday and every Erev Yomtov, as each girl lights her own candle, or watches her mother light candles, she is connected with many others and spreads the light around the entire world.

Point to Ponder

How can you help prepare for Shabbos and Yom Tov in your house? Which Yom Tov is your favorite?