Kedoshim

Supplies

2 pieces of fleece felt, each the size of two papers

One template printed

Permanent marker

Scissors

Stuffing

Specialty Item List

Template- Heart

Instructions

1. Cut out the smaller half of the heart and then the larger one so you have a template of each half.
2. On the first piece of felt, place the smaller heart in the middle and trace it using a permanent marker or felt marker.
3. Flip the paper over and trace a second half heart, which after tracing should form a full heart.
4. Place the larger heart template on one side of the heart and trace, then flip the template and trace again. You should now have a small heart traced inside a larger one.
5. Do the same process for the second piece of felt.
6. Cut out the 2 heart pieces of felt, cutting along the curves of the larger heart, then align the two hearts so one is on top of the other.
7. Cut a thin strip of felt at the bottom and top of the hearts, cutting only to the beginning of the small heart. Using the two pieces of felt from both hearts tie them together so they are connected.
8. Cut the edge of the rest of the heart into strips and then tie them together like you did previously. Leave about the length of 4 fingers untied.
9. Pack the stuffing inside the heart, stopping when the heart is completely full.
10. Tie the last few strips together and you are done!

Imagine…

When you walk into a room, you notice that there are light bulbs in the ceiling, a couple of cell phones plugged into the wall charging, and the AC is on full blast! All three of these devices are very different from each other, with different parts and different uses, but they all have something in common: their life force, which is electricity. Regardless of how different they look or how diverse their uses are, they would all stop working if they were to lose their life force – electricity.

Delving Deeper

Imagine a group of people sitting together. One may be from New York, another from Maryland, and even another from New Zealand. One may have brown hair, another blonde. One may be good at math, another at art, and a third an expert in Halacha. It may seem like there is no connection between these different types of people, yet on a deeper level, there is. They all come from the same life source. Every person has a spark of holiness, a soul, which is a piece of Hashem. Since each person has a life spark from the same source, we are all connected!

It is a Mitzvah to love every Jew, no matter what, no matter when. When we realize that we are deeply connected with others beyond our external appearances, this leads us to treat them with the same love and respect that we treat ourselves with. And imagine, if we must be kind to someone we’ve never met, shouldn’t we be kind to our friends whom we know very well?

Point to Ponder

How are you connected to someone you’ve never met before?