Parshas Vaeschanan

Supplies

1. 2 Soft Plastic sheets
2. Print out of challah cover design
3. Double sided tape
4. White paint marker
5. Gold glitter
6. Gold glitter stick
7. Double sided tape
8. Scissors

Template-Challah Cover

Specialty Item List

Instructions

1. Take the 2 soft plastic sheets and cut them 1 inch bigger than the template.
2. Put the template under the hard plastic sheet.
3. Trace everything with the white marker, color the pedals as shown.
4. Take glitter stick and color in pedals as shown. Let it dry.
5. Put double sided tape on the front border of the plastic sheet, stick it to one of the soft plastic sheets.
6. Tape the 2 sheets one on top of the other so the plastic sheet is inside, by placing double sided tape on 3 sides.
7. Put gold glitter in the pocket you made, close the 4^th side with double sided tape.
8. Your challah cover is ready!

Did you know?

Hashem created the world in 6 days and on the 7^th day He rested. Hashem commanded us to rest on Shabbos too and we refrain from doing actions that involve creating. This way we can truly focus on what really matters most – davening, learning Torah and spending time with family & friends.

Imagine…

There once was a boy named Moishy who went to the local swimming pool one afternoon. After the lifeguard finished his initial instructions, Moishy raised his hand. “Can I bring my iPad into the pool?”, “No Moishy,” replied the lifeguard. “What about my lunch?”, “Food is not allowed in the pool, Moishy”. “My book?”, “nope.” To this Moishy replied, “This is absurd! I can’t do any of the things I like in the pool! That’s it, I’m going home!”, and off he went, missing out on a fun swimming excursion.

Delving Deeper

Now, this story seems quite silly, obviously Moishy can’t bring any of these items into the pool. The iPad would break, the lunch would be ruined and so would the book! For Moishy to be able to have fun at the pool, he had to stop doing all those activities. Only then would he truly be able to enjoy swimming. On Shabbos, 39 core actions aren’t allowed to be done.  This seems crazy! Why can’t I do all the things I like?! Looking at the story of Moishy, we can understand. To truly enjoy Shabbos, one must take a break from all these activities and only then can one truly feel and celebrate Shabbos to the fullest.

Point to Ponder

What are some ways you can make Shabbos special?