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Book of Jonah
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Materials
needed:
- Black
or gray construction paper or a grocery bag;
- cotton
or small pieces of tissue paper;
- a
needle and thread or a staple gun;
- one
flat board; glue, a rag and scissors;
- a few
pieces of blue tissue paper.
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Instructions:
Fold
paper in half, with the fold on top.
Draw a
picture of a whale.
Cut
the upper lines of the whale.
Sew or
staple the two halves of the whale cut-out.
Gently
stuff the whale with cotton.
Glue
bottom portion of whale cut-out to the tray.
Crinkle
the pieces of blue tissue paper to look like waves and place
all over the bottom of your whale and around the tray.
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Yarzheit Candle
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You
will need:
- 2
pounds paraffin wax;
- a
double boiler;
- baking
pan;
- paper
cups;
- mixing
spoon or stick wicks;
- pencils.
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Instructions:
Fill
the baking pan with cold water and place the paper cups in
the pan.
Tie
one end of each wick to the center of a pencil and balance
it over each cup.
Roll
any extra length of wick around the pencil until the wick's
end touches the center of the cup's bottom.
Carefully,
pour the melted wax evenly into each cup.
When
the wax is totally hardened, remove the cups and untie wth
wicks from the pencils.
Peel
the paper cups away, trim the wicks, and trim any rough
edges from the candles.
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Ner Tamid
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You
will need:
- Typing
paper:
- a
pencil;
- an
empty soup can;
- tape;
- a
hammer and nail;
- 4 feet
of wire;
- a
yarzheit candle;
- and a
hook.
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Instructions:
Wrap a
piece of typing paper around the outside of the soup can.
Trim
the paper to the height and circumference of the can.
Unwrap
the paper and draw a Jewish symbol.
Fill
the can with water and put it in the freezer.
After
the water is frozen, rewrap the paper around the can,
pattern-side out, and tape it into place.
Using
a hammer and nail, retrace the pattern by punching holes
about 1/8 inch , apart in the can. Make sure to include 4
holes spaced evenly apart near the top rim for hanging.
Allow
the ice to melt in the sink and drain the can.
Hanging
the Ner Tamid:
- Make
hooks on the ends of two, two-foot lengths of wire by
bending their ends around a pencil.
- Bend
each wire in half and attach each to the can on opposite
sides of the rim.
- Place
a yarzheit candle in the can and with a hook for hanging
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