Purim is coming soon (Thursday — well, Wednesday evening, really). It’s traditional at Purim to act out the story of Esther. This might be in the form of an actual skit, or it might be something like a puppet show. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to talk about puppets. I’ll […]
16+ Ways to Mark a Countdown (The Counting of the Omer)
As holidays go, we’re most accustomed to seeing countdowns at Christmastime. However, the days between Early* and Latter Firstfruits (Shavuot) are known as the “Counting of the Omer” (Omer is an old Hebrew word for “sheaves,” so it’s the “counting of the sheaves.”) and we’re meant to count these days! The Bible says, in Leviticus […]
How to Make a Fresco
Frescoes were common in Ancient Greece. A fresco is a painting that is made on plaster while the plaster is still wet. The plaster then “sucks in” the paint as it dries, so the painting actually becomes a part of the plaster. Of course, in Ancient Greece, this is typically a wall! But since I […]