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5 weeks until Passover: checklists and planning
Download the whole planner by clicking OJH_Countdown to Pesach and get a one page simplified calendar for planning by clicking OJH Pesach planning calendar 2012. See 6 weeks to go checklist here. 5...
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How is your Adar/Nissan work going?
This can be a tense and stress-filled time, or it can be a joyful (OK, mostly joyful) preparation for freedom! As I am working through the less fun tasks, I find it is important to purposefully remind...
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4 weeks until Pesach: Planning, cleaning, and Purim sameach!
Download the whole planner by clicking OJH_Countdown to Pesach and get a one page simplified calendar for planning by clicking OJH Pesach planning calendar 2012. See 6 weeks to go checklist and 5...
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Our super Purim mishloach manot (super hero ideas)
As I’m wrapping up my Purim review and notes, I thought I’d share some of what we did with you. We were all super heroes, and so we did a super Purim. Here was our tag, although I blotted out our names...
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Purim is just days away!
This year, Purim falls motzei Shabbat (Saturday night) and Sunday. Today is the fast of Ester, since it can be pushed off if it falls on Shabbat. For more of the specifics for this year, when things...
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Shabbat Tetzevah and Purim Seuda menus 2013
With Shabbat and Purim squished together this year, I’m been making things for both days. Here’s our plan! Click on picture to see the recipe! Shabbat dinner: Challah and salads (homemade hummus,...
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Purim planning
We’re less than a month from Purim, and I’m starting to get back in a rhythm here. Time to start thinking about Purim things! -Costumes: (I got some after Halloween, and we’ll probably do something...
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Purim 2014
This year, Purim falls motzei Shabbat (Saturday night) March 15th and Sunday, March 16th. The fast of Ester is moved to March 13th, since it can be pushed off if it falls on Shabbat. For more of the...
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Purim resources – 2014 homeschooling edition
You may remember that we’re a homeschooling family. I haven’t been good about posting what we’re doing this year with all the health issues that came up, but now that I’m getting things back on track,...
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Fill up tonight – tomorrow is the fast of Ester!
Homemade prune hamantashen (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Thursday is the fast of Ester! Normally it’s right before Purim, but when Purim is immediately after Shabbat, we push the fast back. This can make...
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Happy Adar! (Purim and Passover resources, too)
Happy Adar! This year is a leap year, both secularly (Happy Feb 29!) and Jewishly, when we get a whole extra month of Adar. Adar means Purim is on its way (This year, it’s March 23-24, 2016.) And...
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