Free Printable Rosh Hashanah Cards

Rosh Hashanah begins the Jewish new year. It's a two-day festival and kicks off the Days of Awe leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (the holiest day in the Jewish year). Rosh Hashanah falls in Tishri on the Hebrew calendar. On the western calendar, Rosh Hashahah is observed on September 17-18, 2012. Here are free printable greeting cards and clipart to send to Jewish friends or to exchange. Work with seniors or in a nursing home? Be sure to print some for elderly Jewish people. They love getting cards and are sometimes forgotten. Homeschoolers or school groups may wish to make cards and send them to elderly Hebrew friends as a service project. If you speak Hebrew or Yiddish, you can have this blog translated in those languages. L'shana Tova! Free Printable Rosh Hashanah Activities

Free Printable Jewish Passover lessons

Passover, or Pesach, is a seven-day Jewish holiday observance. It generally falls in April in the western calendar. In 2012, Passover will be celebrated beginning at sundown Saturday, April 6 and lasting through Friday, April 14. On the Hebrew lunisolar calendar (which is based on both moon phases and solar cycles), Passover is celebrated on Nissan 15-22. Here are resources for Jewish kids and parents to explore and celebrate Passover more fully. There are links for greeting cards and celebration activities. These activities can help non-Jewish families understand and experience Hebrew traditions, too. The links in this article are for Rosh Hashanah but contain activities for passover as well. Read more at Jewish Passover lessons and activities for families

Free Printable Rosh Hashanah Activities- Shana Tova!

Free Printable Rosh Hashanah Activities Shana Tova! Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year and is generally celebrated in September in the western calendar. Rosh HaShanah precedes Yom Kippur in the Jewish Tishreh. Here are printable activities for Rosh HaShanah. Rosh HaShanah is the first of the two Jewish high holy day. It falls on the approximate date when Moses led the Hebrews out of bondage from Egypt. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is the second high holy day in the Jewish calendar. These days are a time for reconciliation and repentance. Referred to by Hebrew people as The Days of Awe, the sacredness of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are roughly equivalent to the importance of Easter in the Christian Gregorian calendar. Read more

Free Printable Jewish Passover Cards, Decorations and Activities

Free Printable Passover Activities Passover, or Pesach, is the highest celebration in the Jewish year. Celebrate Passover with these free printable activities. Party games, puzzles, mazes, word searches, crosswords and lessons. Click for free printable passover greeting cards

Free Printable Purim Activities

Free Printable Jewish Purim Activities The Jewish celebration of Purim is celebrated at sundown in February or March on the western calendar. Purim celebrates Queen Esther's bravery and love for her people, the Hebrews in Persia. Here are free printable Purim coloring pages, activities, lessons, crafts, word searches, puzzles and lesson plans to help you explore Purim. Pictures of Esther, Mordechai, Haman, Ahasuerus, crowns, jewels and more Purim coloring pages. free printable Purim crafts