Rosh Hashanah Card Making: A Family Activity

Rosh Hashanah is coming! It is a Jewish custom to send greeting cards to family and friends at the New Year. For a homemade card:

Assemble a supply of plain white computer paper and pencils. Distribute paper to children and ask them to draw anything that makes them think of Rosh Hashanah (things like a shofar, a Torah, the world, a family eating a holiday meal). For younger children use stickers, stamps, or an apple cut in half and dipped into paint.

Assign a greeting to go with each picture, such as an original message, a line from a Rosh Hashanah prayer or a quotation that is meaningful to you. At a local copy store, make copies of the drawings created by your children— enough for your list of New Year card recipients.

Now arm your children with crayons and markers and have them color in the drawings. Fold the completed cards in thirds to fit into a business-size envelope. Instead of using plain white envelopes, consider using a bright color.

Happy New Year—L’Shanah Tovah!

From The Jewish Parent Page of the Union for Reform Judaism