Birkat Chaverim
Chodesh Tov and happy new year. Before you wonder what thats about, yesterday as I was walking with my daughter and husband a large group of people of Chinese descent walked by with Israeli flags waving. They were saying "Shalom! Happy New Year!" and handed out red envelopes with dollars inside for Chinese New Year. They were apparently an evangelical C ...
I have been meaning to post about this book for a long time but the Tenth of Tevet is appropriate due to the name of the book and the connection of the Prophet Jeremiah to the period of seige and destruction of Jerusalem. This book has a much happier subject. I found it at Shavua hasefer (book week) this past year and immediately bought two copies and showed it to my class (doll clothing) for inspiration. The book is called BiRechov Yirmiyahu or Jeremiah Street and is written by Libi Daon and illustrated by Lena Guberman.
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Congratulations to George Daniel Frankel and Levi Orentliker who are the winners of our contest. George Daniel Frankel will receive the simcha logo design and Levi Orentliker will receive $18 off an order on the Birkat Chaverim website. Please be in touch to follow up about your prizes. These winners were chosen at random. Originally, I thought it wo ...
In honor of this weeks parsha- parshat Noach or Noah, I'm including a photo of the animals I crocheted for my daughter. The inspiration for these was two puppets I bought many years ago at the puppet museum in Atlanta (a great museum!) which were knitted in South America. I bought a colorful parrot and a lama. When I bought them originally I figured I could probably figure out how to do them, at least the lama.
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We are still accepting entries to the Simcha Logo Giveaway. If you or any one you know will be making a simcha in the upcoming year this is a contest for you. For more information about the contest follow the contest link. You can see samples of logos on the store website as well as in the cover design category. UPDATED: Contest over
Just a reminder that the simcha (celebration) logo give away is still on. One simcha logo and a runners up prize of $18 off a purchase here are up for grabs. Useful to anyone who is celebrating a rite of passage so feel free to send a friend a link to the contest. See the post about the contest for full details of the contest. The recent news of the ...
In honour of the new year Birkat Chaverim will be giving away a custom simcha logo (value $150) as well as a runners up prize of $18 off any purchase over $50 from the Birkat Chaverim site. To Enter: Comment on any blog entry on our blog Become a fan of the Birkat Chaverim facebook page Additional Entries can be made by: Leaving an ...
Just wanted to post a recent project done for Ohev Sholom-The National Synagogue in Washington. Ohev Shalom is a great shul with a dynamic, innovative rabbi (disclosure- we are related, but I still think he does great stuff!) and welcoming community. I am always impressed with the types of programs the shul runs, the outreach in the community, and the i ...
The blog ABC and 123 in conjunction with Its the Small Things is hosting a contest to win a $10 gift certificate in the Its the Small Things store. The store has all types of fun handmade toys that are perfect for travel (travel race track, mini chalk boards, dress up bear etc.) The contest closes on July 20th. See ABC and 123 for more information.
I wanted to mention that I had my first Zazzle sale. Completely different than anything I sell at this site- it was a t-shirt of a knock knock joke my college roomates enjoyed and subsequently, my young family members also enjoyed. Click on the link below to see the joke in detail. Cow Knock Knock Joke Tshirt