JEWISH STORIES And IDEAS FOR CHILDREN

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Give candy incentives for those who participate. Let each child take a turn choosing another song. Sing at least one extra-fast song with rowdy singing, banging on the table, and circle dancing. When singing songs, hold the note at the end for as long as you can, and have a contest to see who can sing it the longest without taking a breath. It becomes a lot of fun and everyone joins in.

If your children attend Jewish schools, they often bring home sheets with questions on the Torah portion of the week. Ask these questions at the table, each on their own level. The guests also love getting in on the action! Have special treats as prizes for right answers or "good tries. From about age 8, children can say their own Devar Torah or short story that they learned in school or looked up. It gets them used to public speaking and they look forward to their turn.

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It also makes for a lot of Torah around the table, leads to sharing, etc. You can also encourage them to type it out first, which get them accustomed to using the computer in a positive Torah way. Show off the projects they made that week in school. Do things on Shabbat that you don't do during the week — play games, cuddle up, have uninterrupted talks.

After the meal, tell a long story with a powerful message, either historical, contemporary, or an allegory. The most important part is the end where you discuss the message. Stories My Grandfather Told Me. Read special Shabbat books with Jewish themes, which can be purchased at Jewish book stores. Hand out candies chocolate chips, jelly beans for every correct answer.

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For Shabbat lunch, try starting the meal with a "salad bar. They make their own according to taste, add their favorite dressing, and it becomes a whole nutritious course! Do family activities such as visiting neighbors, an afternoon outing at the park, etc. Board games are great for the older kids. When Shabbat is over plan a Melaveh Malkah party — with hot cocoa, popcorn, milk shakes and music. Bring out the crayons they couldn't use on Shabbat and let them color to their heart's content. It will prolong your special family time even more.

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After Shabbat is over, when you're tucking them into bed, review all the highlights of Shabbat. Most of all, set a good example.

If they see you enjoying the preparation and fulfillment of Shabbat, that will be the greatest influence on them. I'm not Jewish but I choose to be Jewish by faith. I do Shabbat but I did not know what to do before and after the prayer.

This gave me a better understanding and shows me how Shabbat the proper way. Thank you so much for the information. Kids normally go through phases of not wanting to come to the table. I think the best thing you can do is not expect them to be grown-ups. Make Shabbos fun for you and your wife and include some treats for them.

When they get older, you want them to remember Shabbos in their home as a warm and loving environment which took their nature into account, not as pressure. If they want to play together, let them play If you can, see if you can move some of their activities gently into the living room so at least they see you and your wife enjoying yourself.

Maybe buy or make them a couple special Shabbos toys to play together. As they get older, it will B"H eventually register that Shabbos has good associations. Take pleasure that your kids love each other enough to play together! We have tried many of these ideas. I have 3 boys, 8, 5,5, all who just wan to play and nothing else.

I this like pulling teeth just to get them to sit down and do anything fun for Shabbat. My wife and I just this morning divided our black board into two sections. Asked them the things they do during the six days and then asked then what they can do to set the sabbath day apart in a fun way to make it different. We helped with suggestions. Nothing seems to work for us. I like a lot of these ideas, and will try to implement them into our family life, and can only pray that they will work.

My mother used to make a 'parsha challah' before each shabbos. Essentially, this was a regular challah that had something on it that had to do with the parsha, like half the top covered in poppy and half covered in sesame seeds, for two different tribes, or an extra lump of dough on the top of the challah that meant something else. Then, after my father made the bracha and we all got a piece, we would have to guess what the design had to do with the parsha, before we went on to the next course. Everyone got into it, including the guests!

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