Be happy!

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. 

-Anne Frank

Puzzle

To do this puzzle, just change each letter to a letter that is directly before or directly after in the alphabet. So “A” would have to be “B”, and “F” would have to either be  “E” or “G”. Once you solve the puzzle, the answer is spelled out.

Why did the golfer change his pants?

 

A   F   D   B   T   R    D         I    F       

_   _    _    _    _   _    _          _    _

 

 

H    P    S           B         G    N   M   D     

_     _    _             _          _     _    _    _ 

 

 

H    O           P    M   F   

_     _            _    _     _

Carrot Yogurt Dip

Carrot and Yogurt Dip

You will need:
1 pound carrots, shredded
12 ounces of natural yogurt
1 clove of garlic, mashed
3 tablespoons olive oil
juice of half a lemon lemon
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Wash, peel, and grate carrots. Add garlic, oil, lemon juice, and salt to yogurt and stir. Then add carrot and mix well.Serve as a dip with pita bread, crackers, or veggies. This makes a great-tasting and healthy dip. So easy!

-from www.easy-kids-recipes.com.

Bouncy Ball

Submitted by Shira Ehrenkranz

You will need: 

One piece of paper & LOTS of rubber bands!

Here's what to do:
Take the piece of paper and crumple it into a ball. Then take your rubber bands and fit them around the ball- do one vertical, and the next horizontal, etc. 

Survey of the Week

How are you going to help YALDAH this week? 

Post your answers in the comments section. 

Dvar Torah for Parshat B'haalotcha

The Flame

by Leah Larson

In this week's parsha, Parshat B'haalotcha Hashem commands Aharon about how he should light the menorah in the Mishkan. But Hashem uses an interesting word for to light 'b'haalotcha' which really means 'when you raise up'. Why is lighting something raising it up? Rashi explains that Aharon had to make sure the wick of the lamp caught fire until the flame raised up on its own. This teaches us an important lesson about ourselves and our Jewish soul. Every Jew has a soul inside them that is compared to a flame. No matter what way you turn a candle, the flame always reaches higher. Our souls are always reaching higher and higher, wanting to come closer to Hashem. 

But sometimes we don't listen to our souls. In fact, sometimes we ignore our souls so much that the flame shrinks to just a tiny spark. But it is still always there inside us, waiting to be ignited. We all have the potential to be a shining flame. That's what a lamp is - the lamp on its own doesn't give off light, but it has the potential for light. Aaron's job was to carefully and patiently nurture the flames until they each became a glowing fire. Every one of us has to patiently and lovingly help our friends and fellow Jews ignite that spark within them. Sometimes it takes a long time, but we all have the potential to be flames. 

Once our inner spark is ignited then each of us can shine on our own, and light up the world for more people. 

The Menorah is symbolic of the Jewish people. Even though it had seven branches, representing the fact that there are different paths to serve Hashem, it was made out of one solid block of gold. This shows that even though we have difference, all Jews are united as one. 

May we all have the strength to keep reaching higher and lighting up the world for others until the day Moshiach comes!

Good Shabbos!

Funny Friday

One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bid on an exotic parrot. He really wanted this bird, so he got caught up in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid higher and higher and higher. Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won the bid - the fine bird was finally his!

As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the Auctioneer, "I sure hope this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, only to find out that he can't talk!"

"You have nothing to worry about", said the Auctioneer, "He can talk. Who do you think kept bidding against you?!"