Purim is almost here and Pesach is just around the corner

Even though we haven't yet celebrated Purim, you might want to get an early start on learning about Pesach. In the Pesach Lap Folder you'll learn all about the special customs, rituals and laws of Pesach. You’ll learn about why we keep these laws and the story behind the holiday. This lap Folder covers the basics of the historical background of Pesach, but you might want to learn the story directly from the source, the bible. The Bible Lap Folders on the first 4 portions of the book of Exodus are the perfect companion Lap Folders for the Pesach Lap Folder. They give you the biblical history of this Holiday.
Hope you enjoy these Lap Folders.
Elana from naaseh VeNilmad.

Tu B'Shvat is coming

Tu B'Shvat is less than a month away so why not pick up your copy of the new Naaseh VeNilmad Tu B'shvat lap folder.
In this lap folder you'll learn about what is the significance of the New Year for trees. What Tithes are dependent on Tu B'shvat and what special customs are connected with this Holiday. You'll touch a bit on other Jewish New Years (there are 4), and the Lunar calendar (to get a perspective of when these New years are celebrated). We'll also give a short overview of the life of a tree and the byproducts we get from them. It is a perfect starting point for a study on trees.
Here are some photos of how a finished Lap folder will look. Don't forget to try the delicious recipe of "Snow on the Mountain” filled with delicious fruit of your choice.
You can purchase this lap folder for $6 at currclick.com or for $5.50 directly from me using Paypal.
Enjoy and have a great day.
Elana at Naaseh VeNilmad

Genesis 12-17 or Lech Lecha

Here is another great lap folder from the bible series, at Na’aseh VeNilmad.
This lap folder covers chapters 12-17 of the book of Genesis or the portion known as Lech Lecha.
You'll learn about how Abram uprooted himself , his wife and their followers from his birth land and followed Gods orders to go to the land of Canaan. You'll learn about his adventures in Egypt after a famine in Canaan forced him to move again.
You'll learn how he dealt with the troubles he had with his nephew Lot, and how he saved Lot from the hands of the victorious 4 kings.
Back on the home front you'll learn how Sarai dealt with being childless and about the birth of the Ishmaelite people.
Don't forget about the covenants god makes with Abram promising him that his offspring will be so great that he won't be able to count them. It is in this portion that G–d commanded us about the covenant of Circumcision.
We’ll hear about the promise that Sarai will have a child in her old age and why she called her child, Yitzhak (the Hebrew word for laugh). In this portion we also learn about the first official name changes.
So don't miss out on this new bible lap folder.
Above are some pictures to show you what the finished lap folder will look like.
Hope you enjoy it!

extra extra read all about it!

Naaseh VeNilmad is announcing the grand opening of its new email group at Yahoo groups.
You can sign up at NaasehVeNilmad@yahoogroups.com.
When you join this news group you will be the first ones to find out about special sales, freebies and of course when new lap folders come out.
It will also act as a forum for any questions you might have about the lap folders.
You will also be able to post photos of finished lap folders in the photo section.
So come and Join now.

Shabbat Lapfolder

The Shabbat lap folder is now available for purchase.
In this lap folder you'll learn all about Shabbat, from how we prepare for Shabbat, to the special laws pertaining to Shabbat like lighting candles before Shabbat, Kiddush and Lechem Mishne. You'll learn why certain things are prohibited on Shabbat and what special ceremonies we perform to say goodbye to the Shabbat.
You can purchase this lap folder at currclick.com for $9 or from directly from me for $8.00.
Here are some pictures to preview the lap folder.

Noah

Keep your eyes open because Naaseh Venilmad is soon coming out with the second lap folder in the bible series. This lap folder talks about the biblical portion of Noah, or Genesis 6-11. You'll learn about Noah, the flood and the ark he built under G-d’s instruction to save himself, his family and a male and female specimen of every living creature. You'll see what happens when Noah lands on ground after the flood. You'll learn about some of the commandments that God commanded Noah. You'll also learn about the tower of Babel, the historical event that created diversity in the world. Here is a preview of the lap folder. It also comes with instruction to make an adorable three dimensional Noah’s ark cake.
Have fun!

Names and other such stuff

Some of you might have noticed that on the cover page of my lap folders I used to write Dr. Ilana Ekstein Michelson and now I've started to write Dr. Elana Ekstein Michelson. Well there is a good reason for that. When I was born my parents wrote my name on my birth certificate as Elana Ekstein. But for some reason they didn't like my name spelled with an E. So they taught me to spell it with an I. So all my life I've been spelling it with an I until this past summer I had to do something at social security and they said to me. "On all official documents you need to spell your name with an e because that’s the way it is spelled on your birth certificate. In order not to get confused about where I spell it with an I and where I spell it with an E I decided to spell it with an E all the time. So from now on you'll see it spelled with an E.