On December 29, TVO hosted the PJ Library Chanukah Party. Children and families made chanukiyot, rolled beeswax candles, decorated dreidels, ate latkes with applesauce and sour cream, lit candles, and sang Chanukah songs with Jennie Lavine. [Dec 2024]
Sheep-to-Tallit Program
Our tallit making journey has begun and will be continuing through November (see our calendar)!! The BMitzvah class met the sheep and cleaned and washed a wool fleece. Next we will prepare our wool for spinning in a process called carding. (You can learn a little about carding here.) We will be supported by Rachael Skye, a member of the Black Sheep Handspinners Guild of Ithaca.
This workshop is open to TVO members and families (children 11 and older). There will be periodic workshops throughout the year to eventually make tzitzit from our wool. You can come to one workshop or you can attend all of them. No experience necessary!
Please register for each workshop you plan to attend. Any and all donations in support of this program are much appreciated. Contact Michael Margolin if you have questions michael.margolin@tikkunvor.org [Oct 2024]
Sukkot
Many thanks to Logan M for raising funds for, designing and building our new sukkah for his Eagle Scout project. Thanks also to Michael Margolin and all those who helped build, decorate, celebrate, and press cider at the TVO Sukkah Festival. [Oct 2024]