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Jewish Folk Artform. Making Jewish Royzalakh or Roses to hang up for Shavuot . The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4umcZB8w8o

One way that Ashkenazi Jews beautified their homes for Shavuot was by creating and displaying paper cuttings. Called in Yiddish, shevuoslakh (or shavuosl) and royzalakh (or raizelach) – literally meaning little Shavuots and little roses – the paper cuttings were mounted on windows, so they would be visible both indoors and out.

Resources

Square paper
Scissors
Pencil for design

Instructions

Fold the paper as shown in the video.
Then cut like you would a Christmas snowflake.
Open out
Glue onto a another piece of paper if you wish.
Display and enjoy!


*Could count towards one of the hours for the Scout Craft badge.

Tags

• craft
• creative
• international
• jewish
• paper cutting

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