Are you looking forward to Shavuot? I sure am! The omer count continues with the hope and expectation of great blessings on Shavuot! Our portion this week is another double portion which means two for the price of one! Sucha Deal! Acrei Mot means "after the death" of Aarons sons! Kedoshim means "holy ones" to sat these pair of parashot are chock full of goodness is a real understatement! As we continue in the book of Vayikra we read the story of how G-D taught us in the wilderness after HE brought us out of slavery. Traditionally it is not Bereshit (Genesis) that young boys and girls begin their Torah study with, but this book of Vayikra. For parents know that we humans begin messing up very early in life, and Vayikra shows very clearly that G-D HIMSELF has made a way that we can be reconciled back to HIM. Vayikra teaches us all about how we love G-D and how we love our neighbour. Keep these thoughts at the front of your mind as we read our double portion this week. This week we are reading Parsha Kedoshim. Kedoshim means, “Holy Ones” or “Set Apart Ones”. In this week’s Parsha, we are reminded that Israel was commanded by Ad-nai to be Kedoshim. 1 Adonai spoke to Moses saying: 2 “Speak to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: You shall be kedoshim, for I, Adonai your God, am holy. 3 “Each one of you is to respect his mother and his father, and keep My Shabbatot. I am Adonai your God. You are, as believers in Yeshua, part of the commonwealth of Israel, and these words spoken so long ago are also directed at you. Isn’t it interesting that the first item on Ad-nai's list of ways to be Kedoshim is respecting our parents?. As we walk out the counting of the omer toward Shavuot we have two activities to help us celebrate this special time of year; if you have ever wondered what it means to be holy or how to go about counting the omer, then these deeper diving activities are for you. As usual, please get your parents permission before you download and print the lesson and activities for the week and learn about the way we should walk to accept the blessings of G-D into our lives. (links are below attached to the cartoons of children.)