Welcome to Hanni's Shana Tova blog

Next week starts the Jewish New year or Rosh Hashana it is called. It is when the Jews think about what mistakes they have made in the past and reflect on how to makes changes in their lives. Ten days after Rosh Hashanah is Yom Kippur, which is our day of Atonement. It is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. It is when we fast by not eating or drinking for about 25 hours. It is a day where we atone for the sins of the past year. Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d. Then follows 5 days later the festival of Sukkot. Sukkot is a very joyful holiday. it commenorates the 40 year period when the children of Israel wandered in the desert and lived in temporary shelters. The word Sukkot means booths. We eat and sleep is sukkahs during this holiday. Sukkot lasts for 7 days and the inbetween days where people can travel and work are the intermediate days or called Hol Hamoed. So, wanted to give you some background info on our holidays that start our new year.

So, in honor of our new year I would like to wish all those that celebrate this hagim and those that wish us well, a Shana Tova with a sign:

Now, I would like to introduce you to some of the gifts you can buy from me for the holidays:

The book: "Mitzi and The Talking Door" is not just a cute book for children to read and parents to read to their children and not just for animal lovers, but, an educational story for all to read regarding respect for others and not slamming doors. The price of the book in shekels is: 75 and in dollars: $25, which does not include postage and shipping. Also, what is important to know here is that 5% of each sale of the book is donated to the children of Sderot. Every little bit helps them know that somebody out there cares about what they must be feeling the the rockets flying all around them and not having a normal life.

This is what one person said about the book:

MITZI AND THE TALKING DOOR

By Hanni Harel

Reviewed by David Herman

Already on the arresting cover of Mitzi and the Talking Door we find the main protagonists of Hanni Harel's unusual and cautionary tale, Mitzi her beloved little cat, and the fearsome, but somehow lovable talking door, probably the first such door in literary history. Front doors as a rule do not talk, but this one does so freely and teaches us not to take doors for granted. They, too, it seems have souls.

  The story opens with poor little Mitzi in a terrible state, sweating profusely and shaking, and rushing home for dear life. When she calms down she tells her owner, Hanni, the reason for her unusual behavior. She had had a good time outside, but apparently, when she entere the building she heard a strange noise and prepared to defend herself. And then she passed a door with arms, a face and a mouth, and a conversation ensued between Mitzi and the door. The door told Mitzi to tell her owner that he was preparing a petition  to warn apartment owners not to slam their doors because if they did they would be locked in and unable to enter or leave their apartments.

  So Mitzi rushed home very scared and told Hanni what had happened. Of course, like any human, Hanni  thought it was all a silly figment of the poor cat's vivid imagination. However, she decided to check it out and slammed her front door shut. Then she went to look at the strange door. First it winked, and then it asked her who had slammed the door. Hanni admitted that she had, and apologized. The door warned her that if she did it again she and her cat would be stuck in their apartment.

  So Hanni warns her readers to close their doors quietly, or they may get a visit from the nasty door.

  In her beautiful little tale Hanni Harel teaches us that cats and doors also have souls and can talk, and that we must treat our doors with respect and not slam them.

  This unusual little hardcover book is beautifully produced and illustrated.

  On the back cover there is a picture of the author with her real life cat, Mitzi,

and she asks the readers to write to her saying what they have learned from the story.

   Mitzi and the Talking Door is available from Hanni Harel etc….

 


Now, on to the next item for sale: I have two calendars on sale for the New Year: 

This is Hanni's OU story calendar that tells you something about the people that either come to The Israel Center or work there or like myself sell in the lobby on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The other calendar I have on sale is my Beit Hamikdash one:

The price of both calendars are 70 shekels and in dollars: $18, plus the charge for shipping and postage. For each sale of the calendars 5% will be donated to the children of Sderot.
Wouldn't it be nice to help the children of Sderot out by buying the book and either or both calendars. It may make your pocket lighter, but, your heart happier.

Now, I would like to introduce you to The Savtah bags:

These are Savtah bags. What you do is insert the plastic bags in the back of the Savtah and pull out one at a time on the bottom. Aren't they precious looking? They are only 20 shekels a piece and very light weight to pack if sending overseas or even inside the country. The price in dollars is: $5.


Now, we have two jewelry boxes:

This is a pink jewelry box and as you can see it not only opens to nice place to put your jewelry, but, it also has drawers to put things in. The jewelry box itself  is: 40 shekels and in dollars: $10, not including the price for postage and shipping.

I have another jewelry box on sale too:

What is nice about this jewelry box, is that when you open it up you can move the inside piece and use it for jewelry or for school supplies. The price for this one is: 40 shekels and in dollars: $10.


These are some of the gifts I have on sale. If you are in Israel and in Jerusalem and have time stop by The Israel Center, located on Rehov Keren Hyesod #22, across from The Dan Panarama Hotel. If not in Jerusalem or even in Israel then contact me by e-mail and we will work something out or if just want some info contact me too at: hanni@netvision.net.il
Thank you,
Hanni