Shabbat Box

Last week, Noah came home from preschool with a "Shabbat box." It's a shoebox that he painted and filled with objects that he made so that we can celebrate Shabbat together--a cup, candle holders, challah cover and tzedakah box. His teachers added a song book, prayers and a recipe for challah.

He was so excited to show it to us. We used it for the first time last Friday, and he couldn't stop bouncing around as we lit the candles and sipped grape juice. That night, before bed, he asked me, "Do you like my Shabbat box?"

"Yes, honey," I said. "It's perfect. You made our Shabbat so beautiful." His grin said it all. We're going to use it again tonight. And next week. And the week after that.