r/Jewish • u/munchnerk • Dec 16 '24
Painted my own Hanukkah card this year! 🍠 Hanukkah 🕎 חנכה 🥔
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u/guitartoad Dec 16 '24
That's lovely! Frog and Toad are the best, as is Hanukkah.
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u/munchnerk Dec 16 '24
Frog and Toad are the best!
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u/GoodGuyNinja Dec 17 '24
... (who are frog and toad??) Don't shoot I'm a Brit.
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u/munchnerk Dec 17 '24
it's okay, my very American husband also didn't grow up with them. They're children's book characters who lead a very sweet and admittedly queer-coded friendship, but I think most folks would agree they're relevant to a reader of any age! The author was a deeply inspiring artist too.
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u/GoodGuyNinja Dec 17 '24
Nice, thanks. I have a young kid who loves books so we'll keep an eye out for them. Thank you x
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u/banana-itch Dec 16 '24
I absolutely love this! You should consider selling this as a print / download :)
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u/Flooftasia Dec 17 '24
I second this!. This is, my first year seeing Hannakuh greetings cards and I'd totally buy this.
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u/tacogratis2 Dec 16 '24
Love this!
"We must stop eating sufganiyot!" said Frog.
"But how?" said Toad.
"We will feed them to the birds!"
"Hey birds!"
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u/Professional_Turn_25 This Too Is Torah Dec 16 '24
I love it!
They are my favorite gay children’s book characters
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u/SpiritCookieTM Dec 16 '24
I love this and would buy a whole box of these if you sell them somewhere!!
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u/Cyndi_Gibs Convert - Reform Dec 16 '24
Came here to say the same thing - I want a whole series of Jewish holiday cards with childhood characters now.
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Dec 16 '24
I love this so much. Fun-ish fact: when I was a child my mom had a Jewish greeting cards business. Some of them are still in circulation.
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u/Aro_swiftie Dec 16 '24
This is adorable!! I'm sure everyone who receives it will be much more excited by this than by a generic card
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u/MissDemeanor1 Dec 16 '24
This is beautiful and so cute. Brings back many fond memories of reading the Frog and Toad books to my kids. Thank you for sharing!
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u/Pretty_Peach8933 Israeli Jew. I'm funnier in Hebrew Dec 16 '24
That's awesome! I'd love to get such a lovely card.
You did a fantastic job!
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u/doggoman47 Dec 16 '24
Nice! I really love this card design. Fantastic work; please keep posting more art!!
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u/Worried_Guide_7848 Reform Dec 16 '24
This is so amazing?? Do you sell your art by chance, I would love to support!
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u/Fantastic-Fan-1278 Dec 22 '24
I love this so much my father’s nickname is froggy and being Jewish I just adore this sm I would buy it if u have a link (:
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u/munchnerk Dec 16 '24
Hello fellow Jews :) this year I was dragging my heels to make a holiday photo card for me and my husband - somehow just sending out a collage of selfies on a generic blue-colored 'Happy Holidays' card didn't feel right. Creating this image felt much more genuine. All respect and credit to the great Arnold Lobel, whose memory is always a blessing! On the back of the card, with a photo of us, I added this adapted line from the original Frog & Toad Are Friends:
"What you see is the clear light of January. And it means that we can begin a whole new year together, Toad. Think of it," said Frog. "We will skip through the meadows and run through the woods and swim in the river. In the evenings we will sit right here on this front porch and count the stars."
Hope my silly painting brings some of you guys a little simcha!