Fashion Sense
a belated return from hiatus...
I am so sorry for not posting the past two weeks. I hope that with this week's parashah I will be back on track. This shabbat will include a lot of play at our table. For starters, we have a paper doll set that I have been creating that introduces the bigdei kehunah, the priestly garments, that the Kohen Gadol wore in his service in the tabernacle. The clothes, as described in the parashah, are ornate, layered, and colorful--which makes them perfectly suited to paper dolls. A color printer and/or copier--and a pair of scissors--were all I needed to make the set. To add a tasty dimension to the fashion show, twelve cupcakes, each shaded with a different jewel-toned frosting form a beautiful choshen/breastplate for the Kohen Gadol...and make for a nice dessert.
Because it is shabbat Zachor, the shabbat preceding Purim in which we read about the Amalekites' attack in the wilderness, I also made a memory game (Zachor) to play at the table. It is mostly images and words associated with Purim, with Haman, and with the Amalekites.
Finally, the one other piece of decor in the dining room is a small LCD light that I put in a votive holder to serve as a ner tamid. We hope to spend time talking about the purpose and symbolism of the ner tamid and why light is such an essential symbol in Judaism.
Looking forward to writing for Ki Tisa next week. I promise, bli neder, no golden calves....
Shabbat Shalom!
© Tammie Rapps 2009
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