“Wedding Pretty”

Today we took a little trip…

… to see the Torah dressed in white for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

We practiced careful looking and quietly sketched the Torahs. Children noticed, “crowns,” “that it [the Torah] has legs,” and “writing.”

And then, we were ready to imagine. With hushed voices children offered the following explanations for why the Torah might be dressed in white for a new Jewish year:

• “Because it’s like a holiday and they want [it] to be dressed nice. Otherwise it wouldn’t be like a pretty Jewish holiday. It would be like a funky holiday.” 

• “Because so they look beautiful.”

• “Because lavan (white) means the color for everyone together.”

• “Wedding pretty.”

שנה טובה (Shanah Tova–Happy Jewish New Year) from these thoughtful children!