In parashat Shelach-Lecha, we read about Moses sending 12 spies into the Promised Land to see what it was like: what grew there? Who lived there? What would the children of Israel face when they entered the Land?
If spies looked in your place, how could they tell that it is a Jewish home?
Would they see
Would they hear
- Jewish music?
- Hebrew prayers?
- Hebrew spoken?
- Radio from Israel on the computer?
- a debate about ethics?
Would they smell
- Jewish foods cooking?
- Candles?
- Havdalah spices?
Could they taste
- Challah?
- Kosher wine?
- A holiday food?
Or could they touch
- a challah cover?
- a tallit [prayer shawl]?
- Passover dishes?
- Jewish art made by a child?
- Shabbat candlesticks?
Can you suggest experiences they’d find in your home that would “give it away” as a Jewish home?