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Text: Locations of the Tribes and their Flags CUT PORTIONS FROM TRANSLATION FROM TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS FROM SEFARIA.ORG
Bamidbar / Numbers 2:1 | G-d said to Moses and Aaron: | וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃ |
2:2 | The Descendants of Israel shall camp each man with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance. | אִישׁ עַל־דִּגְלוֹ בְאֹתֹת לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם יַחֲנוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִנֶּגֶד סָבִיב לְאֹהֶל־מוֹעֵד יַחֲנוּ׃ |
2:3 | Camped on the front, or east side: the standard of the division of Judah, troop by troop. … | וְהַחֹנִים קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה לְצִבְאֹתָם… ׃ |
2:5 | Camping next to it: The tribe of Issachar. … | וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר …׃ |
2:7 | The tribe of Zebulun. | מַטֵּה זְבוּלֻן…׃ |
2:9 | … These shall march first. | …לְצִבְאֹתָם רִאשֹׁנָה יִסָּעוּ׃ {ס} |
2:10 | On the south: the standard of the division of Reuben, troop by troop. … | דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן תֵּימָנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם …׃ |
2:12 | Camping next to it: The tribe of Simeon. … | וְהַחוֹנִם עָלָיו מַטֵּה שִׁמְעוֹן …׃ |
2:14 | And the tribe of Gad. … | וּמַטֵּה גָּד …׃ |
2:16 | …. These shall march second. | … וּשְׁנִיִּם יִסָּעוּ׃ {ס} |
2:17 | Then, midway between the divisions, the Tent of Meeting, the division of the Levites, shall move. As they camp, so they shall march, each in position, by their standards. | וְנָסַע אֹהֶל־מוֹעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִּם בְּתוֹךְ הַמַּחֲנֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲנוּ כֵּן יִסָּעוּ אִישׁ עַל־יָדוֹ לְדִגְלֵיהֶם׃ {ס} |
2:18 | On the west: the standard of the division of Ephraim, troop by troop. … | דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם יָמָּה …׃ |
2:20 | Next to it: The tribe of Manasseh. … | וְעָלָיו מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה …׃ |
2:22 | And the tribe of Benjamin. … | וּמַטֵּה בִּנְיָמִן …׃ |
2:24 | … These shall march third. | …וּשְׁלִשִׁים יִסָּעוּ׃ {ס} |
2:25 | On the north: the standard of the division of Dan, troop by troop. …. | דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה דָן צָפֹנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם …׃ |
2:27 | Camping next to it: The tribe of Asher. … | וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר …׃ |
2:29 | And the tribe of Naphtali. … | וּמַטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי …׃ |
2:31 | … These shall march last, by their standards. | … לָאַחֲרֹנָה יִסְעוּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶם׃ {פ} |
Dan | Asher | Naftali | ||
Benjamin | Levi | Judah | ||
Menashe | Issascahar | |||
Efrayim | Zevulun | |||
Gad | Shimon | Reuven |
Ingredients as shown:
- Cooked Sushi Rice
- Dried seaweed
- Avocado
Tools:
- Toothpicks
- Knife
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Make 13 small rice balls. Put one in the center of your platter (the Levi tribe).
![](https://parshanosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rice-Balls-1024x940.jpg)
2. Cut avocado into triangles to form tents.
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3. Arrange avocado pieces, which are the tents, around the “camp.”
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4. Cut nori into the size flag you prefer. For the snack nori I buy, I cut each piece into two.
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5. Attach nori to toothpicks using sticky rice, as shown.
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6. Repeat to make 13 flags.
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7. Put the flags in the rice balls.
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