Blooming Rods

Numbers 16:1	And Korach, the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kehat, the son of Levi, AND Datan and Aviram, the sons of Aliav, AND On, the son of Pelet, (Datan, Aviram, and On) were from the tribe of Reuven	וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח בֶּן־יִצְהָר בֶּן־קְהָת בֶּן־לֵוִי וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם בְּנֵי אֱלִיאָב וְאוֹן בֶּן־פֶּלֶת בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן׃
16:2	and they rose before Moshe and men from the Children of Israel:  250 leaders of the community, who were well known,	וַיָּקֻמוּ לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וַאֲנָשִׁים מִבְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם נְשִׂיאֵי עֵדָה קְרִאֵי מוֹעֵד אַנְשֵׁי־שֵׁם׃
16:3	and went as a group to stand against Moshe and Aharon, and said to them: too much is yours!  The entire community is holy, and G-d is in its midst.  Why are you in charge of the congregation of G-d?	וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם כִּי כׇל־הָעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם יְהֹוָה וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל־קְהַל יְהֹוָה׃
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17:16	And G-d said to Moshe:	וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
17:17	Speak to the children if Israel, and take a staff from the chieftan of each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs, and have each chieftan write his name on his own staff.	דַּבֵּר  אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַח מֵאִתָּם מַטֶּה מַטֶּה לְבֵית אָב מֵאֵת כׇּל־נְשִׂיאֵהֶם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת אִישׁ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּהוּ׃
17:18	And you shall write Aharon’s name on the staff for the tribe of Levi, because there shall be one staff for the head of each tribe.	וְאֵת שֵׁם אַהֲרֹן תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּה לֵוִי כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד לְרֹאשׁ בֵּית אֲבוֹתָם׃
17:19	And you shall lay the staffs in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where  I meet with you;	וְהִנַּחְתָּם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לָכֶם שָׁמָּה׃
17:20	And the staff of the man who whom I will choose will bloom.  And in this way I will stop the complaints that the children of Israel are lodging against you.	וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֶבְחַר־בּוֹ מַטֵּהוּ יִפְרָח וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִי מֵעָלַי אֶת־תְּלֻנּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַלִּינִם עֲלֵיכֶם׃
17:21	And Moshe spoke to the children of Israel, and all of its tribal leaders gave him their staffs, twelve staffs, plus the staff of Aharon, which was added to their staffs.	וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְּנוּ אֵלָיו  כׇּל־נְשִׂיאֵיהֶם מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת וּמַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן בְּתוֹךְ מַטּוֹתָם׃
17:22	And Moshe lay the staffs before G-d in the Tent of Testimony,	וַיַּנַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַמַּטֹּת לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה בְּאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת׃
17:23	And it was in the morning, when Moshe came to the Tent of Testimony, and he found that the staff belonging to Aharon, of the tribe of Levi, was blooming.  And the blossom had budded, and had produced almonds.	וַיְהִי מִמׇּחֳרָת וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת וְהִנֵּה פָּרַח מַטֵּה־אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי וַיֹּצֵא פֶרַח וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִים׃

Ingredients as shown:

• 1 Pretzel Rod
• Chocolate chips for melting (about 1 tablespoon)
• Almond slices (can substitute pumpkin seeds)
• 2 golden raisins

Tools:

• Microwave or warm water (this may not be the version you want to make on Shabbat)
• Heatproof bowl
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Put chocolate chips in heatproof bowl. Place above warm water and stir until melted, or microwave for a few seconds at a time, stirring in between, until melted.
2. Dip the fat edge of the almond slices in the chocolate and arrange 5 at a time in the shape of a flower.

(this image shows the use of powdered sugar to bond, but it is the same idea)

Repeat until you have all of the flowers you want to make.

3. If your golden raisins are too large for the flower, cut them in half.

4. After waiting a minute until the chocolate cools, dip an edge of the golden raisin in the chocolate and place on the rod.