Notable Text: Sources for familiar prayers and practices:
While not really something with which Americans are familiar, the British monarchy bases its ritual of anointing its new monarch on the anointing process found at Exodus 29:7.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, TEXT, AND MEANING OF CHOSHEN: THEME AND VARIATIONS.
Nature’s Nosh
And, just to be, as they say, “Extra,” here is the Choshen-themed bento I made this morning. Marinated raw tofu, cucumber spears on the edges (so the rice stays square), mini tomatoes on the corners to form the golden rings, and marinated onion in between. I would say to make the colored cloth, but really because we like it. Had I time, I would have exchanged some of the tofu with avocado, olives, etc., but that would have reduced the protein content.
