Bereishit Genesis / Bereishit 1:1-6:8

Serpent (Nature’s Nosh) (Genesis / Bereishit 3:1-14)

א  וְהַנָּחָשׁ, הָיָה עָרוּם, מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים;

1 The serpent was sneakier than any beast of the field which God had made.

יד  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶל-הַנָּחָשׁ, כִּי עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת, אָרוּר אַתָּה מִכָּל-הַבְּהֵמָה, וּמִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה; עַל-גְּחֹנְךָ תֵלֵךְ, וְעָפָר תֹּאכַל כָּל-יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ.

14 And God said to the serpent: ‘Because you have done this, you are cursed from among all cattle, and from among all beasts of the field; you will go upon your belly, and eat dust all the days of your life.

Ingredients (per snack, as shown):

• 2 yellow mini peppers
• 1 red mini pepper (a single red pepper can be used for two snacks)
• Cherry tomatoes
• Black olives

Tools: 

• 1 toothpick
• Knife

To Prepare:

1. Cut a sliver of the red pepper to make the tongue.  Slit narrow end as shown.
2. Slit the tip of one yellow or orange mini pepper to make a mouth and allow a “tongue” to be inserted.  This is now the “head.”

• Cut the fat end of the second yellow mini pepper to allow the pepper to stand and form the end of the tail, as shown in final picture.

To assemble:

1. Insert the toothpick into the head to support the eyes.
2. Insert the fat end of tongue into mouth.
3. Cut one black olive in half and slide onto either end of the toothpick to make eyes.
4. Arrange cherry tomatoes and black olives as desired to make the body of the serpent.
5. Place the second mini pepper at the end to make a tail.