| Exodus / Shmot 2:1 | Man from the tribe of Levi married a woman from the tribe of Levi.* | וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִי׃ |
| 2:2 | And the woman became pregnant, and gave birth, and saw that her son was healthy.** And she hid him for three months. | וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא אֹתוֹ כִּי־טוֹב הוּא וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים׃ |
| 2:3 | At that point she could no longer hide him. And she got a reed basket for him, and smeared it with clay and tar, and put the boy inside (the basked, which she) put in the reeds, near the curve of the Nile. | וְלֹא־יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְּפִינוֹ וַתִּקַּח־לוֹ תֵּבַת גֹּמֶא וַתַּחְמְרָה בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת וַתָּשֶׂם בָּהּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַתָּשֶׂם בַּסּוּף עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר׃ |
| 2:4 | And his sister stood watching from a distance, so as to know what would happen to him. | וַתֵּתַצַּב אֲחֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק לְדֵעָה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה לוֹ׃ |
| 2:5 | And Pharaoh’s daughter*** went down to the Nile to bathe, accompanied by her female entourage. And she saw the basket in the reeds, and sent her servant to retrieve it. | וַתֵּרֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לִרְחֹץ עַל־הַיְאֹר וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הֹלְכֹת עַל־יַד הַיְאֹר וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶהָ׃ |
| 2:6 | She then opened the basket and saw him: the boy. And the boy was crying. She she felt sorry for him, and said “this is a Hebrew child.” | וַתִּפְתַּח וַתִּרְאֵהוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַעַר בֹּכֶה וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר מִיַּלְדֵי הָעִבְרִים זֶה׃ |
*Literally: “A man from the house of Levi ‘took’ a daughter of Levi.
** Literally: “… and she saw him that he was good…”
*** In Jewish tradition, Pharaoh’s daughter is referred to as “Batya,” which literally means daughter of G-d (many Jewish names include “ya” for this reason).
Ingredients:
- 1 tiny cucumber (smallest you can find) or baby carrot
- 1 mini pepper (larger than you might think you need)
- 1 olive (very small ones are better) or tiny tomato
- 2 black sesame seeds
- 1 large basil leaf (or thin, flexible slice of cheese
Tools:
- Knife
- Tweezers (optional)
Instructions:
- If you have a choice, choose a much larger mini pepper than you think you might need. Slice in half lengthwise, and clean out seeds.
2. Tuck olive into one end of the pepper.
3. Tuck the cucumber or carrot in, cut where needed so it fits into the pepper “basket.”
4. Take cucumber piece or carrot back out, wrap in basil (or cheese), and tuck back into basket, edge down.
5. Using fingers or tweezers, add black sesame seed eyes (they will stick to the moisture).
