| Bereishit / Genesis 6:12 | And G-d saw the Earth, and decided to kill all life on it. | וַיַּרְא אֱל-קִים אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה כִּי־הִשְׁחִית כׇּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃ |
| 6:13 | And G-d said to Noah: the end of all flesh is coming, because evil has filled the Earth because of them, and I am going to kill all life on the Earth. | וַיֹּאמֶר אֱל-קִים לְנֹחַ קֵץ כׇּל־בָּשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי כִּי־מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חָמָס מִפְּנֵיהֶם וְהִנְנִי מַשְׁחִיתָם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃ |
| 6:14 | Make an ark for yourself… | עֲשֵׂה לְךָ תֵּבַת …׃ |
| 6:15 | Make for it an overhanging roof, an opening on the side, and three stories. | צֹהַר תַּעֲשֶׂה לַתֵּבָה וְאֶל־אַמָּה תְּכַלֶּנָּה מִלְמַעְלָה וּפֶתַח הַתֵּבָה בְּצִדָּהּ תָּשִׂים תַּחְתִּיִּם שְׁנִיִּם וּשְׁלִשִׁים תַּעֲשֶׂהָ׃ |
| 6:16 | And I will bring the flood over the entire land… | וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת־הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ …׃ |
| 6:17 | And I will make my covenant with you, and you will come to the ark with your sons, and your wife with your sons’ wives. | וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּנְשֵׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ׃ |
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| 7:2 | Take seven pairs, male and female, of each pure animal, and of the impure animals bring two, male and female, | מִכֹּל הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּהוֹרָה תִּקַּח־לְךָ שִׁבְעָה שִׁבְעָה אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא טְהֹרָה הִוא שְׁנַיִם אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ׃ |
| 7:3 | Bring also seven pairs of each type of bird, male and female, to seed the land. | גַּם מֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם שִׁבְעָה שִׁבְעָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה לְחַיּוֹת זֶרַע עַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ׃ |
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| 7:5 | And Noah did all that G-d commanded. | וַיַּעַשׂ נֹחַ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּהוּ ה’׃ |
Ingredients as shown:
- 1 large bell pepper (any color; I used yellow)
- 2 stalks celery
- Raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1 cabbage leaf
Tools:
- Sharp knife (adult help may be needed)
Instructions:
- Examine the pepper. Mine consisted of three large segments. The body of the boat was to be two of the segments, with the third being removed except for the edges which would form the base for the roof.
- Cut the two ends of the pepper, as shown, removing the top portion of the “boat.” Note the notch at the top of the “V.”
3. Looking at the pepper from the side, cut a small part of the bottom off so that when the pepper is placed on the surface, the top edge of the boat is parallel to the bottom (or pretty close).
4. (Optional) Carefully cut through the inside to separate the seeds from the stem.
5. Cut a door in one side.
6. Slice a celery stalk so it is longer than the edge to edge of the pepper (longer is ok). Trim so that it is thin enough to easily fit in the notches on the edges of the pepper. Put in the notches.
7. Cut the cabbage piece to fit as the roof. Fold in half to make it easily drape, put on top of “ark.”
8. Taking another stalk of celery, determine length you want the ramp to be. Avoid trimming very much of the top end. Cut to length, then cut the sides so that the end of the “ramp” can fit in the “door” (which is why you want the narrow, top end.
9. Taking a toothpick or skewer, poke small holes, two by two, on the length of the celery. I found I was not able to fit my fingers as close together as I expected, so ended up skipping rows. Keep this in mind, or just be ok skipping rows.
10. Insert sunflower seeds, pointy side down, into holes.
11. Attach “ramp” to “door.”
