Tallit

Numbers / Bamidbar 15:37	And G-d said to Moshe:	וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
15:38	Speak to the children if Israel, and tell them to put fringes on the corners of their clothes for all generations, and to include in the fringes a blue thread.	דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל־כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם לְדֹרֹתָם וְנָתְנוּ עַל־צִיצִת הַכָּנָף פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת׃
15:39	And you will have these fringes, and see them, and remember to all of my commandments, keep them.  And you will not wander off after your hearts and eyes, which tempt you.	וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְצִיצִת וּרְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺת יְהֹוָה וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְלֹא־תָתוּרוּ אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם וְאַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם זֹנִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם׃
15:40	So that you will remember and keep all of my commandments, and be holy to your god.	לְמַעַן תִּזְכְּרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺתָי וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם׃
15:41	I am Ad-nai your god, who took you out of the land of Egypt to be your god.  I am Ad-nai your god.	אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לִהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ {פ}

Ingredients as shown:

• 1 graham cracker sheet
• Powdered sugar
• 1 large marshmallow
• Blue sprinkles or blue colored sugar (preferred, I just didn’t have it)

Tools:

• Small bowl
• Spoon or knife for mixing and spreading
• Scissors
• Piece of paper or foil or plastic (anything flexible and somewhat rigid)

Instructions:

1. Mix about 2 T powdered sugar with just enough water to make a paste. Spread evenly on the graham cracker sheet.

2. Make a collar: either freehand or by bending your paper or foil or piece of plastic (I had the torn-off top to a bag of nuts handy, so that is what I used), sprinkle your blue sugar or sprinkles on one edge to form the collar.

3. Add two more stripes to finalize the Tallit, sans fringes.

4. Dipping your scissors into powdered sugar between each cut, cut four pieces off of the marshmallow, about 1 inch length. Make each piece about 1/3″ wide, though you can add extra pieces. Slice each piece lengthwise NOT ALL THE WAY, to form fringes. OPTIONAL: if you are using colored sugar, you may want to cut an extra piece, dip in the blue sugar, and add to each corner. I didn’t have it so didn’t add it.

SPECIAL THANKS TO MY COUSIN DAVID AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE DEMI, WHO LEANT ME THEIR KITCHEN AND INGREDIENTS SO THAT I COULD MAKE THIS ParshaNosh while visiting them!