To encourage attendance by the younger masmidim the class was scheduled in the earlier part of the night, from 1-2 am. Since I don't have a yom tov-compliant projector just yet, I brought a number of visual aids to make the material more engaging. In addition to refurbishing my Lego Altar model, I printed a large format floorplan of the Temple and some colorful charts (shown below) illustrating the various animals and ingredients used during the service.
I also brought a life-size model of one loaf of the Shtei Halechem. It is made of painted foam and is durable enough to be passed around the crowd for closer examination.
This year I added another yom tov-friendly interactive item: a scoreboard to keep track of how many jobs were assigned throughout the service on Shavuos. At final count the "score" was well over 600!
The presentation really gave everyone a better idea of just what happened on this very busy morning of the year. In closing I felt it appropriate to repeat (for the fiftieth time) the familiar phrase:
I also brought a life-size model of one loaf of the Shtei Halechem. It is made of painted foam and is durable enough to be passed around the crowd for closer examination.
Model of a Shtei Halechem loaf, shown with Lego minifigure for scale |
This year I added another yom tov-friendly interactive item: a scoreboard to keep track of how many jobs were assigned throughout the service on Shavuos. At final count the "score" was well over 600!
The presentation really gave everyone a better idea of just what happened on this very busy morning of the year. In closing I felt it appropriate to repeat (for the fiftieth time) the familiar phrase:
הרחמן הוא יחזיר לנו עבודת בית המקדש למקומה במהירה בימינו
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