MISHLOACH MANOT PLATE
Mishloach Manot Plate for Jewish domestic ritual
Coated MDF plate with Huon Pine fish supports.
Purim commemorates the triumph of Esther and Mordechai over the wicked Haman who sought to exterminate all the Jews of the Persian Empire on a date determined by the casting of lots (Purim). Customarily gifts, known as mishloach manot, of fruit and nuts, biscuits and sweets, are given to friends and to the poor. Mishloach Manot plates are made to hold these gifts of food. Sometimes fish are depicted to symbolize the zodiac sign of Pisces for the Hebrew month of Adar in which Purim falls.
(Reference: ‘The Plate in Jewish Ritual Symbolism’, information sheet provided to designers by Luba Bilu, manager of the project for the Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne.)
Mishloach Manot Plate for Jewish domestic ritual
Coated MDF plate with Huon Pine fish supports.
Purim commemorates the triumph of Esther and Mordechai over the wicked Haman who sought to exterminate all the Jews of the Persian Empire on a date determined by the casting of lots (Purim). Customarily gifts, known as mishloach manot, of fruit and nuts, biscuits and sweets, are given to friends and to the poor. Mishloach Manot plates are made to hold these gifts of food. Sometimes fish are depicted to symbolize the zodiac sign of Pisces for the Hebrew month of Adar in which Purim falls.
(Reference: ‘The Plate in Jewish Ritual Symbolism’, information sheet provided to designers by Luba Bilu, manager of the project for the Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne.)