Episode 12: Two of a Kind

Welcome to Episode 12 of "Mystery Mirror: A Jewish Guessing Game for Kids" with Sari Kopitnikoff from That Jewish Moment.

In each episode of Mystery Mirror, you’ll become a mystery person, place, or thing from the Jewish world. This week, you’ll become an important pair of things. Can you figure out who you are before the big reveal?

In three fun rounds of clues (from tricky, to getting closer, to almost there), you’ll guess who or what you’ve become. Will you get it before the mirror reveals the answer?

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Transcript

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Listen closely, clue by clue, solve the mystery. Who are you? Welcome to Mystery Mirror, a Jewish guessing game for kids. I'm Sari from that Jewish moment, and in each episode of Mystery Mirror, you will become a mystery person, place, or thing from the Jewish world. I'll give you clues in three rounds. Round one, tricky clues, round two, getting closer, and round three, almost there. Your mission is to guess who or what you are before the big reveal at the end. Are you ready to look in the mystery mirror? Alright detectives, let's begin. Round one, you are a thing. You come in a pair. You have straight sides and you are flat. You can be carried but you are heavy. Long ago, someone very important held you. You are a special part of Jewish life. Do you know what you are yet? Round two. You were made from stone. Words were carved onto you. You were received on top of a mountain and carried down the mountain. There were actually two versions of you because the first version did not last very long. Later you were kept in a very holy place. Now do you have any idea of what you could be? Round three. You were given to the Jewish people after they came to Mount Sinai, and you contained commandments, rules about Shabbat, honoring parents, not stealing. And the first version of you was broken after the Jewish people celebrated around the golden calf. Later, a second set was made and kept in the Mishkan and later in the Betamigdash, the Holy Temple. Now do you know what you are? Are you ready for the reveal? Look in the mirror. You are the Luchot, the tablets. Mazl Tove, mystery solved. Did you know our sages teach us that the writing on the Luchot could be seen from both sides in a miraculous way? And our sages also teach us that some letters on the Luchot were carved all the way through the stone, and the middle parts stayed floating in place. Also miraculously. The Luchot are one of the most well-known symbols in Judaism, and often they're on Jewish furniture, Jewish decorations. The Ten Commandments on the Luchot are called the Aserat Hadibrot, which means in English the Ten Statements. Half of the commandments teach us about our relationship with God, with Hashem, and the other half teach about our relationship with other people. Did you know the Luchot were kept in something called the Aron, the Ark? And according to Jewish tradition, even the broken pieces of the first Luchot were kept, teaching us that even broken things can still have holiness and value. Did you know we call the tablets the Luchot, but the Hebrew word for one tablet is luach, and in modern Hebrew that often means a board. Get ready for game time. Let's play, is that in the Ten Commandments? I'm going to say a rule, and you tell me if it's included in the Ten Commandments. Number one, remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. That is one of the Ten Commandments. Number two, you shall not say God's name in vain for no reason. That one is also part of the Ten Commandments. Number three, you shall not waste food. That is a good rule to live by, but it is not part of the Ten Commandments. Number four, you shall not steal. Yep, that one is definitely part of the Ten Commandments. And finally, number five, you shall not speak badly about other people. That one is also a good rule, but it is not part of the Ten Commandments. And now it's time for your Mystery Mirror mission. Read up about the Ten Commandments and choose one that feels especially meaningful or special to you. Draw it or write about why you chose it, and ask a grown-up to send a picture to mirror at thatjewishmoment.com. Thanks for listening. And if you color in this week's coloring page, please send a picture. I'd love to see how yours comes out. Until next time. Keep your minds sharp, detectives.