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I’ve confessed so many times how almost all my heroes are women. Queen Esther is one of them.
Every Sunday morning when I was young(er), my family and I would go to church in Jakarta, Indonesia (even after various bomb threats). These days I’m agnostic and have a strong distaste toward organized religions, especially when they’re hijacked by extremists. But I wouldn’t call myself religious even back then. I was only enamored by the iconography and symbolism, the smoke and mirror stuff. You know, the angels, the monsters, the Lilith, the nephilim, all of that.
I knew I was gay since I was young, and the views on homosexuality in the Old Testament (aka Hebrew Bible) gave me little consolation. But as a young, feminine gay boy, the story of Esther spoke to me. To me, she was as much a saviour as Moses was. Plus, she didn’t blunder and lead her people to wander around the desert for decades and ended up barred from entering the promised city.
What I didn’t know (because I was raised Protestant) was that there’s a whole festival dedicated to this amazing survival story. Complete with cookies and costumes!
Also, looking back, the story of Esther is one of the very few stories in the Bible (both Hebrew and Christian) that doesn’t involve god. It’s exactly like that ancient Greek saying: gods help those who help themselves.
There are variations on the meaning and origin of wearing costume for Purim. And there is more than one type of cookie to celebrate the holiday. However, my favorite would be the hamantash/hamantaschen aka oznei Haman (“Haman’s ears”).
Wade is half-Sephardi (his dad was Syrian-Jewish) and half-Ashkenazi (his mom was White-passing American Jewish). At first, I’d wanted to make the more Sephardic (mini) folares to honor Wade’s Syrian roots and to make a commentary of the fuckery that’s happening in Syria right now. But each folares requires one whole egg, and with the price of (real) eggs these days, I decided against that.
Besides, hamantaschen is popular in both Sephardic and Ashkenazi communities. So, that’s a good compromise.
Purim Sameach!
Ingredients:
- Air-dry modeling clay (I used white for the dough and colored ones for the filling)
- Soft pastel (to add color to the baked dough)
- Liquitex glossy varnish sealant (to add gloss to the filling)
- A small brush to apply the varnish
- A brush with straight handle as a rolling pin
- Two popsicle sticks as rolling pin stoppers
- A marker cap as a dough cutter
- A sewing pin to pop off the dough if gets stuck in the marker cap
- A respirator and goggles for when applying soft pastel
Not pictured:
- A brush to help apply the soft pastel to the dough
- Some saran wrap so the white air-dry clay won’t get dirty
Let’s go!
Now, let’s talk fashion!
I decided to make a purple sweater for Wade. Purple because it’s the color of royalty and one of the colors that Mordechai wears at the end of Esther’s story.
If my fingers were about to fall off when I was coloring the hamentaschen, my eyes were about to go blind from making this tiny yellow ribbon “pin” (it’s actually a magnet).
I made a Batman mask for Wade and a Batman cape for Thor in honor of the Bibas brothers (and their mother, Shiri). (Also, did you know Bruce Wayne was Jewish?)
Wade’s a huge Marvel/Disney fan (and not really a DC fan), so he balances it out by wearing his Bathing Ape Captain America sneakers.
The candles were made from a used cotton bud’s stick.
Wade’s sweater, yellow ribbon pin, Wade’s Batman mask, Thor’s collar, Thor’s Batman cape: Dollsexposed.
Wade’s sneakers: Bathing Ape x Marvel (Captain America).
Wade’s Magen David: Did Corp.
Wade’s dog tags: Dam Toys.
Wade’s jeans: model’s own.
Hamantaschen, mishloach crates, candles, candle holders: Dollsexposed.
Trays: Mattel (modified).
Jars: Joann.
Orange juice, fruits: Re-ment.
Wooden crates: Dollar Tree.
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