A couple of years ago, I received a telephone call at
work from my then-7-year-old. Who, by the way, I didn’t even know could use a
phone. Bad mommy, I know. Lilly: Mama, can I be in the multi-cultural fashion show?
Me: Is it tomorrow?
Lilly (laughing): Of course it’s not tomorrow.
Me: Then this conversation can wait until tomorrow. Anyway, why would you be in a multi-cultural fashion show?
Lilly (eyes audibly rolling): I am Jewish, you know.
[Sidenote: the audible eye-rolling at 7 ought to have been a clue that she's going to give us a run for our money.]
I was intrigued that not only did Lilly sense that her Jewish identity extends beyond issues of faith, but she was willing to stand up and take her place among her Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Egyptian, and Indian classmates.
Now we just had to figure out what she should wear. I mean, it isn’t as if one could just go online and find a “Jewish” costume.
Ha-ha! If only this had taken place today. Because now Walmart has made it ever so easy for boys and girls to dress Jewish. Because there is such a high demand?
Looking for a Jewish costume for your son? So very many options from which to choose. He can be “King David“–a costume that is nearly identical to their “Royal King” one only with David Ha-Melech (in Hebrew letters, no less) embroidered on the back. Descended from the lowly Israelites but have a lifelong yearning to be a member of the Levites? No problem. Now your son, or husband as they have adult versions available, can don the “Jewish High Priest” costume. Walmart offers the opportunity to dress up your son as a “Seifer Torah” (Torah scroll), a “Jewish rabbi” (is there any other kind?), and a “Grand Jewish Rabbi.”
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