39 MELACHOTBy: Shoshana Behar

FIELD WORK

1. SOWING

Putting seeds into the ground to plant them.

2. PLOWING

To turn up the earth on an area on land with a plow.

3. REAPING

Pulling out the wheat from the ground.

4. BINDING SHEAVES

Binding the wheat together.

5. THRESHING

Banging the wheat on the groundTo take out the seeds.

6. WINNOWING

Throwing the seeds of the wheatIn the air with somethingUnder it and see witch seeds are ready.

7. SELECTING

Selecting the wheat to use.

8. GRINDING

Grinding the seeds.

9. SIFTING

Shaking the fine flour and see if the big ones are on the top and grind those ones again.

10. KNEADING

Kneading the bread.

11. BAKING

Baking the bread.

MAKING MATERIAL CURTAINS

12. SHEARING WOOL

Taking the wool of the sheep.

13. CLEANING

Cleaning the wool.

14. COMBING

Combing the wool

15. DYEING

Dyeing the wool aDifferent color.

16. SPINNING

Spinning the wool.

17. STRETCHING THE THREADS

Stretching out the threads.

18. MAKING LOOPS

Making loops in theLoom so that you canWeave the wool.

19. WEAVING THREADS

Weave the threads intoThe way you want tomake it.

20. SEPARATING THE THREADS

Separating the threads so that you can tie a knot.

21. TYING A KNOT

Make a knot from the string you have made.

22. UNTYING A KNOT

Untying a knot from the knot youJust made.

23. SEWING

Sewing the string you haveBeen working on making.

24. TEARING

Tearing the wool.

MAKING LEATHER CURTAINS

25. TRAPPING

Trapping the animal.

26. SLAUGHTERING

Slaughtering the animal.

27. SKINNING

Skinning the animal.

28. SALTING

Soak it in salt water.

29. TANNING

Tanning the skin.

30. SCRAPING

Scraping…

31. CUTTING

Cutting the wool.

MAKING THE BEAMS OF THE MISHKAN

32. WRITING

Ummmmmm…

33. ERASING

THE PUTTING UP AND TAKING DOWN OF THE

MISHKAN

34. BUILDING

35. BREAKING DOWN

THE MISHKAN'S FINAL TOUCHES

36. EXTINGUISHING A FIRE

37. KINDLING A FIRE

38. STRIKING THE FINAL HAMMER BLOW

39. CARRYING

The past 9 were to self explanatory…