(Hat tip to Jewschool .)

I believe in dinner plate feng shui.  There comes a time, right before dinner, when I take a few moments to select just the right plate or bowl on which to nestle the food I’ve made.**  (Since many of the dishes in my cupboard hail from Goodwill and/or roommates’ collections, I have any number of styles and patterns to choose from.)  

Now the folks at the decidedly non Jewish company, “Feed on the Word,” have added a whole different component into the mix of choices: Scripture Tableware.  As Danya at Jewschool wrote:

“…Several of the themed collections (at least “Praise,” “Psalms,” “Patriotic” and a few of the serving dishes) are comprised of all Old Testament pasukim, so maybe this could be a nice way to differentiate between milk and meat dishes.”

Here are the verses found on the “Praise” collection:

Dinner Plate: There is no one like You; there is no God but You! II Samuel 7:22b
Salad Plate: How great You are, O Sovereign Lord! II Samuel 7:22a
Bread & Butter Plate: Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth! Psalm 100:1
Soup/Cereal Bowl: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6
Mug: Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6

I’m not sure that, were I to own some of these Scripture plates, I would use them for everything…I already bless my food, I don’t really need my plates to do it too.  But I have to agree with the Bread & Butter plate - nothing says “shout joyfully to the Lord” to me like a thick piece of homemade challah smothered in sweet, creamy butter.  In fact, it reminds me of the words of another rebbe of mine, James Beard: “Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.”

**Granted, there are those days when I’m so hungry/rushed/distracted etc. that I end up eating leftovers straight out of the Tupperware.