God said to Moses:
Speak to your brother Aaron that he shall don a tunic and pants on his
body of special cloth, gird himself with a cloth belt and wear a special cloth
cap. (Leviticus 16:2, 4)
Aaron wore a special uniform to carry out his priestly role in the sanctuary. Our son Aaron wore a Petah Tikva Pioneers uniform.
Mel photographed Ari and his Petah Tikva Pioneers teammates
wearing red tunics, belts and baseball caps with white pants.
Modi'in Miracle pitcher, 6' 7" Maximo Nelson, stands
for singing Hatikvah with a batboy wearing a uniform with flowing
tzitzit fringes.
Hillel declared: Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving
peace and pursuing peace. (Avot 15:2)
As baseball coach, our son Aaron used his human relations
skills to pursue peace between players who came to Israel from many lands.
As coach, Ari (a lion) used his strength to forge a unified
team as he realized his dream of being a professional baseball player.
10 players on the field created a kabbalistic dance of 10 sephirot
in Mel's mind as he watched baseball being played in the Holy Land.
He saw Keter, Hokhmah and Binah playing the outfield, Hesed,
Gevurah, Netzah, and Hod playing the infield, and Malkhut as catcher.
Ari as Tiferet on the mound pitched his fastball past the
batter Yesod of the opposing team into the mitt of Malkhut.
When Yesod hit the next pitch over the fence and out of the
field, the crowd cried out "Ayn Sof! Ayn Sof!" (Infinity!
Infinity!)