Menorschach Test?

The purpose of this blog is to add some psychology to the Friday night dinner table... please print and share... 

Last week, my presentation of the religious-secular debate received both praise and criticism.

This week, instead of presenting competing points of view, let's make it more like a Rorschach test.

Remember Rorschach tests? They put you in the driver's seat - you get to be the interpreter.

(Apparently your act of interpreting an ink blot reveals something about you. You can try them out here.)

So here's your Menorschach test. Your first image is an original menorah artwork by Allison Garber that many will appreciate (click on it if you want a larger version):

First question - What's the message of the image?

After you ponder that for a few minutes, let's look a very different menorah image and ask your table the same question. 

Here it is:



Question: What does it mean to you?

I hope these questions aren't too obvious and give everyone at your table food for thought and fodder for talk.

But let's add one more question to seek some synergy — Look back at the two menorah images: which appeals to you more, and why?


Happy Channukah

and

Shabbat Shalom


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