Six Words: Equation, Houseplant, Moving, Temple, Dimension, Communication
During the Jewish High Holidays, the bimah, the stage area at the front of a temple, are decorated with large houseplants or other floral decorations. The dimensions of the bimah are used in an equation to determine the kind and the number of plants that will be needed. Because the bimah will need to be decorated again in about a week, arrangements must be made, and for volunteers to be recruited, to move the plants outdoors during the week, and then back inside again. If there are enough volunteers, it doesn’t take long. But it all depends on effective communication.