Category: Shabbat

The importance of our Jewish Homes

It all started for me with parshat Vayetzei. In this parsha, Yaakov sleeps in the place that will become the Beit haMikdash, and upon waking, exclaims, “…surely God is in this place and I did not know it…. How awesome is this place. This is none other than God’s House, and this is the Gateway …

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Looks like Shabbat to me!

We’re getting ready for Shabbat! Come along to see some of the pictures of our food prep. Yep, burners going, chicken, potatoes, kugels, and mushroom pie getting done. Roasting some of the veggies for our salads Some of our freshly baked challah (wish you could smell the house!) Our salads. Shabbat shalom!

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How to plan for a three day yom tov

  Ah, the three day Yom Tov. We get to do it three times in 2011, and that’s not all–this pattern will repeat in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017! So how do you plan for a three day yom tov? I use a steady, systematic method to plan that make things as easy as possible. …

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Cookie bowls

  . Looking for an inventive dessert? This changes everything! Maybe a spice cookie filled with bourbon maple whip? Or chocolate cookies with mint “ice cream”? OK, maybe I’m a little too excited about this, but it really blows my mind. And any cupcake pan turned upside down should work. What fun!  

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Chesed meals (Part 3): Shabbat meals

(See part 1 and part 2 of this series) We’ve talked about some ideas for weekday meals. Now what about Shabbat? These meals are usually more elaborate and may be harder for the coordinator to fill. One thing that we do in my community is break it up into two (or three, for bigger groups) …

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How do you prepare for Shabbat?

My goal is to go into Shabbat (or Shabbos!) in a relaxed and peaceful way, but with four small kids, that doesn’t always happen! I give it the best chance possible by doing as much in advance as I can, and of course, by making lists. First, I make a menu–usually on Sunday. This is …

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