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  • Brothers Delivering Bad News to Jacob

    Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions: 3. Spread a bit on the unbearded bear cookie, or dip, such that the lower part of the front of “Joseph” is coated. Press to the inside of the ice cream cone. 4. Paint a beard on to the remaining “bear” cookie to make Jacob. 5. Cut jelly beans or…

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  • Joseph in a Well

    Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions: 2. Spread a bit on the bear cookie, or dip, such that the lower part of the front of “Joseph” is coated. Press to the inside of the ice cream cone.

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  • Joseph in his Coat of Many Colors

    Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions: 2. Mix and match the apple slices, as shown, to create stripes. Add a toothpick “neck.” 3. Add toothpick arms and legs…. … a head and feet. If I made it today, I would have added black sesame seed eyes. But given my nostalgia for this first Parsha Nosh, I…

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  • Apple Jacob Wrestling with Angel

    Genesis 32:25 And Ya’akov was left alone.  And a man struggled with him until dawn. וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ עַד עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר׃   32:26 And [the man] saw he cannot overcome [Ya’akov]; and [the man] touched [Ya’akov’s] hip joint and dislocated it while wrestling with [Ya’akov]. וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ…

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  • Jacob Putting Angel in Headlock

    Genesis 32:25 And Ya’akov was left alone.  And a man struggled with him until dawn. וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ עַד עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר׃   32:26 And [the man] saw he cannot overcome [Ya’akov]; and [the man] touched [Ya’akov’s] hip joint and dislocated it while wrestling with [Ya’akov]. וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ…

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  • Jacob Wrestling with an Angel

    Genesis 32:25 And Ya’akov was left alone.  And a man struggled with him until dawn. וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ עַד עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר׃   32:26 And [the man] saw he cannot overcome [Ya’akov]; and [the man] touched [Ya’akov’s] hip joint and dislocated it while wrestling with [Ya’akov]. וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ…

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  • Eisav and Ya’akov

    The portion of the text quoted below is only that which directly describes how Ya’akov and Eisav looked, and what happened as a result.  The entire story is too long to be included in this page, but it should be studied in its entirety, as should the related commentary.  While below I quote the parts…

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  • Eisav and Ya’akov

    The portion of the text quoted below is only that which directly describes how Ya’akov and Eisav looked, and what happened as a result.  The entire story is too long to be included in this page, but it should be studied in its entirety, as should the related commentary.  While below I quote the parts…

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  • Avraham Welcoming Visitors

    Amongst Parashat Vayeira’s many narratives is the story of Avraham welcoming three visitors. This story takes place at the very beginning of the parsha. The word used is “Anashim,” which means people. However, to my recollection (will double check, but no time at the moment) most midrashim and traditional interpretations consider these visitors angels, messengers…

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  • Lot and Family Escaping

    Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions: 2. (Optional… you may want to avoid on Shabbat and simply place items on a plate… it will work just fine) insert toothpicks as shown to each of the three central apples. Attach (or arrange) “arms” and “legs.” as shown, as well as “heads” and “hair.”

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