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  • Batya, Daughter of Pharoh: Coincidence or Rebel?

    I have long been fascinated by the story of Pharoh’s daughter (to whom we refer as “Batya,” meaning “daughter of G-d”), who pulls Moshe (soon to be Rabbeinu) from the Nile.  A daughter of Pharoh, she clearly was aware of the edict declared by her father after the midwives serving the Jews failed:  he tasked…

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  • Shmot/Baby Moses in a Basket

    Shabbos Stash Shmot Exodus / Shmot 1:1-6:1 Moses in Basket (Genesis / Bereishit 41:1) Exodus Chapter 2  א  וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ, מִבֵּית לֵוִי; וַיִּקַּח, אֶת-בַּת-לֵוִי. 1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. ב  וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה, וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן… 2 And the woman conceived, and bore a son; … ג  וְלֹא-יָכְלָה…

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  • Mikeitz/ Nature’s Nosh

    Mikeitz Genesis / Bereishit 41:1-44:17 Sleeping Pharoh (Genesis / Bereishit 41:1) א  וַיְהִי… וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם, …. 1 And … Pharaoh dreamed…. Ingredients: Per snack: Tools: To Prepare: Cut ingredients as shown. Assemble. Eat! Delicious with hummus and pretzels!

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  • Bereishit

    Bereishit Genesis / Bereishit 1:1-6:8 Serpent (Nature’s Nosh) (Genesis / Bereishit 3:1-14) א  וְהַנָּחָשׁ, הָיָה עָרוּם, מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים; 1 The serpent was sneakier than any beast of the field which God had made. יד  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶל-הַנָּחָשׁ, כִּי עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת, אָרוּר אַתָּה מִכָּל-הַבְּהֵמָה, וּמִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה; עַל-גְּחֹנְךָ תֵלֵךְ, וְעָפָר תֹּאכַל כָּל-יְמֵי…

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  • Mikeitz / Shabbos Stash

    Mikeitz Genesis / Bereishit 41:1-44:17 Sleeping Pharoh (Genesis / Bereishit 41:1) א  וַיְהִי… וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם, …. 1 And … Pharaoh dreamed…. Shabbos Stash: Ingredients: Tools: To Prepare: To Assemble:

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  • Vayeishev

    Vayeishev Genesis / Bereishit 37:1–40:23 Joseph in a pit, while his brothers present his torn and bloody coat to Jacob (Shabbos Stash) (Genesis / Bereishit 37:24-32) כד  וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ–וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֹתוֹ, הַבֹּרָה; וְהַבּוֹר רֵק, אֵין בּוֹ מָיִם. 24 They took him and threw him into the pit– the pit was empty, there was no water in it. ……

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  • Lech Lecha

    The Stars in the Sky (Shabbos Stash: Genesis / Bereishit 15:4-5) ד  וְהִנֵּה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֵלָיו … 4 And G-d spoke to him… ה  וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט-נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים–אִם-תּוּכַל, לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם; וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶךָ. 5  and said: ‘Look toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them’; and He said to him:…

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  • Devarim Shabbos Stash

    For a fun and colorful set of “books,” use fruit leather and crackers. You can use Graham Crackers from the Shabbos Stash, or whatever you think will taste best with the fruit leather. I used orange flavored crackers for the snack shown. Ingredients for each Snack: Instructions: Done!  Eat accompanied by milk (or soy milk),…

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  • What should I Keep in my Shabbos Stash?

    Keep a Shabbos Stash on hand so you are always ready to make Parsha Nosh.  The Shabbos Stash consists of a limited number of basic components you can use without last-minute preparation.  Most Shabbos Stash Parsha Noshes contain less than 15 grams of sugar.  Basic Ingredients:  Gingerbread men, any size.  Can be decorated to represent…

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  • Devarim

    Deuteronomy Chapter 1 דְּבָרִים 1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan… א  אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן  Summary Parshat Devarim is the first parsha of the fifth book of the Torah. The book of Devarim is sometimes called the “second Torah” because much of it is a summary…

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