Shmot / Exodus
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Standing Up to G-d
Torah Ki Tisa / כִּי תִשָּׂא : SHMOT (EXODUS) Exodus 30:11-34:35 (link to the text on Sepharia) Everyone knows the story, and I knew it, too, or so I thought. Moshe Rabbeinu goes up to Mount Sinai, the people below miscalculate and think he failed to return on time, and make a golden calf. G-d…
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Do we Still have Choices if the Choices are Made for Us?
Reading through Parashat Tetzaveh brought to my mind two things issues that frequently occupy my thoughts: The push-pull relationship we have with G-d, and how to know what G-d wants from us. My very favorite part of the Torah comes right before we enter into Israel. When Moshe Rabbeinu conveys how the land is to…
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Question for the Community: Have Jelly Bellies changed?
Back when my children were little and I created the “Shabbos Stash” concept, I used jelly beans all of the time, and always Jelly Bellies. I could get them in a large container at Costco (I had a whole class, so it was worth it). They were kosher, cheap, came in all sorts of colors,…
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Ark of the Covenant (Shabbos Stash)
Please see the Nature’s Nosh for most of the instructions. This week, in this link I am only including adjustments for the use of only Shabbos Stash ingredients. To make a cherub solely out of marshmallows (remembering to dip your scissors into powdered sugar in between each snip!), cut a “wing” off of each flat…
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Creating a Mikdash for Hashem
How is it possible to notice something new about something one has seen, heard, sung, or said literally thousands of times? Maybe it is just because I have become really interested of late in Shorashim (root words) and how they are connected, but this past Shabbat, I noticed for the first time the part of…
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The Ark of the Covenant (Nature’s Nosh)
Torah Trumah / תרומה : SHMOT (EXODUS) 25:1-27:19 (link to the text on Sepharia) Exodus 25:10: “Make an ark of acacia wood…. 11: “Coat it with pure gold within and without, and around it make a garland of pure gold. 12: “Make four gold rings for the four corners, two on one side, and two…
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Helping your Enemy with his Fallen Donkey (Nature’s Nosh)
Torah Link to the text on Sepharia: Exodus 23:5: “When you see the donkey of your enemy unable to stand due to its load, … you have to help him, even if you do not want to do so.” (loose translation) (Who knows? Maybe you’ll make a friend! Either way, we do what is right…
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Every Person has a Godly Soul
Mishpatim / משפטים : SHMOT (EXODUS) 21:1-24:18 (all links to citations will take you to the text on Sepharia.org) While preparing for this week’s ParshaNosher post, I was particularly struck by the beauty of the language of Exodus 23:12 , which reads: “Six days you will do the things that you do[i]/ ששת ימים…
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Eagle (Nature’s Nosh)
Yitro / יתרו : Shmot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23 Exodus 19:5: “You saw what I did to the Egyptians; I carried you on the wings of eagles, and brought you to me.” Ingredients: Tools: Instructions: 2. Take two more apricots. Either slit through the entire side, or make individual slits where you want to add slivered almond…
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Parting of the Sea (Nature’s Nosh)
Exodus 14:10: “And as Pharoh neared, the children of Israel saw that Egypt (the Egyptians) was riding after them. And they were very frightened, and cried out to G-d. 14:13: “And Moshe said to the people: Don’t be afraid. Stand firm, and see the saving acts of G-d, which he will do for you today……