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Celery Locust
Shmot / Exodus 10:1 (translation is somewhat paraphrased and interpreted for the sake of clarity of the story and accuracy of meaning) And G-d said to Moses: come to Pharaoh, for I have burdened (traditionally translated as hardened) his heart, and that of his servants, so as to create the opportunity of displaying my signs*…
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Parashat Va’eira: The lessons we learn as children shape us.
Almost every Jew, no matter how removed or secular, attends Passover seder most years. Since childhood, we learn that being who we are matters, and our lives matter and are worth defending, but that we still do not rejoice in the pain of others, ever of our enemies, even if they are trying to kill…
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Shmot / Va’Eira Shabbos Stash: Moses and Aaron approach Pharaoh.
Aaron, to show proof of the message comes from G-d, follows G-d’s instructions and throws down his staff, which turns into a snake. Pharaoh’s magicians show they can do the same. But even when Aaron’s snake eats theirs, Pharaoh refuses to let us go to the desert to worship G-d. The 10 plagues follow… Though…
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FAQs
Q: Don’t the Shabbos Stash snacks use a lot of sugar? A: Actually, no. Though the Torah should be sweet, we want our children to be healthy, too. Accordingly, most of the Shabbos Stash snacks contain less than 15 grams of sugar. You can also reduce the amount of sugar in a snack by having…
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Shmot/Baby Moses made of Rice and Seaweed
Exodus / Shmot 2:1 Man from the tribe of Levi married a woman from the tribe of Levi.* וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִי׃ 2:2 And the woman became pregnant, and gave birth, and saw that her son was healthy.** And she hid him for three months. וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא…
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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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Baby Moses in a Basket
Exodus / Shmot 2:1 Man from the tribe of Levi married a woman from the tribe of Levi.* וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִי׃ 2:2 And the woman became pregnant, and gave birth, and saw that her son was healthy.** And she hid him for three months. וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא…
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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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Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)
ד וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה נִבְנֶה-לָּנוּ עִיר,וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם, וְנַעֲשֶׂה-לָּנוּ שֵׁם: פֶּן-נָפוּץ, עַל-פְּנֵי כָל-הָאָרֶץ. And they said: ‘Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven. And let us make ourselves a name, so that we are not scattered on the face of the whole earth.’ Ingredients Tools Prep work To Assemble
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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…