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The Ultimate Shavuot Guide

Essays, Rituals, Recipes and More

By PunkTorah.org

ited by Patrick Alephver Photo: R.K. McBridever Design: JAD Jones

Copyright PunkTorah 2013 All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents

ntroduction

History

ssays

My Letterman-Style Top Ten Reason To Love Shavuot

Bride, Eve, and Infant: A Little Mind Stretching for Shavuot

Its A Bargain! 1

A Shavuot Reflection 1

A Grain of a Different Bran-d 1

Rituals and Readings 2

The Ten Commandments and Parallels (JPS 1917 Edition) 2

Book of Ruth (JPS 1917 Edition) 2

Three Minute Shavuot Blessing 2

Before Lighting Holiday Candles 2

After Lighting Holiday Candles 2

Blessing Before Studying Torah 3

Akdamut 3

ecipes 3


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Vegan Shavuot 3

Soy Cheese Flatbread With Caramelized Onion & Tomato 3

Cardamom Coffee 3

Blintz Casserole 3

Pumpkin Parmesan Pasta 3


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ntroduction

Imagine a mountainous buffet of ice cream, cookies, blintzes, cheesecak

nd pie. Imagine dozens of people sitting around, slamming coffee, cola an

nergy drinks, feverously debating Jewish law, telling fantastical storie

om the Torah, breaking into discussions about contemporary issues likrael and the state of Jews around the world.

Imagine yourself there.

Interested? Then keep reading.

This spectacle is called Shavuot, the celebration of the Jewish peopl

eceiving the Ten Commandments.

This holiday calls on us to study. And since every student needs a suga

x, every Shavuot has piles of desserts and caffeinated drinks to make th

tudy last all through the night.

Sadly, Shavuot is not a holiday that most people observe. The idea of

oliday based around studying doesnt exactly ring the same bells as lightin

menorah on Hanukkah or even building an outdoor hut on Sukkot.

Its a shame, because of all the holidays in the calendar, this one ha

he most cultural relevance to todays Jewish identity. Its about having

ense, whether literal or gurative, that we as a peoplehood have somethin

o offer the world, and that in the Sinai experience, we received (or evolved

r whatever), that knowledge. The holiday revolves around open dialogu

nd academia, another Jewish value. And of course, like all other holidays

involves food. Lots of food.

This guide will help you to gure out what Shavuot means to you, an

opefully you will nd a way to incorporate this holiday and its customs int

our spiritual practice. Like all other books, it comes from the PunkTora

crowdsource style. Since there are all kinds of avors of Judaism, it make


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ense to have a book be a group effort.

I would like to thank for all their hard work and energy. Without thes

uthors, there would be no Shavuot guide.

I would also like to thank JAD, who continues to put up with m

nability to understand how exactly eBooks are formatted, in spite of thact that I have put together about eight eBooks to date. JAD, thanks fo

he wonderful editing and images.

I would also like to thank you. Without you, the PunkTorah communit

ould not exist. You are the community! And as a member of the community

hope you will support PunkTorah, a non-prot organization, with you

onations.

Happy Shavuot!


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History

By Howard Solomo

Shavuot is one of the oldest of all Jewish festivals and literally mean

weeks. It falls exactly seven weeks after the second day of Pesach o

he sixth and the seventh days of the moth of Sivan. Shavuot is the onl

oliday mentioned in the Torah that has no specic calendar date. It is

elebration of the day we were freed as slaves, the giving to us of the Ten

ommandments and as a harvest holiday.

There is no explicit mentioning in the Torah that the Torah, itself, wa

ven on Shavuot, though, the date can be determined from the sequencf events that occurred at Mount Sinai from the moment the Jews arrive

here, which, the Torah says, was the rst day of the third month.

Unlike all of the other holidays, there are no special mitzvot associate

ith Shavuot other than the bringing of the two bread loaves, symbolizin

he rst fruits of the wheat harvest. Also, the Rabbis did not write a Talmu

actate for Shavuot as they did for all the other holidays. We do; however

ead the book of Ruth, as it took place during the harvest season. It i

elieved that King David who descended from Ruth was both born on an

ied on Shavuot. In synagogue we chant Akdamut as a praise to Hashem

r giving us the Torah. The melody is as familiar as that of the Kol Nidre

his is the perfect time for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

In a charming custom of pre-modern European Jewish communities

eaching Torah to children began on Shavuot. According to a Jewish legend

t exactly midnight on Shavuot, the heavens open for an instant and G-

ill respond favorably to any prayer that is spoken then.

This is also a holiday in which blintzes are religiously eaten because th

orah has been symbolized to milk and honey dairy. When we receive


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he Torah we could no longer eat meat that was slaughtered only dair

ods could be eaten.


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ssays

My Letterman-Style Top Ten Reason To Love Shavuot

By Patrick Alep

10. Cheesecake Brownies. Its like shooting heroine and cocaine at thame time, only healthy and legal. Dairy and Shavuot go hand-in-hand

nd since I seldom eat meat this holiday glories everything I love tha

makes me fat.

9. You get to remember who Ruth is. Ruth is the national symbol o

ewish feminists. I kinda wish we read her Megillah instead of Esthers

nstead of booing Hamen, wed be applauding the Moabite.

8. Everyone stays up late studying Torah. Or just rockin the kiddush.

oure an early-to-bed-early-to-rise-type, just read PunkTorahs backlog o

havuot articles.

7. Speaking as a convert, I just want to say that on Shavuot, converts ge

ome respectfor about six hours. On Shavuot, youre the most Jewis

erson in the room, even if your name is Jesus Christianson. And convert

re generally the only people who know what Shavuot is in liberal circle

unless youre a neo-Hasid), so you get to feel like some kind of tzadik fo

our intense knowledge.

6. Work restriction. Especially when Shavuot falls in the middle of th

eek, Shavuot completely destroys the workweek. You mentally chec

ut the day before chag, then you have the entire day/night off, then yo

ecover the next day, then suddenly its Shabbat, and oops, you have t

ave early for Maariv!

5. Shavuot is a fairly minhag heavy holiday, in the sense that Ruth

tudying and milchig is pretty much all there is to it and the rest is jus

ustoms to ll in the time. I like that because you never have to worr


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bout doing the wrong thing on Shavuot.

4. Weird conversations. I like Shavuot chavurot with eccentric people

ecause the combo of staying up late and heavy religious discussio

lways goes in strange directions: people passing out, talking in their sleep

toner-like debates about whether or not Boazs foot was actually a foot o

euphemism forya knowthe male part.

3. Energy drinks. In my younger years, I used to slam energy drink

aced with vodka. I found the combination helped me stay up really late

nd mellow out at the same time. Try it sometime.

2. The diversity of Jewish events. If you really want to pull an all day an

ll nighter, nd a small child and force them to chaperone you to a Chaba

amily event. The ice cream sundaes are always incredible. In the afternoon

ou can generally nd some JCC-type of place doing a late afternoon even

atching after school/before dinner crowd, and then you can party (read

ang your head into a Chumash) with the grown ups all night.

1. The Torah! Come on, forget all that cultural junk. Its all about th

orah, people.


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Bride, Eve, and Infant: A Little Mind Stretching for Shavuot

By Matthew Gind

What is Shavuot? Most Jews today are not even aware it exists. Eve

mong Jews who are reasonably observant it is not well understood, and doe

ot have the high emotional and spiritual resonance of Rosha Hashanahukkot, Pesach, Simchat Torah, or even Channukah. Yet Shavuot is doraita

ommanded in the written Torah and one of the shalosh regalim, or thre

ncient pilgrimage festivals along with Pesach and Sukkot. Chanukka

nd Purim; by contrast, were established by the Rabbis. Lastly it is said t

elebrate the giving of the Torah (matan torah), but dont we have anothe

oliday for that- Simchat Torah?

Yet for Kabbalists Shavuot is of very deep importance indeed. In fact i

said to unite all of the holidays and in a sense seals them, giving a

f them their power. In the Zohar, Rabbi Yehuda asks Rabbi Abba wh

hereas Pesach and Sukkot each have seven days (in Israel) Shavuot ha

nly one day? R Abba responds that Shavuot represents the principle o

nity, binding all the holidays together into one, therefore it has only on

ay. R Moshe Cordovero explains that whereas Pesach represents Chese

nd Sukkot Gevurah, Shavuot represents Tiferet (Mikdash Melech). Th

ohar further explains: Tiferet unites all of the serot in the center, a

rael unites heaven and earth. Tiferet is one, Shavuot is one, and Israel i

ne (Zohar 1:96a as explained by R Moshe Miller, www.chabad.org).

Deeper insight is supplied by R Shimon bar Yochai. On Shavuot we sta

p all night studying Torah because we are preparing the ornaments o

he bride, or in other words, the Shekhina (1:9a). On this level of meanin

he Shekhina represents the collective soul of Israel. We are beautifyin

he soul of Israel by learning all night so that we can receive the divin

ow of wisdom from Hashem, which is compared to the ow of seed durin

vemaking. Shavuot is basically our wedding to G-d and the consequen
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onsummation of our relationship, which explains its signicance and it

nifying and central nature.

Kabbalistically speaking this is also the reason for the Serat HaOme

eriod leading up to Shavuot. The 49 days of Serat HaOmer are said to b

9 steps of purication. On the morning of Shavuot there is a custom t

ip in a mikvah. This symbolizes the mikvah before lovemaking, and is sai

o purify nukva, the feminine soul of Israel, for union with the Holy One

If that symbolism isnt strange enough for you theres two more level

till.

It is stated in the Zohar (3:79a and 1:48b) that Hashem prepared Eve fo

er wedding with Adam by adorning her with 24 ornaments (the numerica

alue of the word and He brought her [in Hebrew, vayevieha] to Adam

Gen. 2:22) is 24). Kabbbalistically the snake is said to have contaminate

er with 24 types of toxin (and I shall place enmity between you an

er (Gen. 3:15) also being 24). The Zohar states that when we receive

he Torah at Mt. Sinai, we were puried from these toxins (understood a

estructive internal urges) and the 24 ornaments were restored to us, th

ew Eve.

These 24 ornaments are manifest as the 24 books of the Bible (the 5 book

f Moshe, the 7 books of the Prophets, and the 9 books of the Writings

his is called the tikkun- the repair- of the 24 ornaments of the bride.

As a result of this there is no earthly lovemaking the night of Shavuot, ae prepare for celestial lovemaking (so to speak).

Lastly R Shneur Zalman of Liadi, ztl, explains that Pesach represent

he birth of the soul, and the 49 days of the Omer period are the maturin

f the emotional soul. Each day of the Omer period corresponds to one o

he emotional attributes of the soul (multiplying the seven emotional sero

y themselves: chesed of chesed, chesed of gevurah, etc.). This is like th

eriod when an infant is nursed on breastmilk and gradually matures


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cquiring all of its faculties. The Alter Rebbe explains that a child doesn

chieve intellect, symbolized by speech, until it weans from milk and begin

ating grain. This is based on the Talmud, Berakhot 30a, which states

A child does not yell Mother or Father until it begins eating grain

Likkutei Torah]. The grain here is the Torah. Once we are given the Tora

y Hashem we are able to speak, ie we are able to develop our intellect forelationship with our mother/father, i.e., Hashem.

Ok, thats Shavuot, but how do you explain Simchat Torah? Well, it turn

ut Simchat Torah is not a celebration of the giving of the Torah its

elebration of the Torah itself. Ending a yearly cycle of readings, we paus

o celebrate before beginning a new one. If Shavuot is like a wedding, a new

eginning or a rebirth, Simchat Torah is an anniversary.

Rav Yehuda Lev Ashlag, ztl, explains that Hashem, in its transcenden

ssence, called Shochen (dweller) and the vessels through which Hashem

revealed in the worlds are called the Shekhina (dwelled in) (Shama

iscourse 2). As weve seen the Shekhina here represents the soul of Israe

undamentally Shavuot is about preparing ourselves as vessels to receiv

he light of the Shochen within our hearts. Our soul then becomes a weane

nfant ready to comprehend and grow; a bride exultant in ecstatic union

nd a new Eve- now mature and ready for the Garden.


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Its A Bargain!

By Howard Solomo

A very famous piece of Shavuot humor...

There is a well known Midrash (legend) about how G-d offered the Law t

number of nations, which all refused it, before He offered it to the Jews

What isnt known very well is the inside story.

G-d rst went to the Egyptians and asked them if they would like

ommandment.

Whats a commandment? they asked.

Well, one of them goes, Thou shalt not commit adultery, replied G-d.

The Egyptians thought about it and then said, No way, that would rui

ur weekends.

So then G-d went to the Assyrians and asked them if they would like

ommandment.

They also asked, Whats a commandment?

Well, said G-d, one says, Thou shalt not steal.

The Assyrians immediately replied, No way. That would ruin our economy

So nally G-d went to the Jews and asked them if they wanted

ommandment.

They asked, How much?

G-d said, Theyre free.

The Jews said, Great! Well take ten.


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A Shavuot Reflection

By Akiva Yael Mart

The moon emerges in a springtime sky, coffee percolates, and books ar

pened in bright spaces around the world. Night is luminous with the prayer

f a thousand ages and the hum of community. This tradition travels ts from the mystics of Safed. Recreating the experience of standing at Mt

inai, Isaac Luria and his students remained awake until dawn, studyin

orah. Today, some of us do the same, fueling our bodies with caffeine, an

niting our minds with kindling culled from our tree of life. It is said tha

ll Jewish souls were present when the Torah was revealed. Together wit

he Israelites, we peered through the smoke and opened our hearts to thiercing tones of the shofar. Many of us embrace the belief that our Tora

f ink on parchment is simply a gateway. While certainly signicant on it

urface, the Torah exists also as an invitation. It beckons us to increasingl

rofound experience, encouraging each of us to delve ever more deeply int

s meaning and mystery. More mystical still, as we gathered at Sinai eac

f us was gifted a portion of Torah only we can understand. Within each o

s lives a slice of sacred knowledge that only we may interpret and impar

o our world.

On Shavuot, the Book of Ruth, for centuries the template of Jewis

onversion, is read and discussed. We focus on Ruths adoption of a peopl

nd an identity, and of her role as the great-grandmother of King David

ut if Ruth, a woman whose life inuenced the trajectory of Judaism, heler own special measure of Torah, what could only she unveil? Would sh

peak deantly of originating in a reviled community? Whisper of the earl

ears of marriage and the sudden loss of her husband? Would she sigh

tretch her limbs, and smile, telling the story of a relationship with Naom

hat shifted and strengthened with time? What is missing from the Megilla

Ruths voice, unique among our people. What new vistas of Torah migh

e viewed through the lens of a life recounted in her own words?


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As the hours of this night slip away, perhaps we are called to remembe

hat each of our own voices is unique as well. In the stillness we nd space t

eect on our own experiences, on the transcendent beauty and undeniabl

agedies we each know intimately. Shavuot is an opportunity to illuminat

ur Torah with the light of our lives, unequalled and irreplaceable. In th

nfolding narrative of our people, we each have a contribution to makeorah is history and revelation. It remains both ancient and innitel

enewed. On Shavuot, what of your story can enrich our text? What ca

nly your voice reveal?


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A Grain of a Different Bran-d

Rabbi Steven J. Rubenste

Each spring, my daughters volunteered at the local food pantry to hel

ort the thousands of cans and boxes of food collected by the US Posta

ervice during their annual campaign. Whatever was brought in by trucas sorted according to various categories and placed in milk crates befor

hey were positioned on the shelves of the pantry itself. The process wa

owed by the fact that not all of the donations were acceptable. Quite ofte

e came across a can that was outdated or a box that was partially eaten

lthough the intentions were good, people who donated did not actuall

onsider the dignity of the recipients. Just as we are selective in what wuy and what we choose for meals, the recipients, according to Jewish law

must de treated with the same honor and respect.

This lesson did not fall on deaf ears as both of my daughters watche

he number of canned goods that were tossed into a central barrel fo

ermanent disposal. It was a heartbreaking sight that stayed with them

nto the autumn months as Chanukkah approached. They asked me wha

hey could do to help the homeless in addition to the meals that we prepare

ach month. So, we decided to go food shopping during the holiday, wit

he recipients of our trip to the grocery store being the food pantry. Eac

f the two girls were given a certain amount of money for their shoppin

pree.

In anticipation, the two of them collaborated with each other as the

reated their shopping lists. I even found them going through the Sunda

ewspaper several weeks in a row in advance, clipping coupons. Wha

ave me the greatest joy was watching them go up and down the aisles a

hey lled their baskets, stopping in front of the shelves in various place

s they agonized over the economics of what to buy, and in what quantit

nd size. They contemplated what it meant to choose the store brand

hich was cheaper than the name brands, and how much they could sav


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they had a coupon for those labeled foods.

I heard the two of them interact with each other as they argued how

would be better to receive a soup marked Campbells than it woul

ith the name that is unfamiliar and a label that is less attractive. Ye

ow much more could they spend if they opted for the generic brand! A

father, I reveled in their decisions as they chose wisely, in some case

oing with the generic because it meant that they could buy one more item

hat would indeed be special. How gratifying it was for me to watch th

wo of them deliver it to the food pantry and receive the accolades of th

oordinator who thanked them for such a wonderful idea to offer his ow

randchildren as a Christmas activity.

Another project that has captured the hearts and the imagination of m

aughters throughout the years of their childhood has been my annua

Omer campaign of Boxes on the Bima. Each year we count the day

etween the pilgrimage festivals of Pesach and Shavuot. In the evenin

e recite a prayer and keep count of the days, recalling how our ancien

ncestors went out to the elds and collected a measure of barley each day

nd brought the sheaf to the priests as an expression of their gratitude

or many years I have helped my community visualize that experience b

making their own contribution of grain as an offering and as an expressio

r the many blessings in their own lives.

Each Shabbat I invited my congregants to bring a box of cereal to th

ynagogue and to place it on the bima as we kept count of the days. Arst, the response was slow. Initially, the only boxes that I received wer

he generic ones because they were cheaper. A message went out t

he congregation noting that such behavior was not in keeping with Jewis

aw. Although the gesture was nice, buying a box that was not appealin

id not take into consideration the feelings as well as the needs of th

ecipients. In the ensuing weeks, the complexion and the colors of th

oxes changed. However, a new trend was developing. Never before had


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een such a collection of nuts and twigs as an offering for breakfast. Wit

he help of my daughters, we developed a new campaign in our second yea

f collecting cereal boxes.

Pesach approached and a letter was sent to the congregation regardin

ur Boxes on the Bima campaign, noting the mitzvah in the time of th

emple to bring an offering of grain as an obligation incumbent upon ever

erson including the women and children. One box per family would no

o. Everyone was required to make a contribution. This time, however, a

ppeal was made to bring a box of YOUR favorite cereal. If you do not ea

, do not consider bringing something in its place.

A transformation was made. My daughters made a castle out of the boxef sugared cereals that made its way into the lobby of the congregation.

However, another observation led to an additional message to the kids

ome of the boxes that included a prize inside were found to be open

ecause the gift was usually placed between the wax paper holding th

ereal and the cardboard box. A simple note stating how disappointing

ould be to the Hebrew School children if they were to discover a surpris

ft missing in their cereal box led to a change in some aps discovere

pen.

Throughout the years several Bar and Bat Mitzvot candidates invited thei

iends to help them with the collection of boxes, often donating some o

heir own money to purchase cereal boxes for the bima in place of owers

nd miniature boxes to set on the tables as decorations for their simchah

n this way the program grew in popularity from year to year.

In an effort to increase our yield and to add more blessings to our growin

ile of boxes, at the suggestion of my daughters, I appealed to the familie

f my congregation that they ought to bring an additional box of cereal o

havuot itself one that included a fruit, such as raisins to hono

he Bikkurim offering in the Temple, the offering of the rst fruits tha


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istinguish this festival.

When it came time to deliver our collection of cereal boxes to the loca

antry and to the kosher food pantry, there was little room for both girl

nd all of the boxes in one excursion.

When my family and I left the synagogue world for my new position iolorado at a senior living facility, I discovered that I could not ask th

esidents of the nursing home to go out and purchase cereal for the mitzva

f honoring the Omer. Again, my youngest daughter came to the rescu

nd suggested that we collect empty cereal boxes from the breakfast tabl

nd pile them in the sanctuary of their spiritual home as a reminder o

hat it means to celebrate the many blessings in our lives.

To create some excitement, I volunteered to make a 10 cent contributio

o Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger and to the local Kosher food pantr

r each box the residents donated. One man made sure that their rabb

ould be rich in his donation by grabbing a garbage bag and lling i

ach morning by going from table to table collecting the individual boxes o

ereal on each of the three oors of the skilled nursing facility.

By the time that the residents of Shalom Park were done with thei

ollection on Shavuot, house-keeping was tired of my daily requests fo

more large boxes to hold our growing collection. The visual display in th

anctuary resulted in several family members of the residents to mak

heir own nancial contribution to our communal effort to bring blessing

nto the lives of others who cannot afford the same benets that a goo

reakfast each morning does for the health and well-being that is a par

f our own daily lives. I am amazed and awed at the enthusiasm of m

esidents who collected boxes beyond Shavuot.

I am indeed grateful to have been a member of the Board of Directors o

everly Bootstraps while serving as the rabbi of Temple Bnai Abraham an

o the many congregants who were inspired by my spiritual direction. Jus


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s I admire my daughters for their recognition of what it means to touc

n individual in such unique ways, I am hopeful that the traditions that

ave set in motion continue to grow from year to year, as we recognize ou

bility to bring blessings into the lives of those who are not as fortunate a

e are, fullling the blessing that G-d gave to Abraham and Sarah, wh

hen passed it on to future generations.

Even those who live in a place where all of the amenities of life ar

rovided to them, I glow in their response of giving, knowing that they, too

re capable of fullling this obligation Christian and Jew alike wit

simple gesture of saving a box of cereal from going into the trash, an

ansmitting it into a mitzvah. In this way, they, too, are transformed i

heir wheel-chairs and their walkers. There is no greater satisfaction fo

me than the morning when a dementia patient, sitting in the front row o

habbat services, interrupted me by pointing to the colorful collection o

oxes by the side of the bima, asking without words to hold onto on

f the open boxes. When I handed it to her, the image of her smiling from

ar to ear is forever imprinted upon my heart, for even in a place like this

here people are limited in their capacity to experience life, there is joy!

Rabbi Steven J. Rubenstein is the current Director of Spiritual Care at Shalom Care

a senior living facility in Aurora, Colorad


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Rituals and Readings

The Ten Commandments and Parallels (JPS 1917 Edition)

Exodus Chapter 20:1-1

1 And G-d spoke all these words, saying: 2 I am the LORD thy G-d, whrought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Tho

halt have no other gods before Me. 3 Thou shalt not make unto thee

raven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven

bove, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under th

arth; 4 thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I th

ORD thy G-d am a jealous G-d, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upohe children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me

and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that lov

Me and keep My commandments. 6 Thou shalt not take the name of th

ORD thy G-d in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taket

is name in vain. 7 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 8 Six day

halt thou labour, and do all thy work; 9 but the seventh day is a sabbat

nto the LORD thy G-d, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou

or thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant

or thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; 10 for in six day

he LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, an

ested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day

nd hallowed it. 11 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days ma

e long upon the land which the LORD thy G-d giveth thee. 12 Thou sha

ot murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Tho

halt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 13 Thou shalt not cove

hy neighbours house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, nor hi

man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thin

hat is thy neighbours.


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Deuteronomy 5:4-2

4 The LORD spoke with you face to face in the mount out of the midst o

he re- 5 I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare unt

ou the word of the LORD; for ye were afraid because of the re, and wen

ot up into the mount--saying: 6 I am the LORD thy G-d, who brough

hee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shal

ave no other gods before Me. 7 Thou shalt not make unto thee a grave

mage, even any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above

r that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

hou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD th

-d am a jealous G-d, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children

nd upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate Me

and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that lov

Me and keep My commandments. 10 Thou shalt not take the name o

he LORD thy G-d in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless tha

aketh His name in vain. 11 Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, a

he LORD thy G-d commanded thee. 12 Six days shalt thou labour, an

o all thy work; 13 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD th

-d, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor th

aughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, no

hine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates

hat thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. 1

nd thou shalt remember that thou was a servant in the land of Egypt

nd the LORD thy G-d brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and bn outstretched arm; therefore the LORD thy G-d commanded thee to kee

he sabbath day. 15 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD th

-d commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go we

ith thee, upon the land which the LORD thy G-d giveth thee. 16 Tho

halt not murder. Neither shalt thou commit adultery. Neither shalt tho

teal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 1

either shalt thou covet thy neighbours wife; neither shalt thou desir


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hy neighbours house, his eld, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant

is ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbours. 18 These words th

ORD spoke unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of th

re, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice, and it wen

n no more. And He wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them

nto me. 19 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midsf the darkness, while the mountain did burn with re, that ye came nea

nto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 20 and ye said

Behold, the LORD our G-d hath shown us His glory and His greatness, an

e have heard His voice out of the midst of the re; we have seen this da

hat G-d doth speak with man, and he liveth. 21 Now therefore why shoul

e die? for this great re will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORDur G-d any more, then we shall die.

Exodus 34:10-2

10 And He said: Behold, I make a covenant; before all thy people I wi

o marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in an

ation; and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of th

ORD that I am about to do with thee, that it is tremendous. 11 Observ

hou that which I am commanding thee this day; behold, I am drivin

ut before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and th

erizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 12 Take heed to thyself, les

hou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest

st they be for a snare in the midst of thee. 13 But ye shall break dow

heir altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down thei

sherim. 14 For thou shalt bow down to no other god; for the LORD, whos

ame is Jealous, is a jealous G-d; 15 lest thou make a covenant with th

nhabitants of the land, and they go astray after their gods, and do sacric

nto their gods, and they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrice; 16 an

hou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go astra

fter their gods, and make thy sons go astray after their gods. 17 Tho

halt make thee no molten gods. 18 The feast of unleavened bread sha


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hou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commande

hee, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib thou

amest out from Egypt. 19 All that openeth the womb is Mine; and of all th

attle thou shalt sanctify the males, the rstlings of ox and sheep. 20 An

he rstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt no

edeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the rst-born of thy sons thohalt redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty. 21 Six days thou

halt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and i

arvest thou shalt rest. 22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, eve

f the rst-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the tur

f the year. 23 Three times in the year shall all thy males appear befor

he Lord GOD, the G-d of Israel. 24 For I will cast out nations before theend enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou

oest up to appear before the LORD thy G-d three times in the year. 2

hou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrice with leavened bread; neithe

hall the sacrice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. 2

he choicest rst-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of th

ORD thy G-d. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mothers milk. 27 And th

ORD said unto Moses: Write thou these words, for after the tenor of thes

ords I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 28 And he wa

here with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread

or drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant

he ten words.

Book of Ruth (JPS 1917 Edition)

Ruth Chapter

1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that ther

as a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem in Judah wen

o sojourn in the eld of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 An

he name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, an


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he name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem

n Judah. And they came into the eld of Moab, and continued there.

nd Elimelech Naomis husband died; and she was left, and her two sons

And they took them wives of the women of Moab: the name of the on

as Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there abou

en years. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the womaas left of her two children and of her husband. 6 Then she arose with he

aughters-in-law, that she might return from the eld of Moab; for she ha

eard in the eld of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His peopl

n giving them bread. 7 And she went forth out of the place where she was

nd her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to retur

nto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-lawGo, return each of you to her mothers house; the LORD deal kindly wit

ou, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The LORD grant yo

hat ye may nd rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then sh

issed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unt

er: Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people. 11 And Naomi said

Turn back, my daughters; why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in m

omb, that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, g

our way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say: I have hope

hould I even have an husband to-night, and also bear sons; 13 would y

arry for them till they were grown? would ye shut yourselves off for them

nd have no husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much fo

our sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me. 14 And the

fted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law

ut Ruth cleaved unto her. 15 And she said: Behold, thy sister-in-law i

one back unto her people, and unto her god; return thou after thy sister

n-law. 16 And Ruth said: Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from

llowing after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodges

will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy G-d my G-d; 17 wher

hou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the LORD do so to me, an

more also, if aught but death part thee and me. 18 And when she saw tha


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he was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her

9 So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass

hen they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concernin

hem, and the women said: Is this Naomi? 20 And she said unto them

Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterl

ith me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me back hommpty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testied against me

nd the Almighty hath aficted me? 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth th

Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the eld o

Moab--and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth Chapter

1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husbands, a mighty man of valour, o

he family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabites

aid unto Naomi: Let me now go to the eld, and glean among the ears o

orn after him in whose sight I shall nd favour. And she said unto her

Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came and gleaned in the eld afte

he reapers; and her hap was to light on the portion of the eld belongin

nto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. 4 And, behold, Boaz cam

om Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers: The LORD be with you. An

hey answered him: The LORD bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto hi

ervant that was set over the reapers: Whose damsel is this? 6 And th

ervant that was set over the reapers answered and said: It is a Moabitis

amsel that came back with Naomi out of the eld of Moab; 7 and she said

et me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves

o she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, sav

hat she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth: Heares

hou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another eld, neither pass from

ence, but abide here fast by my maidens. 9 Let thine eyes be on the el

hat they do reap, and go thou after them; have I not charged the youn

men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unt

he vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 10 The


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he fell on her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said unto him

Why have I found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest take cognizanc

f me, seeing I am a foreigner? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her

t hath fully been told me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law

nce the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and th

mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people that thonewest not heretofore. 12 The LORD recompense thy work, and be th

eward complete from the LORD, the G-d of Israel, under whose wings tho

rt come to take refuge. 13 Then she said: Let me nd favour in thy sigh

my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoke

o the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens

4 And Boaz said unto her at meal-time: Come hither, and eat of thread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers

nd they reached her parched corn, and she did eat and was satised, an

ft thereof. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded hi

oung men, saying: Let her glean even among the sheaves, and put her no

o shame. 16 And also pull out some for her of purpose from the bundles

nd leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not. 17 So she gleaned i

he eld until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and i

as about an ephah of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into th

ty; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brough

rth and gave to her that which she had left after she was satised. 19 An

er mother-in-law said unto her: Where hast thou gleaned to-day? an

here wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee

nd she told her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said

The mans name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz. 20 And Naomi sai

nto her daughter-in-law: Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not le

ff His kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her

The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen. 21 And Rut

he Moabitess said: Yea, he said unto me: Thou shalt keep fast by m

oung men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unt

uth her daughter-in-law: It is good, my daughter, that thou go out wit


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is maidens, and that thou be not met in any other eld. 23 So she kep

ast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and o

heat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

Ruth Chapter

1 And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her: My daughter, shall I noeek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is there no

oaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnowet

arley to-night in the threshing-oor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoin

hee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing

oor; but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have don

ating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shamark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover hi

et, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And sh

aid unto her: All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 6 And she went dow

nto the threshing-oor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law

ade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry

e went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn; and she came softly, an

ncovered his feet, and laid her down. 8 And it came to pass at midnight

hat the man was startled, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman la

t his feet. 9 And he said: Who art thou? And she answered: I am Rut

hine handmaid; spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for tho

rt a near kinsman. 10 And he said: Blessed be thou of the LORD, m

aughter; thou hast shown more kindness in the end than at the beginning

nasmuch as thou didst not follow the young men, whether poor or rich. 1

nd now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for a

he men in the gate of my people do know that thou art a virtuous woman

2 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsma

earer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if h

ill perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman

art; but if he be not willing to do the part of a kinsman to thee, then wi

do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth; lie down until th


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morning. 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose u

efore one could discern another. For he said: Let it not be known that th

oman came to the threshing-oor. 15 And he said: Bring the mantle tha

upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six measure

f barley, and laid it on her; and he went into the city. 16 And when sh

ame to her mother-in-law, she said: Who art thou, my daughter? Anhe told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said: These si

measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me: Go not empty unto th

mother-in-law. 18 Then said she: Sit still, my daughter, until thou know

ow the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have nished th

hing this day.

Ruth Chapter

1 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there; and, behold

he near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; unto whom he said: Ho

uch a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said: Sit ye down here

nd they sat down. 3 And he said unto the near kinsman: Naomi, that i

ome back out of the eld of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was ou

rother Elimelechs; 4 and I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying: Bu

before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wi

edeem it, redeem it; but if it will not be redeemed, then tell me, that I ma

now; for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And

e said: I will redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz: What day thou buyest the el

f the hand of Naomi--hast thou also bought of Ruth the Moabitess, the wif

f the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance? 6 An

he near kinsman said: I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine ow

nheritance; take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem

. 7 Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concernin

edeeming and concerning exchanging, to conrm all things: a man drew

ff his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour; and this was the attestation i

rael. 8 So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: Buy it for thyself. And h


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rew off his shoe. 9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people

Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelechs, an

ll that was Chilions and Mahlons, of the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreove

uth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I acquired to be my wife

o raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name o

he dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of hilace; ye are witnesses this day. 11 And all the people that were in th

ate, and the elders, said: We are witnesses. The LORD make the woma

hat is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did buil

he house of Israel; and do thou worthily in Ephrath, and be famous i

eth-lehem; 12 and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tama

ore unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this younoman. 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went i

nto her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 An

he women said unto Naomi: Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left the

his day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. 1

nd he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age

r thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seve

ons, hath borne him. 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in he

osom, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gav

a name, saying: There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his nam

bed; he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are th

enerations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; 19 and Hezron begot Ram, an

am begot Amminadab; 20 and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahsho

egot Salmon; 21 and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 an

bed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.


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Three Minute Shavuot Blessing

(from Siddur Ahavah Rabbah 577

Before Lighting Holiday Candles

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech haolam asher kiddeshanu

bmitzvotav vitzivanu lehadlik ner shel yom tov

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctied

us with commandments, and commanded us to kindle the holiday light.

After Lighting Holiday Candles

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech haolam shehecheyanu

vkiyimanu vhigianu lazman hazeh

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted

us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

Blessing Before Studying Torah

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech haolam asher kiddeshanu

bmitzvotav laasot bdvrei Torah

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctied

us with commandments, and commanded us to study Torah


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Akdamut

Rabbi Meir bar Yitzchak (Nehorai) of Orlan

Before I begin to read his Words (The Ten Commandments),

I will ask Permission,

Of the One Whose Might is such that

Even if all the heavens were parchment,

And all the reeds pens,

And all the oceans ink,

And all people were scribes,

It would be impossible to record

the Greatness of the Creator,

Who Created the World with a soft utterance,

And with a single letter, the letter heh,

The lightest of the letters.

And Angels of Heaven of all kinds,

All full of fear and terror of their Master,

Have permission to praise him only at set times,

Some once in seven years, Others once and no more,


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How beloved is Israel!

For the Holy One leaves the Angels on High,

To take the People of Israel as His lot

And they make Him their King,

And declare, Holy! Holy! Holy!

Twice a day, Morning and Evening

And all His Desire is that His Chosen People

Will study His Torah and pray to Him,

For they are inscribed in His Tefllin,

Who is like Your People, Israel,

One nation in the World!

Thus it is the will of the Holy One,

That I speak in praise of Israel,

And though all the nations come and ask,

Who can it Be, for Whom you give up your lives,

O most beautiful of the nations?

But come with us,

And well satisfy all your desires!


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And Israel responds with wisdom,

Only a bit of the truth do they reveal,

What is your greatness, say they to the nations,

Compared to the reward that He has in store for us!

And when He sheds upon us His great light,

While you go, then are destroyed in darkness!

Yerushalayim will be rebuilt!

The Exiles will return,

The Gates of Gan Eden will Re-Open,

And all their Brilliance will be Revealed to us

We will enter those Gates and take Pleasure,

In the Radiance of the Divine Presence,

Whom we will point to, and say

Here is our G-d, in Whom we hoped,

He will save us!

And each righteous one under his canopy will sit,

In the Sukkah made from the skin of Leviathan,

And in the future

He will make a dance for the righteous ones,


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And a banquet in Paradise,

From that Great Fish and the Wild Ox ,

And from the Wine preserved from the Creation

Happy are those who believe and hope and

Never abandon their faith forever!

Now you my listeners,

When you hear your praise in this song,

Be strong in your faith!

And you will merit to sit in the company

Of the holy and righteous ones

In the World-to-Come!

If youve listened well to my words,

Which were uttered in holy majesty

Great is our G-d!

The First and the Last!

Happy are we, for He loved us,

And gave us His Torah.


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ecipes

Vegan Shavuot

(from the NewKosher Jewish Vegan Cookbook)

By Patrick Alep

Traditionally a dairy-laden holiday, this Shavuot menu pays tribute t

he all night Torah study most common on the holiday, but without all th

cheesiness.

Soy Cheese Flatbread With Caramelized Onion & Tomato

1 bag Daiya cheese

Flatbread (any kind will do including naan or pita)

1 jar garden vegetable pasta sauce

1 medium onion, sliced

Dash sugar

2 tablespoons margarine or oil plus oil for crisping atbread

salt and pepper

cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

Set oven to broil. Lightly spray or spread oil on at bread. Broil

until bread becomes crisp and golden brown. Set aside.

In a pan, saut onion, sugar, salt, pepper in oil/margarine until

onions are caramelized. Toss in tomatoes and cook for two more

minutes.

On a cooled piece of crisp at bread, smear a few tablespoons

of pasta sauce. Cover with cheese. Add a small spoonful of the

tomato/onion mixture.


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Chocolate Strawberry Swirl Vegan Ice Cream

I have one culinary regret in my life: I no longer own my ice cream machine

I did, I would be making vegan ice cream all over the place!

2 cups soy creamer

1 cup soy milk, almond milk or coconut milk

3?4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons arrowroot

2 teaspoons good vanilla extract

chocolate and strawberry sauce

cup chopped dark chocolate

cup frozen chopped strawberries (available frozen in bags)

Mix cup of soy milk with the 2 tablespoons of arrowroot and

set aside.

Mix the soy creamer, milk, vanilla and sugar in a saucepan on

low-medium heat. When the mixture just starts to rumble, take

off the heat and stir in the arrowroot mixture (this is a lot like

thickening a soup/stew).

Allow to cool and pour into ice cream machine according to

directions, along with your chocolate chunks and strawberries.If you dont have an ice cream machine, buy one. The chill-

it-scrape-it-chill-it technique just isnt the same. Slowly add

chocolate and strawberries. Churn according to machine

directions.

Two minutes before stopping the machine, slowly drizzle

strawberry and chocolate sauces.


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Note: do not pour too much in. You want just enough to create a ligh

wirl and nothing more. Otherwise, the ice cream will turn into a gian

mess.

Cardamom Coffee

I love Turkish style coffee but hate the sludge at the bottom. This is m

wn recipe, which is half Turkish coffee avor with an Americanized coffe

hop latte approach.

2 tablespoons good quality ground coffee, normal blend

4 whole cardamom pods, smashed

cup warmed vanilla soy milk (other milks are ne, but soy milk is

richer)

2 tablespoons cinnamon

4 cups water

Pour four cups of water into a coffee maker. Place 2 tablespoons coffe

nto lter, mixed with cinnamon and cardamom pods. After brewing coffee

our into a carafe with warmed vanilla soy milk.

Blintz Casserole

By Stefanie Papp

Batter:

4 large eggs

1 cups milk

2 tbsp sour cream


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cup butter, melted

tsp vanilla extract

1 1/3 cups all-purpose our

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp baking powder

Filling:

1 packages cream cheese

1 (16-ounce) container ricotta

2 large eggs

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp lemon juiceDirections:

Preheat over to 350

Butter baking dish

Mix all batter ingredients in a blender or food processor until

very smooth

Pour 1 cups of batter into prepared baking dish

Bake in preheated over for 10 mins

Combine all lling ingredients and mix well

After the 10 mins, remove baking dish from oven

Spread lling over baked batter in baking dish

Pour remaining batter mixture over lling mixture

Return baking dish to the over and bake for 35-40 minsTop should be set when removed from the oven

Let cool for at least 10 mins

Serve with fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries


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Pumpkin Parmesan Pasta

This is a favorite of mine. Can be served at room temp.

Rabbi Janie Grack

1 - 15 oz. can of Pumpkin puree (not Pie Filling)

2 cups - Vegetable broth1 small onion diced

2 cloves of garlic diced

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated

Goat Cheese

Zucchini, Broccoli, Asparagus, Green Beans (your choice, preferring

green to add color, avor and added nutrition)

In a saucepan, saut onion and garlic in olive oil. Add vegetable

broth and pumpkin and stir until smooth, cooking on low/med

heat. Add parmesan cheese and vegetables and simmer for 15

minutes.

Add Goat Cheese. Serve over your choice of pasta.

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