Beginner's Guide to Shabbat Meals & Menu Planning | Wine, Bread, Fish and More | Orthodox Jewish
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Hi!
In this beginner's guide video, I'm covering the basics of what types of food and drink we consume on Shabbat. Hopefully this video will help those of you who are new to Shabbat observance gain a better understanding of Orthodox Jewish life and Shabbat in particular.
Shabbat is a very in-depth subject, so for further reading feel free to check out the links below. :)
LINKS;
What is Shabbat?
aish.com/shabbat/
www.chabad.org...
Shabbat Observance (basics of)
www.chabad.org...
Kosher Wine:
www.chabad.org...
Kosher Fish:
www.kashrut.co...
www.chabad.org...
Heating Food on Shabbat:
www.chabad.org...
I’ve watched many Shabbat preps, but this is by far the most instructive with explanations as to why.
Thank you for your comment!💕 I'm so happy to hear that you found it helpful and/or educational! 😊
Absolutely ❤️
Thank you. Lots of details that I haven't found before. 😀😀
You’re welcome 😊 So glad it was helpful!
I notice that you’re always using Muji pens! I’m the same, you have good taste 😂
You too?! I love my Muji's! 😂
Can a women drink wine? I have understood that woman can taste it but not drink like a cup or too. Some kind of halachic issue with wine due to what happened in Gan Eden...
Women can drink wine, I have never heard of a restriction on that. But I'll ask my husband. 💗
One gentle reminder about handling wine in mixed company is to be discreet about it. You certainly don't want to offend or embarrass your non-Jewish (or non-Shomer-Shabbat) guests. If you find someone made a mistake, just quietly remove the wine from the table and replace with mevushal wine (or kosher grape juice) without making a fuss.
"He who shames his friend in public has no share in the world to come." [Rabbeinu Yonah, Shaarei Teshuva (Shaar 3: 141)]
Absolutely delicate and lovely attention.
Yes, 100%. Thank you. 🤗
I love your clear and simple ideas, and also the subtle differences between Sephardi and Ashkenazi practice.
One thing that helps me a lot is to have two Shabbat menus that I rotate. You can always do more or get creative when you have extra energy, but having something quick and easy to fall back on helps so much! It also keeps the shopping list easy so you don't forget key items. It sounds boring to only have two menus, but if they're favorite foods, eating them twice a month is not too much. I also have favorite menus for holidays, and discovered that my kids actually like it that way, and enjoy looking forward to those "traditional" foods.
So glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, I'm a big fan of menus on rotation as well. If it's a dish my family enjoys, I will keep making it over and over again 😂
We also have "Holiday food"! Do you make certain dishes at every holiday, or do you have holiday-specific menu's that you repeat year after year? What is your favourite thing to make for holidays/Yom Tovim?
@@jayellealafi5797 I have certain seasonal menus specific to the holidays. For instance, I make a Moroccan chickpea Tagine with couscous for Rosh Hashana, that has carrots and other sweet foods. I also have a set menu for Pesach. I don't have to strain my brain about what to make, and I save shopping lists from year to year as well.
What a detailed and informative video! Your tips help so many, even us non Jewish people. I really enjoy learning from you. Thank you for sharing ♥️
You're welcome, I'm so happy to hear that! 🤗
When I attended shul I remember the kiddish. I commend you for your strictness in being as observant as you are. I observe the Sabbath but, I do it in a manner that is not as strict. Baruch HaShem!
Very nice video. We use kosher grape juice, it works just as well.
2 loaves on the table, save one and use for next meal. I love water challah the best 😊
That's great! 😁💕 Thanks for sharing!
@@jayellealafi5797 also useful to have a bag of challah rolls in the freezer as a "spare" for lechem mishneh. (Pita works too.)
As I have been religious all my life, this video is so interesting and easy to follow
Glad you enjoyed it! 💗
I’m just curious since I have watched a lot of your videos. Do you have any different colored tichel? Thus far, I have only seen the rose pink colored one.
And I was actually just wondering what makes wine kosher. So, thanks for explaining.
I do have a collection of headscarves, yes, and I am actually wearing different ones in my videos, although they are pretty much in a similar color family of light pinks, rose beige, light purples/mauves, ash rose, pink taupe, etc. Feminine neutrals, I call them. 😁
It's what I like. I'm doing a headscarf/tichel video very soon, b'H so I will show all the different ones I have! 😊
Thank you so much for your vlog! Your video has been the most informative of all the Jewish Shabbat preps I've seen, only because you don't just cook, you've explained what Shabbat is, the meaning and the process. Continue in your efforts with this vlog! Blessings!
Olivia Rose, you're very welcome, I'm so happy to hear that it was helpful to you! There certainly is more to Shabbat than just the food, and in the future I have a dream to create a whole Shabbat playlist of videos that goes over all the different aspects; the preparations (house, food, person) the ceremonies (candle lighting, kiddush, Havdalah) the prayer services and learning, etc.
I would love to hear audience feedback on that, if that's something you would find useful/informative.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! 🌸🤗
Thank you for taking the time to explain in great detail, Really enjoying your videos
My pleasure! I am glad to hear that you enjoy them.🤗💗
Such a good teacher!! What happens if people have no where to go for Shabbat? Especially single people. Does everyone get invited?
It's all about getting connected with a community, but it's not hard to get an invite for Friday night dinner, especially if it's Chabad. 😊
I am not sure where to send you a question, I hope it is ok to ask here. Do you have any videos on 40 Days of Teshuvah? and how you might observe the month?
Hi Jennifer, thanks for your question. In Sephardic/Edot Mizrach communities, we begin saying selichot for forty days beginning on Rosh Chodesh Elul and ending on Yom Kippur. The Ashkenazi custom however is to begin reciting selichot from the Sunday preceding Rosh Hashana.
Within these forty days we have many observances, including the two holidays mentioned above, a day of fasting, blowing the shofar, etc. I will definitely be posting some videos about the High Holidays in the coming weeks, bH.
Selichot is a book comprised of several types of prayers; Some inspire repentance, others are requests for forgiveness, still others ask G-d to send relief from our difficulties and send Moshiach soon. It also contains Vidduy and the 13 Attributes of Mercy.
I hope this answers your question! 😊🌸💗
Thank you for sharing and I look forward to your videos about the upcoming holidays
What do people do on shabat who don't drink alcohol?
Hi Vita, many people use grape juice instead of wine, and there's other options as well. 😊
What kosher law say for people who are allergic to fish?
You put on a serious CLINIC! Thank you so much. The timers. I’m in the process of conversion now. I would have never thought of a timer. Proof of how Green I am.
😊 So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, now I understand the concept of mevushal wine even though I cannot drink any wine
So glad you found it helpful!😊
Love this! Is your husband’s davening early on Saturday? We typically don’t get out of shul until noon so our second seudah doesn’t start until 1 pm. Definitely not breakfast although I like the idea of breakfast haha
Yes, he prays at home early in the morning, and goes to shul after the meal. 😊
Your videos are just so fascinating and informative to us non-Jews who are barely acquainted with Judaism.
Hi Edward, glad you're enjoyed them! Thanks for the comment! 😊
@@jayellealafi5797 You're quite welcome, Jayelle! And thank you for showing us a window into Jewish life and culture! 😊
Thanks for your precise & well explained Shabbat meal making, especially Challah making
Hi Carole, my pleasure! 😊
This was so informative, thank you! I just had my beit din last week and I still feel overwhelmed at times. I've saved this video and am subscribing to your channel!
Mazal tov!
@@JM.5387 Thank you!
That's great, I'm so glad it was helpful! Do you mean that you had an interview with the Beit Din, or did you do the mikveh immersion?
@@jayellealafi5797 I had my interview with the Beit Din - my mikvah immersion is scheduled for the end of the month.
So... how did it go?! Is Mazal tov and L'chaim in order? 😁🥂
Great, useful and educational breakdown of prepping for Shabbat! Thank you so much!! I appreciate that you were so thorough in explaining everything. As always, I love your videos! I look forward to each post. You're the best. :)
Thanks Crystal, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🤗. And thanks to you, I have many ideas for upcoming posts. The summer is SO tough for me to stay on track with filming/editing/uploading, but soon I hope to get more consistent. Thank you for your support.💕🌸😊
@@jayellealafi5797 Of course! I love seeing your channel grow and look forward to more of your uploads! 💙 ☺️
Is ok to pay acknowledgement in your own way...we all understand/ believe according to life experience...if experience was is too hard...too hard to believe...is understandable. Life nicer for some...not nice to others. We all only human.
Hi Kim, thanks for your comment, though I'm not sure I understand your question.
For me, G-d is the only way to make sense of life and the world around me. Without Him, it's just chaotic meaninglessness.
I may not always understand why "bad" or seemingly unjust things happen to me, but I do know that He loves me and has His reasons.
I was personally drawn to Judaism because of the special relationship that G-d had with the Jewish people, and I want to be a part of that.
But not everyone needs to keep Judaism to have a relationship with Him, as long as you follow the 7 Commandments of Noah, you're considered among the righteous of the nations.
I hope and pray that you will find strength to make it through whatever hard times have come to you. 🤗🌸
Love video very helpful. What was your crockpot meal for sat afternoon?
Great! There was no crockpot meal in the menu that I shared this time, my husband and kids are not huge fans of hamin/cholent, they like their food more separated. 😁
I do make one every so often with bucatini pasta and chicken that they enjoy, but I don't make it every week. 💗
Thanks for sharing! Another great video.
My pleasure! Thanks for your kind words! 🤗
Thank you sharing beautiful information Shabbat shalom
You are so welcome! 😊
Awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing.
You're welcome, my pleasure! 💗😊
We use Kedem grape juice. Kids love it. 😊
Thank you, Jayelle! Your presentation helped me a great deal. ❤
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful. 😊💗
There’s a huge difference orthodox and conservative also Sephardic and Ultra Orthodox Jews. Also lol Shabbat and Shabbat that falls on high holidays and Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom new friend and old!
Revelation 14:12
King James Version
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Ask your MIL if she’d be willing to share her recipe for cholent. I’d love to get a sample of it after you said it was so good. 😊
The recipe I use is bad, but I’m always looking for something better! 😉
Great idea, I'll try to get it! 😁
@@jayellealafi5797 - Thanks! And it’s supposed to say *isn’t* bad. Hahahaha
Autocorrect is diabolical. 😆
Sorry to interject! Best cholent recipe: two yellow onions, 5-8 chopped red potatoes, barley, cholent bean mix, beef stew meat, kishka, Montreal steak seasons (heavy amount), salt (heavy), cumin, turmeric, black pepper, garlic powder and honey. Never turns out bad!
I am not clear is fish necessary all the time for every meal? Is it law or tradition?
Hi Kristine, thanks for your comment! According to our tradition (Sephardic/Edot HaMizrach, we follow the Ben Ish Hai) fish is considered an important addition to any Shabbat meal. (By Shabbat meal I'm referring to Friday night, Shabbat AM & Shabbat PM.)
I would not say that it's a "law" per se, but it is a definite established custom. Here's some further reading for you.
www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/531483/jewish/Why-Eat-Fish-on-Shabbat.htm
Hope this helps you! 😊🌸
@@jayellealafi5797 do you also hold the laws or customs around not using the same plates and utensils for meat and fish? And to eat something not either between the fish and meat? You see I would rather restrict meat to Shabbat itself and holidays and then have fish later in the week than add all that complexity. Is it encouraged to finish on Shabbat the meals made for Shabbat? I suppose I could just do fish exclusively and then exclude meat on Shabbat and have later in the week.
That's correct, we wash or change plates and utensils between fish and meat. (We do the same between fish and dairy incidentally, since we are Sephardic.)
It is not mandatory to have meat on Shabbat, especially if you're vegetarian or something. Shabbat meals are supposed to be enjoyable and festive, not forcing yourself to eat something you don't like.
In the summer especially I like to do just fish for Shabbat, since it's lighter, and personally I don't eat meat. :)
For holidays or if we have more than a few guests, I will use disposable plates for the first course, (or 2nd course depending) so I don't have much to wash in between. 😊
thank you.
You're welcome!💗
Thank you for your videos. You have a beautiful family ❤
Consider Lev 17 10 to 12 and the blood that can be in fish. I know the point that is commonly understood.
Im all new to this and want to learn. Hiw would meals work if you're vegan?
Great explanations very detailed thank you so much.
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for a very informative video!! I’ve never heard of the two different kinds of wines. That was so interesting!! I hope you will make more videos like this!!
You are so welcome! Yes, the wine thing is a more obscure aspect of kosher. 😊 I have many more videos planned, so stay tuned! Also if you have any specific topics that you'd like me to cover, I always love hearing suggestions from my viewers. 💗
@@jayellealafi5797 I would love to see how your family celebrates the holidays. Also what is the purpose of the black straps that the men wear on their arms?
Stay tuned for High Holiday content, coming soon, bezH!😊
Great question! The black straps are used to secure small black boxes, (known as tefillin, or phylacteries) to the arm and forehead while praying. The boxes contain paragraph from the Shema prayer.
Here's a link for for more information. www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1918251/jewish/What-Are-Tefillin.htm
Great video!!!
Thank you Cielo, glad you liked it! 😊
Sephardic Shabbat * Welcome! Be blessed my new friend!❤
Thank you!
@@jayellealafi5797 You’re welcome habibi!! ❤️
Just found your channel. It's wonderful! My Bet Din occurred over 50 years ago. There were five of us (unknown to each other until that day) scheduled for conversion from different shuls and cities. I'm always so overjoyed when I hear about more and more people asking to join the family. Can you provide information on the book you held up? Thank you in advance. May your up coming Shabbat be filled with Hashem's light and peace. 🔯👵♿Bracha
Hi Bracha, welcome! I'm glad to hear you enjoy my work. 😊 Can you let me know the time stamp of the video where I held a book? Shabbat shalom! 🌸
It comes on at around 13:58 min.
The only part I can read is "BEN ISH HAI".
Where did you get it?
Thanks in advance.🔯Bracha
This is the Ben Ish Hai Halachot. I can't remember if we bought this in Toronto or in Israel.
It is advertised online at a few places but nobody seems to have it in stock. Here is a link (non-affiliated) to the same set that I have. www.isefer.com/product-page/ben-ish-chai-halachot-english
Alternatively you can read it online here. www.sefaria.org/Ben_Ish_Hai?tab=contents
Kol tuv 💗
Hi there, this is totally off topic from the video; but since you are a convert I figured I would ask you since you would likely have more insight:
I understand that some Orthodox Jews believe women should not sing publicly, and that Orthodox men shouldn't hear songs with women singing. To my knowledge, some are very strict about this, while others are more lax.
So my question is, during your conversion, if you hypothetically were pursuing singing professionally or already were singing professionally/publicly or recorded songs with you singing DURING the conversion process, do you know if you would have been denied the ability to convert?
Hi Crystal, good question. It is definitely a thing in Orthodoxy about women singing.
I don’t know the answer myself, but I’ll forward the question to a Rabbi and update my reply when I receive an answer. :)
@@jayellealafi5797 Thank you so, so much! I appreciate it!!
Hi Crystal, sorry this msg took me so long. So the best answer I can give you is that this is a question that should be directed to the Bet Din handling the specific conversion case.
The reason is because the answer one may get may be different depending on the different factors such as what stream of Orthodoxy one was converting into.
For us as Sephardic Jews, my husband is permitted to listen to recorded singing by a woman as long as he doesn't know what she looks like. So there is differences that exist among different communities as to the level which this prohibition is observed.
I believe that there is permissible ways that one can still pursue the profession, even as a convert/religious Jew, and the Bet Din would definitely have more guidance they could provide in a specific case.
Hope this helps you. 🤗
@@jayellealafi5797 Thank you so much! I appreciate you looking into this and for letting me know. That was very kind of you to do for me. 😊
This is awesome because I've practiced the Sabbath but Lord was I doing it all wrong. I fasted 3 days last month and God told me to break it with fish. Then He began to speak to me about fish. A lot of ppl may not know the significance of fish but it represents abundance and a lot more. I never knew it was a requirement for Shabbat. I've learned a lot these past couple of days but I declare this video is what I've been searching for..Thanks boo for sharing
GOD DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH, HE CARES WHAT COMES OUT, The Meshiac told the Jews, you rejected him.
G-d apparently cares about both, as he specified in the Torah.
A mashiach is simply an anointed person. Any priest and king that get anointed are called mashiach.
The redeeming mashiach, which I think is the one you are talking about, did not come yet, unfortunately, since Isaiah 2 verse 4 did not come to pass as of yet. Though we all pray he will come any day now!
@@orikolp9379 When Christ came he told us explicitly " It is not goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but every word that proceeds from his mouth". You are rejecting the Son of God, that will be upon your head and your family. I hope and pray that you accept Yeshua Ha Meshiac, you can't spit in God's face by rejecting his only begotten Son and then turn around and worry about traditions and practices, it seems you love traditions and practices more than you love God. Because anyone who truly loves God would break down in tears and tremble at the thought of rejecting Yeshua Ha Meshiac the Son of the livid God. But as it is written. the Jews were blinded supernaturally for us the gentiles so that we may see and be brought to God, whose name my lips are not worthy to bare.
@@orikolp9379 Who is "I AM " to you?
So, first of all, thanks for your comment.
On your first point, you'd be wrong, but you're absolutely right about the rejection part.
One thing that you probably don't know about me is that I was born into a Christian family. But once I reached the age of being able to think critically, I left the church. So that's like a double rejection. 😂.
But I've seen, heard, and analyzed all the arguments that Christians use.
Just ponder this for a minute: Does it make any sense, any sense at all, that the Jews 2000 years ago, who were;
a. the only ones who had the Torah and could read and understand it,
b. the only ones whose religion (Judaism) had any conception of a Moshiach, (everyone else was pagan)
would somehow miss or fail to see that this person, (we'll call him JC) fit all the criteria and achieved all the things that the promised Moshiach was supposed to? It's beyond belief.
They were the ONLY ones who would have been able to recognize the Moshiach, the Romans/Greeks/pagans would not even have know what "Moshiach" was.
Jews reject JC because he was a heretic, an apostate and a false prophet, who did not fit ANY of the criteria for being the promised Messiah, who failed to achieve anything that the Torah says the Messiah will, and who was ultimately killed by the Romans.
Jewish rejection of JC = Christianity's biggest insecurity.
Here is a really good video on the topic, if you're interested.
ua-cam.com/video/49l-g_TtGhI/v-deo.html
@@somerandomguy2892
How did everyone see Jesus if he is G-d? Did you not read Exodus 33:20?
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live."
Did G-d change his mind about this? G-d does not change his mind! Did you not read 1 Samuel 15:29?
"Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind, for he’s not a man that he should change his mind.”
Do you understand what the holy prophet Samuel told King Saul? G-d is not a man!