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- Its a fan favorite today: the q and a! I will be answering your questions about a side variety of topics such as Jewish life, gender roles in Orthodox Judaism, childbirth, homeschooling, clothing and so much more! In this video I answer over 30 of your questions from my perspective as an Orthodox Jewish homeschooling mother of three. Thank you so much for watching and learning about my Orthodox Jewish life!
Hello and welcome! My name is Chana, I’m married to my best friend, and we have three wonderful children together. We also happen to be Orthodox Jews and we homeschool our kids. This video is a sneak peek into our daily lives :) You can see how this particular Jewish homeschool mom sets up her days, rolls with the punches, and gets it all done. Thanks for watching!
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What is your baptismal name?
@@michelemarie4128 that’s not something that I share here
You said before that you agreed to a marriage contract and did not write your own vows as in many Christian weddings. Is there a specific marriage contract or are you able to customize your marriage contract and what is in a typical marriage contract that could not be changed if you can customize it?
@@mastljn I honestly don’t know a whole lot about the marriage contract.
I noticed that you use an iPhone 11...do you like it? I’m thinking about upgrading from a seven. 🙂
Just a note, I really respect your morning ritual and the spirituality of it. So a few days ago, I've decided to follow suit, sitting on the stoep with my tea and reading. What a wonderful way to start each day
That’s amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that with me Isabella!
It is the best! I wish I can copy Chana in that but I enjoy my tea at bedtime. In the morning is a bit crazy and I drink it while doing a million things but don't enjoy it.
👎👎 Didn't like this one. I am not mad but very disappointed and...who knows what.
Women ARE obligated to study Torah, except religion flips things over to the convenience of the particular group without caring what The Almighty Father wrote as a commandment, law or decree. That is why He says "children of Israel" meaning both male and female, unless there is something specifically for men, like brit milah or for women like mikveh, but twisting things around they tell you to keep this and not that. So women miss out on using talit and tzitziot, etc, which is commanded into women as well. Judaism as praisers of Him is the answer; not Judaism as a religion with sooo many men-made commandments. As another example, the Torah states not to mention His name in vain, yet men command you not to mention it at all, which is not His word. Adonai, Elohai etc are okay as they are in the Torah but not hashem. Ha= the Shem= name so you are invoking "the name" which is any of the thousand gods there are. The worse part is that they do so knowing that you are not allowed to add to the Torah. When you do that it is following the creation and not the Creator. Also, Purim is just like the 4th of July or so because it wasandated by the queen, not by the Creator. So, it is okay to celebrate if you wish; what is WRONG is to add to the Torah saying it is a Moed -Holy Feast. Hannukah is a miracle; not a Moed either. You can have it as a reminder because it is important but it is not a commandment of The Father. That is messed up because why go through all the trouble of switching religions if you are still following man-made rules that take priority above The Father's.
I respect but I don't necessarily agree. It is a commandment not to mislead your brother. I am not saying you, Chana, as in doing in purpose, no, because you, yourself were mislead. You, as a women are not reading the Torah in depth but following what you are told without searching for the truth, which is what actually brought you here. Shalom!
@@carolinamoreno5419 I think it means, women are not obligated to study Talmud, the Oral Torah. They are not forbidden, though. But, frankly speaking, I tried studying Talmud, I don’t enjoy it, I would rather just study Chumash and other books of the Tanakh and enjoy it, than figuring out what to do, if a bull falls off the neighbors’ roof and accidentally kills your goat. I’m making it up, but there are cases even crazier than this is the Talmud.
@@carolinamoreno5419 it’s all about the quiet time which can be at any time of day :)
Just a sweet thing to mention. My husband also was in the room when I was in labor. When each of our 4 children were born, my husband literally danced around the room singing Shema when holding them for the first tome. It is a cherished memory that each of my children know about. When I was able, I said the blessing for a boy or girl along with shehechiyanu. It still brings happy tears of joy to me. His reasoning was that he wanted HaShem in their lives from their first moments of life.
Shabbat Shalom!
This q and a was so interesting!!
That’s so beautiful! Thank you fo sharing!
What a beautiful way to welcome a child into the world♥️
Lovely
I really like your attitude. Honestly, I am a Roman Catholic. I love my religion, but also believe that Jesus was born a Jew. So, my feelings are that I love Jewish people, if that makes sense. Thank you for all the insight. I love watching your channel. Take care and God bless!
Thank you so much for your kind words :) I really appreciate you!
As another person of faith, I LOVE your description of how you feel freed by all the laws and restrictions. I feel absolutely the same. Also, I almost choked laughing when you said “I drank the kool-aid”. 🤣
😂😂😂 I’m so glad all that resonated with you! Sorry to make you laugh so hard 😁 Your comment made me giggle too
Actually I'm a convert to Islam and I find it really interesting what you share in your Videos and I like your personality very much, so light-hearted and positive. I hope to see and learn more about your life as an orthodox jew. I find so many similarities between our faiths. ⚘
Thanks Regina! I’m so glad you’re here!
Oh hey me too!Judging by your name I'd say same as me, converted from Judaism?
@@arosemorose No, I converted from Christianity. But because of my name, and it's association with Judaism, I 'm interested in the religion, culture and even trying to learn jiddish 😅
Gah! So excited for this. I recently found your channel. I am a traditional catholic and I respect your story of conversion. I enjoy your content and find peace in your traditions and everything you have shown / shared with us. Currently dealing with 4 tummy bugs in our home so I am coming back to watch this later ❤️. Thank you for posting. We share many many similar values!
Ack! I hope y’all are all better soon! Those tummy bugs are the worst! Thank you so much for your kind words and welcome to my channel! I am truly so happy that you are here 💜
Good morning I just want to take a minute to thank you. I can’t tell you enough how appreciative I am for your openness. I try to teach my children that if they have a question about a persons culture or beliefs depending on the relationship it’s better to politely ask the question than wonder in silence. I don’t know why it is the fear of offending someone kicks in when we approach these types of questions. People like you are what I hope my kids encounter if they have questions. A nice open person who understands that curiosity is often just a yearning to understand another human. It’s nice when a person is okay sharing the reasons behind beliefs or behaviors. To me that takes down walls, builds bridges ,and knits people together where once their might have been a separation.
I think the world would be so much better with more people like you in it. I’m glad your kids have the benefit of learning your warmth and openness. Goodness knows the world needs more nonjudgmental open honest people ready to communicate with kindness.
I hope the sun shines on you and you have a good day. Crystal
Thank you so very much Crystal! I really appreciate your lovely comment :) I’m totally with you, a few more conversations with folks not the same as us would help the world a lot!
I love your positivity and cheerful attitude. What a joy it must be for your family to be around you!
Aw thank you so much!
Thanks so much for the Q&A’s. As a conservative Jew, I respect your choices very much. You are a natural teacher. I explain to my friends and family, the mitzvot are for drawing closer to and becoming more like Hashem, it’s all about self improvement which leads to bringing heaven to earth. When studying the Tanach, we learn how the Jews before us succeeded or fell short, how to make better choices in all our ways. There I look for inspiration to keep going on so many levels. When each person improves themselves, the family is improved, when families are improved the community is improved….eventually the world is improved.
Totally agree! Love how you worded that. Someone told me once that mitzvot are a physical way to a spiritual result or something like that. I thought that was really cool
I really enjoy watching your channel. I'm a secular Jew who grew up going to the only orthodox synagogue in San Diego. We were very good friends with the rabbi. Life intervened, including college classes in existentialism, so here I am. I still love all the cultural aspects of being Jewish. I think your channel shows the power of the Internet to do something good: provide a way to learn about different cultures, lifestyles, and religions. With all the divisiveness in the country today, we need to reach out to each other and share our basic humanity.
Thank you so much for your kind words Jackie! I really appreciate you and I’m so glad you’re here
Good morning Chana! Thank you once again for a very informative Q and A video. I agree with you and think women are more spiritual than men. Bringing life into this world is hard work and our emotional strength and spirituality see us through. I hope all of your upcoming holidays will be extra special and filled with love and joy! 😊❤
Thank you so much Karen!
I love your videos Chana! You're honesty and openness and willingness to share your experience as an orthodox Jewish person is beautiful. I love learning and really understanding how people of different beliefs live, and you do that so well. Thanks again, from Australia
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and kind words! I really appreciate you!
I love how you talked about what is a day to God because you put it how I want to but don't have the words.
So glad that resonated with you!
I appreciate your Q and A videos so much. I find them very helpful in understanding Orthodox Judaism better. Thank you for taking the time to explain your culture and religion.
You are so welcome Sara! Thanks so much for being here :)
This exactly. And she's so fun and so... personable. She would definitely be someone I would love to meet for tea and chat
@@idmouse Aw thank you 😊
@@jaroffireflies huggles
I also love my personal relationship with God. I try to spend every morning before my husband gets up reading my Bible. I am now rereading Genesis with an emphasis on studying the way God began the Jewish nation after the flood. I also tend to believe the old earth. I'm a Christian but I also LOVE the old testament. I'm so happy to have a friend like you who is an Orthodox Jewish woman. Thanks for showing up on utube.
Aw thanks so much for being here!!! Your morning routine sounds lovely Deborah :)
Chana, I am so glad that you do these Q & A’s. You have made me realize how much I have missed my Judaism these past years. I am now trying to bring it back into my life. I do try to do some readings every morning, but I still have a long way to go. Lighting Sabat candles and making challah again are in my near future. Thank you. Shabbat shalom.
Oh my gosh that’s amazing!!!!! Wow! If you want my regular challah recipe (like not gluten free) email me and I’ll send it to you! Wow! You made my day!
@@jaroffireflies , thank you for that offer, but I have celiac like your son. Everything in my house needs to be gluten free except for my husbands d granddaughter’s snacks. I do sneak in many gluten free snacks for her, but she is lucky at 22 months old!
@@123scrappygirl ohhhhh in that case here is my gluten free challah recipe just in case 😁 ua-cam.com/video/0PUzgMR4JtU/v-deo.html
I think the reason why I love your channel so much is because my grandpa converted to Judaism to marry my step grandma (in my opinion it was the sweetest thing he could have ever done). He passed away when I was 18, and my first experience of Judaism was a funeral. I feel like I'm learning everything he never got to teach me about Judaism. So thank you. I know I spam your comments all the time, but I just truly appreciate you and this channel.
May your grandpa's memory be a blessing. I am so sorry for your loss. I am so happy though that my channel is able to bring you closer to him as you are leaning more about Judaism!
I really loved your thoughts on creationism. As a child, I couldn't understand how God created the world in 7 days, when it takes months to build a house. My father explained it to me and it made sense. I was driving my daughter, then aged 4, when she asked "mama, how does the sky stay up?". I fumbled for a moment. She then said "oh I know, God holds it up". I'm not sure how I could have explained the reality, but children have a wonderful ability to simplify matters which could tie adults up in knots.
You’re so right about kids! I’m so glad we have the internet available so I can Google things for my kids. Now when I say “I don’t know” they want me to Google it lolol
Slatka gospodja i Bas mi je drago sto snima,sto upoznajem obicaje svojih dedova
I love these. Especially the part about our relationship with Hashem growing at different rates. I needed some downtime after converting reform and wasn’t surprised when I needed it after finishing my orthodox conversion. Just time to daven at home, a couple rabbinic zoom classes and a couple UA-cam lectures a week while I finished fall canning. I love davening at shul. Just recharging some batteries.
Thanks for sharing!!
Chana, thanks so much, I love these Q and A’s. When you were speaking about creationism it made me smile because I don’t know anyone around me who believes in that type of creationism like I do:)
Ohhh are you an old world creationist too?
@@jaroffireflies yes, it’s made the most sense to me personally. Like you said, who knows how long the days were back then, the length of days fluctuates today between the seasons.
@@baileyschindler9270 exactly :)
Yes!! I feel the same and have struggled to explain it to people.
I have always felt that the Lord created the dinosaurs. Thank you for answering that question. I was afraid that I was the only one.
This video is a real gift to help folks understand Judaism - I am becoming more open with my own Jewish identity for this very reason (for example inviting non-Jewish friends over for Shabbat dinner). Thank you for the inspo Chana!
You’re so very welcome!!!! 💜💜💜
Watching your Q&A’s gives me so much more appreciation for your religion and beliefs! You speak with such pride and it’s nice to see that you have friends/family with different backgrounds and are able to all respect one another’s cultures/ religions! Much love 💕
Thank you so very much! I’m so glad you’re here!!!
Thank you for sharing more of your life and faith journey. It’s really beautiful to see how your faith encompasses your daily life and teaching your children the same way. It really doesn’t seem as restrictive as people may think. I guess it also depends on which sect you’re in same as some other Christian faiths.
You are so welcome! It’s definitely not restricting, I’m glad you see that. There is such an emphasis on free will in Judaism also, everything is our choice. Including whether to be observant or not. We choose to observe these obligations :)
Absolutely love your content. I’ve said it before but your genuine and positive spirit is absolutely contagious. I hope you and your family have a great rest of the week 😊
Thank you so very much Kelsey! I really appreciate your kind words 💜💜💜
You go girl! Your channel popped up. My husband is a Ger and my daughter in law is Moroccan, but we are Ashkenasi.
Hello! Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!
I love these Q&A's. I always feel like I know you and your family so much better after these videos.
Hope your week is going well, Chana!
You’re so very welcome Mackenzie!
I love your transparency and heart for Hashem! Thank you for opening your home 💜
Thank you! 💜
I don't know exactly why but I find your videos to be comforting, like going to my grandma's house when I was a kid.
Aw thanks :)
You are such a joyful person! I love watching your videos because your joy is contagious and it fills me up--Thank you!
Thank you Murielle and you are so welcome!
Yes yes yes !!!! I literally squealed when I saw it was a Q&A!!!! Love to you all x
Hooray!!!
I loved your last video with your husband cooking. I'd love to see more videos with your husband. I love watching you. 💜
Thanks Wendy! He said he would definitely do more cooking videos with me so stay tuned!
I enjoyed your Q&A! It was very informative and you are such a sweet person🥰 I like your discussion on gender roles and I agree! I think we live in a society where women and men are in constant competition with each other. I think it’s better to embrace our differences as women and men and just enjoy it☺️
Thank you so much Kelly! And yes, I totally agree with you :)
I love seeing all your homeschool supplies. I'm in my conversion process right now, but I was raised Christian & homeschooled, and seeing your shelves of school materials makes me think of how much I loved my schooling experience. And it reminds me to call my mama!
Aw I love that!
I know my opinion on your kids names doesn't matter in the slightest, however I think its brilliant that they just have one name. What a fantastic way to fully tie them to their culture and who they are and it wont confusing to them growing up, in the way of having almost different identities in different settings. It's also not necessarily a bad thing that people have to learn a name that's new them... interacting with people different to ourselves should be the norm.
My kids still get their names messed up all the time :) But that’s ok :)
I love learning about your religion and customs. Raised as a Catholic, I am no longer observant. I love and find comfort in the traditions, but not the roles women are allowed to have. I consider myself spiritual, rather than tied any particular religion as there are certain aspects of every religion that appeals to me.
It's amazing how similar most religions are, as it's the way we worship that seems to differ. Which, to me, is wonderful in itself.
I appreciate the respect your religion pays to its women, and the importance of their roles. They are more revered than most others, and that's so refreshing as most women are treated as appendages to men.
Thank you for sharing with us. It's very informative and much appreciated. Bless you!
I went vegan years ago, and I never would have thought to have anything to relate to in a Jewish Q&A but when you said all you missed was convenience in regards to kosher eating I was yelling ME TOO! Lol
After all those years I miss nothing perticular, I know how to make anything I want, but vegan.
But the convinience of calling for a pizza or just walk into a store and buy anything that I want. I can miss that sometimes. And even that is getting less and less by the year, You just learn what you like and can buy and as time goes by you just adjust and tend to miss nothing.
So yeah...its true there realy is something to relate to with everybody ;)
I love that! Thank you for sharing! Yes, you totally get what I’m saying :)
Also I am doing a 30 days of gratitude. It is fun. I am grateful to you for sharing you life. I am LDS but I love learning about orthodox life.
Aw thank you Terrie! 😊💜
These are great! I’m learning as much about the Jar of Fireflies community by the questions as I am about your life/family/community from the answers. ❤️
So glad you are enjoying!
You and I are super different humans and I feel like it would be so interesting to like have a tea and just chat (I’m very much agnostic and I just find folks beliefs and the why fascinating). Thank you so much for being open and sharing.
I absolutely love all of your video's, Chana - but especially these ones :) I actually can't wait for your videos to come out every week and it seems I am not the only one! You are such a special person - thank you for sharing your life, beliefs, loves and passions with us all. It is amazing that so many "strangers" care so much about what you have to say - it is truly a blessing from G-d xoxo!
Thank you so very much Alison! You made my day!
Love this video ! I am fascinated with your lifestyle and how it coincides with my mine as a Christian ! Many blessings to you and your family ! 🥰🙏🏼
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your openness and willingness to share of your experience. It is a blessing. 💜
You’re so welcome! Thanks for being here!
Love your explanation of gender rolls
Thank you!
I loved listening to you speak so passionately about your faith.
Thanks Sue 💜
I love this channel 💕 I am learning so much ‼️ Thank you 💛💛💛
Thanks so much for being here!
I always loved the saying that in the Bible God comes to women wherever they are, like as they’re taking care of their daily daily chores. I pray and talk to God while doing all kinds of things. ❤️
God is good so everything is good! Agreed!❤
First comment! Thanks Chana for sharing your life- I have a totally different life from you but love learning about yours!
Thank you so very much! I love that we can all be here together and learn from each other!
Hi, you are such a bright light, so positive and an easy going, your family is very lucky. I so enjoy your videos.🙂
Thank you so much Kay!!! 😊💜
I would love to see a video about the Mikvah. I saw such a lovely video about women discussing it and how much it means to them and their marriage. It would be great to hear a little deeper into your perspective and what it means to you, and having some footage inside ones in your area would be a nice insight.
I’m definitely wanting to do something like this!
@@jaroffireflies This video called “The Gift of Mikvah” on YT really opened my eyes, educated me, and changed my perspective. I didn’t fully understand it before but now I think it’s beautiful and I’m actually quite enamored by it. I can’t wait to hear your orthodox experience and perspective! ❤️
@@heatherweather8491 oh cool! I’ll have to check that out! Thank you for sharing :)
Your honesty is refreshing.
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Love these q and a session's. So interesting. Thanks.
So glad you are enjoying them Dawn! I have so much fun doing them :)
Thanks for all your honest answers. Always enjoy listening to your videos.
Thank you!
I am so happy you did the Q and A. It clears up all the negativity people fee
You always seem to be so upbeat. Have you always been this way? I often find myself feeling grumpy 😠 Any tips for how to keep an upbeat, positive attitude?
Thank you for sharing your religious traditions and beliefs. I am a Christain and am only somewhat familiar!
Thank you for watching 💜
I always feel so fulfilled and calm after watching your videos Chana.. Thank you for that!
You are so very welcome 🤗💜
I thought I missed you good morning Chana! I made the fish and used cod and added fresh mushrooms it was delish!!
Amazing! That sounds delicious! So very glad that you enjoyed the recipe :)
Hi Chana and Family it is Thursday evening here. I would like to wish you a blessed Shabbat. Hope you and family have a good time and enjoy your Moroccan fish if your having it this week
much appreciated your hubby showing how to make the dish
Blessed xxx
Thank you Jan! We are definitely having the Moroccan fish again tomorrow! Very excited for it! Hope you have a great weekend!
I feel the same way about creation! God's time is definitely different than our time I feel.
I love your channel, and I love learning about the things you share.
Thank you for letting us share in pieces of your life!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re here!
What s diverse range of topics you covered here today Chana!!
Marathon runner and Marathon question answerer!!!!👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much for taking time to answer everything.
I really love learning more about Judaism through your videos and
I’m looking forward to the upcoming ones you mentioned.
Have a great day!!
Lesley
Thanks Lesley! I’m so glad that you enjoyed!
Loved this! Very interesting!’
Thank you Lisa!
Another good Q and A, Chana. I have been busy and may be in and out for a while. My sisters and I are caring for our 91 yo mom who fell and broke her foot. So if I do not comment, that is why!! Happy Tnanksgiving to you and your family.
Oh my! May she have a full and quick and complete recovery without complications!
Hi Chana, I love how open you are and I think it is so admirable that you share. You are really awesome ❤️
Thank you so much :)
Thank you for your honesty, sharing your life and beliefs as well as your opinions. Some interesting questions and info.
As always I look forward to watching your videos and appreciate your candour.😊
It’s my pleasure:) Thanks so much for being here Tia!
Hello, Chana, I hope that you and your family are well. I am excited to hear your opinions on some of these topics. I think we will probably think the same way about a lot of topics. Gut Shabbos!
You’ll have to let me know if you agree :) It was a huge range of questions this time and I had so much fun answering them :) Shabbat shalom!
@@jaroffireflies I definitely agree with a lot of what you said, yes. We are both Old Earth Creationists. As a psychology student, I was fascinated by your insight into gender roles and their link to how men and women tend to behave and think anyway.
@@michaelurvoy glad you enjoyed that :) From a psychological sociological perspective Judaism is pretty fascinating.
I just love your channel Chana. I learn so much from every video and I love your calm yet vibrant energy and your warm personality 💛
Thank you so very much! Your comment gave me a smile thank you!
You are so interesting and real. I enjoy your videos so much.
Thank you Robin!
Thank you for your sharing and your honesty.
You’re so welcome!
So cool to hear about your ultra marathon running! I don't run myself but my BIL does. We celebrated him as he ran the JFK50 in his 50th year with a time in the 7hr range. He's a beast ... and so are you! :)
That’s awesome! Very cool! And thank you 😊
Thanks for your candid answers. So informative
So glad you enjoyed Martha!
Good question even better answers. You bring a nice light into my life. Love listing to your life and the way your face lights up when you talk about God and your family. Ireland x
Thank you so very much!!’
Yeey! You've answered my questions, thank you so much for that! I wish you a great weekend, including your mini holiday! Greetings from The Netherlands
You’re so welcome Angela! Hope you have a great weekend as well!
You're so lovely Chana! Sometime ago you asked if we might be interested in seeing your wedding video and I for one would love to see it...so one day if you are able...I can imagine how beautiful it was! 🙂
Thank you so much Karen! I did post the wedding video :) Here’s a link: ua-cam.com/video/rf1mgkfeNX4/v-deo.html Enjoy!
Thank you Chana I really enjoyed the Q&A and learning more about the Jewish religion.
You’re so very welcome Michele!
Happy holidays to you and your beautiful family
Thank you :)
Hello Chana! I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I really enjoy the Q&A videos. Learning a lot and having fun along the way! Thank you!
Hello Erika! Welcome to my channel! I’m so glad you’re here!!!
So interesting! Always view your videos and I am recommending them to my friends and family.
Thank you so very much Victoria! I so very much app you recommending my channel to folks you know! 💜💜💜
I learned so much again today. I am so looking forward to the homeschool update. I thought this year would be our last year homeschooling and my grandson would return to public school next year for 3rd grade, but then today he said he wanted to stay homeschooling and be with me for school. Oh what a tug tug heartstrings! I told him I would pray about and talk to his parents. I do know if we continue, we will be looking for a different curriculum. I love the literature aspect of Blossom & Root for language arts , but the Science is more than he is absorbing. Well -that was a little TMI. 😂
I pray the rest of your week is wonderful. Blessings, Shawn
Oh wow that’s amazing! What a testament to how awesome you are doing :)
Thank you, lately most days I feel like we are barely treading water and then today he says this and I may have teared up a little!
@@jaysondavis7064 awww I call that a pay day!!!
Ps we called it quits today and went out for ice cream, we all have those days!
I’m LOVING your channel. You mentioned the Bible & Genesis being your favorite book. As you know as a former Catholic, the Catholic Bible has included the “missing” books. Does the Jewish Bible include these “Missing” books?
Thank you so much Rena! The Torah is these 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There is also the Tanakh, in which sense it includes not only those first five I just mentioned, but all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. And we also have lots of rabbinic writings on the Torah which is our Oral Torah and also extremely important to us :)
Hello Chana! I’m really busy this morning so am looking forward to watching your video later. ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for dropping by to say hello! Hope your day goes well 💜
Thank you for sharing your beautiful life.
Thanks for being here Barb!
Thank you to your husband for the suggestion of oxtail. Since we have a fish allergy we will give that a try. I love oxtail actually so looking forward to trying this. Also thanks for the answers to my homeschool questions. I love these videos. Happy Thanksgiving to your sweet family!
Sure thing Liz! And I will pass along your thanks to my husband. Please let me know how you like the recipe with the oxtail!
Thank you for answering all those questions. It was so informative
You’re so welcome Barbara! Thanks for watching!
I love watching your videos after a stressful day, your cheerful personality always puts me in a good mood.
Please tell your husband thank you for the tip of using only 1/3 of a bunch of parsley in the Moroccan fish. I'm making it for my husband tomorrow night!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you! And I will definitely pass along your thanks! Enjoy the fish and please let me know how y’all like it!
Thank you for sharing, I enjoy your Q and A's and appreciate your input. Please thank your husband for me for the recipe and suggestion of oxtail, I can almost smell it cooking!
You are so welcome! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy this kind of video! And I will absolutely pass along your thanks to my husband :) Enjoy!
I love learning more about Judaism from you, Chana! I've always been eager to learn as much as possible, because I admire your laws and traditions so very much. I don't necessarily believe in reincarnation, but..I've never liked wearing red, and, I don't care for pork. 🤔 So, maybe I was an orthodox Jewish woman in my "other life", lol? My Ashkenazi friend told me that my grown kids have Jewish/American names, if that makes sense. Anyway, you are just a joy to watch; I look forward to any and all your videos. TFS; have a good Shabbat and weekend. 🙂 Rosemarie 💖
How fun! Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well Rosemarie!
Love your Q&A's! Thank you!!!
You’re so welcome Cheryl!
Thank you for doing the Q&As, I appreciate your openness, enthusiasm and honesty. I'm looking forward to learning more about the Mikvah experience which I know a little about through watching different youtubers. Although it is a cleansing/renewal of the body, it seems to me that it's like a spa for the soul too and is a precious experience.
You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words :) I am really excited to do the mikvah videos!
Hi Chana! Are restrictions exhausting? No for me too! I love your answer - same for me. The restrictions, the structure help me to connect with Hashem and enjoy my relationship with Him so much more.
I don't know if it's a Chabad or Ashkenazic Orthodox thing but the couples I know when they have their babies, the husbands are not in the room during delivery. The woman will have different females supporting her: Mom, sister, sister-in-law, doula, good friend. The husband will be right outside and comes in after. One couple I know has a beautiful tradition - after the baby is born, the nurse brings the baby to him and he washes their hands.
I love your Q&As so much! I'm getting to know more about you and Sephardic ways! I've known some Sephardic people but never knew a lot of differences other than we have different pronunciations of vowels and words. You've been teaching me a lot!
Thank you so much for sharing! I love that! I’ve doula-ed for a lot of Ashkenaz couples and the husband has always been in the room. Could be Cham as or community :)
I have learned so much from you. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Hey Chana! Thanks for the video - very informative. I can clearly see I'm not alone when it comes to really, really wanting to try your husband's fish dish recipe. It feels like questions about the recipe are always among the most asked ones. ;) Loved hearing about your marathon experiences.
So glad you enjoyed! I hope you enjoy the fish when you try it!!!
This weekend here in Australia is forecast to be very wet and cold, despite this being Spring. So my plan is to make your husband's Moroccan fish stew. So fingers crossed it all works well. I plan to make it while having my neighbour over for dinner. So will let you know how it all works out.
Fantastic! I’m so excited to hear how y’all like it! Stay warm!
Thanks chana for all the information. So happy happy Thanksgiving. To all your family. 🍗🇮🇱 Elayne.
Thank you Elayne!
Ahhh! Thanks Chana for answering my question! 💗 these Q&A’s are so fun to watch! I hope you have the best day!
It was such a great question Vicky that I had to add it in :) Thanks! And I hope you’re having an awesome day too!
Love your q&a’s!
Thank you! I’m so glad you’re here!
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend.
Thank you! You too!
Beautiful!! Thank you again.
You’re so welcome Gail!
Please tell your husband thank you for sharing his fish recipe. I love that he cuts carrots on an angle. When I was a teenager I read something about why carrots taste better cut on an angle. It has to do with the cell structure of carrots and they do taste different to me. (Better) Thank you for sharing that we can also try this recipe with beef. I can't wait to try it. I tried to comment on your video that day but it wouldn't show up.
That is so interesting about the carrots! Thanks for sharing that. And I will absolutely tell him :) That’s weird that your comment didn’t show up 🧐