Spiritual Kneading Through The Jewish Months

Download or read book Spiritual Kneading Through the Jewish Months written by Dahlia Abraham-Klein and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Rosh Chodesh (Jewish New Month) traditionally being a woman's holiday, it is a natural time for women to gather together and be active participants in their heritage. Members of a Spiritual Kneading group using this book will enhance their spiritual growth via the tradition of challah baking while meditating upon the Jewish theme of the month. Chatting, kneading, meditating and Torah study: women united in a wave of baking and braiding throughout the world. The Introduction of the book gives an extensive history of Rosh Chodesh and why it's traditionally been a woman's holiday. The connection between challah and Rosh Chodesh is further explained, as it's the first of the month, so too challah is the first portion of dough that must be donated to the Kohen's (Priests). The book covers all twelve months of the Jewish year, with a specific Torah study for each month. Each Jewish month includes a photo of the challah as well as relevant illustrative steps to shaping the challah. The challah shape and the symbolic character of the ingredients incorporate the theme of the Jewish month. Each month's challah is unique upon itself. Just as one expresses their individuality with the way they dress, so one can express themselves in the creation of their challah. It is similar to a pottery class, with the challah being the clay you shape expressing who you are. A point-by-point month-specific meditation guide follows, for use during the kneading of the challah. The kneading is an action meditation, best understood as the performance of commandments and rituals. The inner essence of the dough, elucidates divines in the challah and becomes a springboard to reach God. This conversation in turn is kneaded into the challah and becomes part of the spiritual wisdom transmitted to your loved ones. When commandments are seen in this light, particularly baking challah, the challah takes on a greater spiritual significance. The meditation varies from month to month, as Judaism is about always striving and reaching for higher transcendence. Each chapter then goes on to give sources, ideas, and questions to be discussed by the group while the challah is rising. The purpose of baking challah in this particular way is to develop your own personal spiritual growth within the context of a Rosh Chodesh group. In essence, this is palatable Torah.

Download or read book Silk Road Vegetarian written by Dahlia Abraham-Klein and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kudos for Dahlia's beautiful Silk Road Vegetarian cookbook. Its food and lore are vibrant, evocative, and colorful, as are the pictures of the dishes and family gatherings. Each dish is as simple and wholesome as it is delicious. The book spans several cultures and cuisines while always remaining straightforward and within reach. All this and perfectly vegetarian and gluten-free. All I can say is WOW! You'll be eating your veggies, I guarantee it!--Levana Kirschenbaum (www.levanacooks.com), celebrity chef and author of The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen and Levana Cooks Dairy Free!"

Download or read book Nine Wonderful Months written by Baruch Finkelstein and published by Feldheim Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish Woman's Clinical & Halachic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth! A complete guidebook including up-to-date clinical information; diagrams, illustrations and full-color photos of fetal development; prenatal care and laws of prenatal testing; nutrition, exercises, and Lamaze techniques; laws pertaining to childbirth and and bris; inspiring Torah thoughts and commentary. Approved by leading Rabbinic and medical authorities.

Download or read book Monthly Entries for the Spiritual but not Religious through the Year written by Mark G. Boyer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about spirituality for the spiritual but not religious. Those who identify themselves as spiritual but not religious make up one quarter of the population in the United States. This book provides 189 monthly entries based on the national and international celebrations that occur every month. Each entry begins with the name of the occasion and the date when it is marked during the month. A text from the Bible, a US public law, a presidential proclamation, a United Nations declaration, etc. that illustrates the day is presented. The text is followed by a reflection which gleans the spirituality from the text and provides historical background on the day being celebrated. Journal/meditation questions follow the reflection, and a prayer concludes the entry. This book is for the spiritual but not religious, a practice of spirituality that does not regard organized religion as a valuable means to further interior spiritual growth. A section of the introduction to the book explores who the spiritual but not religious are and presents the common themes that surface from research about them.

Download or read book Breaking Breads written by Uri Scheft and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the Best Cookbooks of the Year by Food & Wine, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, The Washington Post, and more Israeli baking encompasses the influences of so many regions—Morocco, Yemen, Germany, and Georgia, to name a few—and master baker Uri Scheft seamlessly marries all of these in his incredible baked goods at his Breads Bakery in New York City and Lehamim Bakery in Tel Aviv. Nutella-filled babkas, potato and shakshuka focaccia, and chocolate rugelach are pulled out of the ovens several times an hour for waiting crowds. In Breaking Breads, Scheft takes the combined influences of his Scandinavian heritage, his European pastry training, and his Israeli and New York City homes to provide sweet and savory baking recipes that cover European, Israeli, and Middle Eastern favorites. Scheft sheds new light on classics like challah, babka, and ciabatta—and provides his creative twists on them as well, showing how bakers can do the same at home—and introduces his take on Middle Eastern daily breads like kubaneh and jachnun. The instructions are detailed and the photos explanatory so that anyone can make Scheft’s Poppy Seed Hamantaschen, Cheese Bourekas, and Jerusalem Bagels, among other recipes. With several key dough recipes and hundreds of Israeli-, Middle Eastern–, Eastern European–, Scandinavian-, and Mediterranean-influenced recipes, this is truly a global baking bible.

Download or read book Way Too Much Challah Dough written by Goldie Shulman and published by Hachai Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a girl makes challah for the first time and adds too much yeast to the recipe, the dough grows and grows; her grandmother reminds her of the importance of following directions. One challah recipe included.

Download or read book The Peddler and the Baker written by Yael Molchadsky and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hallelujah for a brand new day and the wondrous smell that floats my way." A poor but happy peddler lives in the attic of a bakery. Whilst he does not have much, he is content with his life. Every morning, he wakes up to the wonderful smell of freshly-baked bread and loudly exclaims his joy through the open window.