tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post2130673663120717912..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: A Traditional (Ashkenazi) Shabbat MenuKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-84915219086783408972018-09-23T14:39:08.017-04:002018-09-23T14:39:08.017-04:00I am a devout Roman catholic that was married to m...I am a devout Roman catholic that was married to my late Jewish husband for 35 years,I was used to have formal meals growing up and Sunday dinners with relatives and lots of food.<br />For my husband I learned to cook Jewish meals,I had great teachers,and even that we did not have shabbat because he was not religious, I cooked that day the meals his grandmother used to prepare. <br />Because we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73094571861121091832015-02-20T16:39:31.595-05:002015-02-20T16:39:31.595-05:00there are lots of traditional ashkenazi mock dishe...there are lots of traditional ashkenazi mock dishes that are vegan/vegetarian (chop "liver", kishkah, stuffed cabbage) that it wouldn't be shabbos or yutif without Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-19229278742437276272015-01-27T15:18:37.791-05:002015-01-27T15:18:37.791-05:00For me, the best part of Shabbat meals is not the ...For me, the best part of Shabbat meals is not the food: <br />it is the Torah that is discussed at the Shabbat table. <br /><br />This may sound strange to some people, especially those who are not fortunate enough to visit hosts who are not Torah scholars. But if your host is a genuine Torah scholar and some of the other guests are Torah scholars and you also have lots of Torah knowledge, Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-11665481103855341502015-01-27T09:21:44.088-05:002015-01-27T09:21:44.088-05:00Ah, great post. We usually keep it really, really ...Ah, great post. We usually keep it really, really simple (unless we're having guests, in which case I usually feel compelled to make more because chas v'shalom anyone should not have enough to eat!). Even with keeping it simple (i.e. skipping the fish or soup course), it's still a ton of food.Rivki Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773820619229821907noreply@blogger.com