Wednesday, April 9, 2025

If it's pink and in a jar, then it does not meet the bar.

 

https://www.learnhebrewpod.com/vocabularies/13/vegetables

 

https://www.sefaria.org/Pesach_Haggadah%2C_Magid%2C_Ha_Lachma_Anya.2?lang=bi

 Ketivah

 

 

 

TEFILAH: TAL

            

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nog89HrOpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY3bdWJWJuA

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhydEE-XCzc

            They all sound the same.  Why no diverse melody? Oscar Julius nailed it. 

            Why worry about dew?  It’s not rain or anything.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-prayer-for-dew/

            

 

THE CHOMETZ GAME!

YOUR OWN FOUR SONS-  

MARROR:  No Pink Stuff! Go For Purple!




THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* THE CHOMETZ GAME* 


 

An Apple

 

 

Lavash

 

Naan

 

Truffles

 

Crimini

 

Bagel

 

Biyali

 

Porcini

 

Salami

 

Chantrelle

 

Asparagus

 


Veloute

 

Citric Acid

 

Udon

 

Saffron

 

Tumeric

 

MSG

 

Miso

 

Wasabi

 

Peirogi

 

Ponzu

 

Doenjang

 

Srirachca

 

Chimichurri

 

A truck

 

Okonomiyaki

 


 

Marhsmallows

 

Harissa

 

Mole`

 

Garam Masala

 

Hinoki

 

Cypress

 

Talmud

 

Kulcha

 

Baguette

 

Rissotto

 

Morel

 

Bechamel

 

Puri

 

Hallulah

 

Tapalapa

 

Pumpernickel

 

Salsa

Neon

Ranch Dressing

 

Chutney

 

Poutine

Rice

Cantor Brook

 

Caramel

 

Lahoh

 

Saluf

 

Paratha

 

Roti

 

Pita

 

Lo Mein

 

Crackers

 

Wheat

 

Yeast

 

Water

 

Lava

 

Pastrami

Orzo

Rabbi Benjy

 

Baloney

 

Laffa

 

Injeera

 

Chocolate

 

Butane

 

DNA

 

Challah

 

Matzah

 

Maitake

 

A bagel

Cilantro

 

Arrowroot

 

Beets

 

Sabayad

 

Kimis

 

Bannock

 

Ravioli

 

Bazlama

 

Teriyaki

 

Kojuchang

 

Briochoe

 

Bathura

 

Chiabatta

 

Focaccia

 

Mantou

 

Bao-zi

 

Ngome

Tizbbble-kuchen


 







Would the real Marror please stand up?

What can you use for Marror? That  pink stuff from a jar?  There is a particular set of answers.  To the Mishnah!

Masechet Pesachim Chapter 2, Mishnah 6

“The obligation to eat bitter herbs  at the Seder can  be fulfilled with the following veggies:  

1.     with Chazeret (bitter lettuce), 

2.    Ulshin (chicory varieties such as endives, radicchio, and frisée),

3.    Tamcha (dandelion or thistle),

4.    Char’cha’vina (yorguess),

5.    and Marror (bitter greens). 


You can fulfill your obligation if they are fresh or dried, but not pickled, boiled or cooked in any way. And you can combine them into an olive’s bulk to fulfill your obligation
.”


 



WHAT IS IT CALLED?

 

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

CAN YOU USE IT FOR THE BLESSING ON MARROR AT THE SEDER?

Endive 


MC900441310[1]Yes!

Radicchio 


MC900441310[1]Great!

Escarole 


MC900441310[1]It’s bitter!

Romaine Lettuce Hearts



MC900441310[1]The yellow inner leaves are bitter, even if the outer ones are sweet!

Horseradish- just the Root or Leaves 


MC900441310[1]OK, even if it is more sharp than bitter.

 Red Horseradish from a Jar



MC900432537[1]Does NOT count. It's a condiment, not a vegetable.

White Horseradish,

with “Bubbie” on the Jar



MC900432537[1]Marror FAIL. It's a sauce, not a bitter green.

Remember the ruling  from the Mishnah in Pesachim 2:6--  If it’s pickled (made with vinegar, sugar, or salt), blanched or cooked, it can NOT be used for the blessing on  Marror at the Seder. Save the jarred stuff for Gefilte Fish or Brisket- it’s a very tasty sauce, but not marror.