6th Grade at the Braun Religious School: April 2025

CATEGORIES:

Health And Well Being

Connecting with God

Uniqueness Of The Jewish People

Mindfullness

Ethics And Animal Welfare

Elevating Food To Something Sacred/Holy

THE MITZVOT OF PARSHAT SHEMINI

CHAMETZ: No eating Hametz (leavened products) on Pesach (Exodus 12:15, 19-20, 13:3, Deuteronomy 16:3)

WEIRD FATS: No eating Heilev/Suet (specific fatty parts of an animal) (Leviticus 3:17, 7:23-25)

IMPURE MEAT: No eating Sacred meat that became ritually impure (Leviticus 7:19)

ISH TUMAH: Someone impure may not eat sacred meat (Leviticus 7:20-21)

ONLY Ks: Non-kohanim (not priests) may not sacred meat (Exodus 29:33, Leviticus 22:10-13)

LEFTOVERS: No eating Sacrificial bread and meat left until past its allotted time (Ex. 29:34, Lev. 7:18, 19:5-8)

DRESS CODE K: Kohanim must keep hair trim and garments whole.

NO DRINKING AND DAVENING: Kohanim may not be intoxicated while on duty.

ORLAH: First three years of produce of a fruit tree are not for eating. (Leviticus 19:23-25)

OMER RULES: No using the grain of the new year’s crop before bringing the omer offering (Leviticus 23:14)

GRAPE FREE: No consuming Grape products for the Nazir (Numbers 6:3-4), someone who has taken the Nazirite vows.

BAD OX: No using the meat of and ox that killed person and then was put down. (Exodus 21:28) 160

BAD BLOOD: No eating Blood (Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 3:17, 7:26-27, 17:10-14, Deuteronomy 12:16, 23-25, 15:23)

NO NERVE: No eating the Gid Hanasheh/Sciatic Nerve at the meat attached to it. (Genesis 32:33)

TRAIF: No eating Tereifah/Flesh torn up by a predator (Exodus 22:30, Leviticus 22:8 — for priests)

HOOF AND CUD: No eating Forbidden quadrupeds/lacking split hoof or cud-chewing (Lev. 11:1-8, 27, Deut. 14:7-8)

BIG FAN OF FINS: No eating Forbidden marine life lacking fins or scales (Leviticus 11:9-12, Deuteronomy 14:9-10)

WINGS: NO eating Forbidden flying creatures (Lev. 11:13-20, Deut. 14:12-19) like bats and birds of prey.

SHROTZIM! : No eating Reptiles/Rodents/Small Mammals (Leviticus 11:29-30,41-43)

ROADKILL: No eating Neveilah/Carcass that died of its own accord (Lev. 22:8 — for priests,Deut. 14:21)

MIXING MEAT/MILK: No eating meat and dairy products cooked or mixed together (such as baby goat cooked in its mother’s milk) (Deuteronomy 14:21)

HYBRIDS: No eating Kilayim/veggie hybrids resulting from planting varieties of veggies and grain together (Deut. 22:9)

Learnpod: https://www.learnhebrewpod.com/vocabularies/10/animals

Recipe. Choose: Varnecki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-TW8UqXvPg
or Veg. meatballs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeiF5lUvewI

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!

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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	Yes!
Radicchio	Great!
Escarole	It’s bitter!
Romaine Lettuce Hearts	The yellow inner leaves are bitter, even if the outer ones are sweet!
Horseradish- just the Root or Leaves	OK, even if it is more sharp than bitter.
Red Horseradish from a Jar	Does NOT count. It's a condiment, not a vegetable.
White Horseradish, with “Bubbie” on the Jar	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.

6th Grade at the Braun Religious School

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

Misparim M'aleph!

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