Wow.....lots of baking today. We got up and got busy. We needed to celebrate our Rosh Hashanah dinner early because John needed to leave to be at Diane Nandell's viewing. I am so thankful for all the flexibility that home school gives us.
Rosh Hashanah which means the beginning of the year. Also known as "The Feast of the Trumpets" It celebrates the birth of the world. The celebration began with the sound of the horns.
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| Party horns used for the "sound of the horns" |
Honey Cakes (ie Honey Bread) which are very sweet. We iced one with an orange icing. This was dessert kind of like a birthday cake! Good!
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| Honey Cake iced with orange icing |
Then we were busy at work on Callah. This time it is not braided like with the Sabbath. We made a round loaf and a ladder. The road loaf was to represent a full and round year. The ladder to symbolize that we understand that our prayers are directed to God on high.
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We made two round loaves with ladders and then a full loaf of bread.
Good stuff!! |
Other parts of the meal.....Salmon. This would have typically been made with the head on and placed in front of the head of the house. It expresses the desire that for the coming year the head of your family will serve the Lord. I didn't find one with a head and I am not sure that I could have really done it....so here is our fish.
Then we had glazed carrots. Carrots means "to increase." They are eaten symbolizing that God will increase our blessings as we walk with Him in the New Year.
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| Glazed Carrots - these were yummy! |
We also had apples dipped in honey. This was passed and symbolic of the hope that the year will be a sweet one.
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| Apple slices dipped in honey - I have never dipped apples in honey before. Wow, this was good! |
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Here is a closer picture of the round Callah with the ladder.
The ladders were over-baked, but the bread tasted awesome! |
So we enjoyed celebrating Rosh Hashanah together....the beginning on the new year....the birthday of the World.
We are enjoying celebrating these feasts together and eating the foods that they would have eaten. I told John that I am learning how to make more things. And to be honest everyone is very trusting that I am able to follow the recipes and make these new things to try.
Thank you for this. This is how I wanted things to go last year. I can't wait to ask your kids about it. You left before I could give you the book.
ReplyDeleteToday is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is perhaps the holiest day in the Jewish year.
The kids are really enjoying learning about the feasts. Looking at our weeks...if we would have started school one week earlier than we would have been celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur close to the right date (however looking at schedule we might not complete our yom Kippur until the following week, just not sure yet if we can fit it in properly). And about the book...it looks great, I thought that you just brought it for me to look at. I would definately enjoy looking at it at greater length. Thanks!!
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