ONETABLE SHABBAT X P A S S O V E R GUIDE T H I S I S T R U E F R E E D O M : O U R A B I L I T Y T O S H A P E R E A L I T Y. W E H A V E T H E P O W E R T O I N I T I A T E, C R E A T E A N D C H A N G E R E A L I T Y R A T H E R T H A N O N L Y R E A C T A N D S U R V I V E I T. " Y A A C O V C O H E N
It s Passover! It s Shabbat! It s both! We here at OneTable can barely contain ourselves, our four cups of wine runneth over. When seder falls on the weekend you get two count em two Jewish celebrations in one: Passover, which is called a yom tov (literally good day) in Hebrew, and Shabbat. With two simple additions, light and wine, you and your guests can welcome Shabbat at the beginning of the Friday night seder, or bid Shabbat adieu at the beginning of the Saturday night seder. OUR APPROACH TO RITUAL A t O n e T a b l e, w e i n v i t e y o u t o h o l d t r a d i t i o n i n o n e h a n d a n d y o u r b e l i e f s, e x p e r i e n c e s, a n d p a s s i o n s i n t h e o t h e r. E v e r y w e e k, S h a b b a t d i n n e r o f f e r s a c h a n c e t o b e p r e s e n t. T h r o u g h r i t u a l, y o u c a n c a r v e o u t m o m e n t s t o c o n n e c t w i t h y o u r s e l f a n d o t h e r s.
what you'll need CANDLES AND CANDLESTICKS try for at least two, but this is a place to experiment; some folks like to light two candles per home, others light two per person. MATCHES a lighter also works, but we prefer matches for the olfactory effect. WINE #blessed friday night light Just as Shabbat begins with the creation of light, Passover begins when you light the festival candles. On Friday night, your festival candles and your Shabbat candles are two and the same. Kindling light is an opportunity to take a deep breath and just be before your guests arrive; it can also be a beautiful way to welcome your guests by gathering everyone around the table to light together. Light, then bless:. hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhא ש רhק ד ש נוh ב מ צ ו ת יוhו צ ו נוh ל ה ד ל יק hנ רhש לhש ב תhוש לhיו םhטו ב Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam asher kidshanu b mitzvotav vitzivanu l hadlik ner shel Shabbat v shel yom tov. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, Whose mitzvot sanctify our lives, and Who commands us to kindle the light of Shabbat and this holy day. Amen.
friday night wine No matter which Haggadah you re using, the order of the seder begins with Kadesh. Wine becomes a ritual symbol, a conduit to sanctify time. On Friday night, your first cup of wine welcomes the festival of Passover and the holiness of Shabbat. Depending on your comfort level, you may choose to try out the full recitation of the Shabbat Festival Kiddush, Option A below; we are also including an abbreviated version, Option B. Both versions conclude with the one-line Shehecheyanu blessing, in honor of the Passover holiday and all of the celebratory mitzvot (commandments) included in the seder. A. Full Shabbat Festival Kiddush hו י ה יhע ר בhו י ה יhב ק רhיו םhה ש ש יY hו י כ ל וh ה ש מ י םhו ה א ר ץhו כ לhצ ב א םY hו י כ לhא ל קיםhב יו םhה ש ב יעיhמ ל אכ ת וh א ש רhע ש ה hו י ש ב תhב י ו םhה ש ב יעיhמ כ לhמ ל אכ ת וh א ש רhע ש הY hו י ב ר ךh א ל קיםhא תhיו םhה ש ב יעיhו י ק ד שh א תו hכ יhבוh ש ב תhמ כ לhמ ל אכ ת וh א ש רhב ר אhא ל קיםhל ע ש ו תY hס ב ר יhח ב ר י hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhפ ר יhה ג פ ןY hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhא ש רhב חרhב נוh מכ לhע םhורו ממ נווh מכ לhל ש ו ןhוק ד ש נוh ב מ צ ו ת יוY hו ת ת ןhל נו י י א ל ה ינוh ב א ה ב הhש ב תו תhל מ נו ח הhו מו ע ד יםhל ש מ ח הhח ג יםhו ז מ נ יםhל ש ש ו ןhא תhיו םhהש ב תhה ז הhו א תhיו םhח גhה מ צ ו ת hה ז הhז מ ןhח רו ת נוh ב א ה ב הhמ ק ר אhק ד שh ז כ רhל י hכ יhב נוh ב ח ר תh ו או ת נוh ק ד ש תh מ כ לhה ע מ יםhו ש ב תhו מו ע ד יhק ד ש ךh ב א ה ב הhו ב ר צו ןhב ש מ ח הhו ב ש ש וןhה נ ח ל ת נוY ב רו ךh א ת ה י י מ ק ד שh ה ש ב תhו י ש ר א לhו ה ז מ נ יםY Va yihi erev va yihi voker yom ha shishi Va yichulu ha shamayim va ha aretz v chol tziva am. Va yichol Elohim ba yom ha shivi i milachto asher asah va yishbot ba yom ha shivi i mi kol milachto asher asah. Va yivarech Elohim et yom ha shivi i va yikadesh oto ki vo shavat mi kol melachto asher bara Elohim la asot. Savri chaverai: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei p ri ha gafen. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam asher bachar banu mi kol am v rom manu mi kol lashon v kidshanu b mitzvotav. Va titen lanu Adonai Eloheinu b ahavah Shabbatot limnucha u moadim l simchah chagim uz manim li sason et yom ha Shabbat ha zeh v et yom Chag ha Matzot ha zeh zman cheiruteinu b ahavah mikra kodesh zecher litziat Mitzrayim ki vanu vacharta v otanu kidashta mi kol ha amim v Shabbat u moadei kodshecha b ahavah uv ratzon b simchah uv sason hin chaltanu. Baruch Atah Adonai mikadesh ha Shabbat v Yisrael v ha zmanim. Amen. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. And the heavens and earth and all their components were completed. God completed by the seventh day the work that God had done, and God rested on the seventh day from all of the work that God had done. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, for on it God rested from all of the work that God had created to do. Attention, my friends: Blessed are You, Infinite One, creator of the fruit of the vine. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, Who has lifted us up by deed and by language and Whose mitzvot sanctify our lives. You have given us, Infinite One, in love, Shabbat as a day of rest and appointed times for celebration, joyful feasts and festive seasons, this Shabbat and the festival of Matzot, the season of our freedom, in love a holy gathering and as a living reminder of our exodus from Egypt. For You have lifted us up and given us as a heritage Shabbat and Your holy festivals in love and favor, in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who sanctifies Shabbat, the people Israel, and the festive seasons. Amen.
friday night wine B. Abbreviated Shabbat Festival Kiddush hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhפ ר יhה ג פ ןY hב רו ךh א ת ה י י מ ק ד שh ה ש ב תhו י ש ר א לhו ה ז מ נ יםY Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei p ri ha gafen. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai mikadesh ha Shabbat v Yisrael v ha zmanim. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, creator of the fruit of the vine. Amen. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who sanctifies Shabbat, the people Israel, and the festive seasons. Amen. Conclude EITHER with Shehecheyanu: hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhש ה ח י נוh ו ק י מ נוh ו ה ג יע נוh ל ז מ ןhה ז הY Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam shehecheyanu v kiyamanu v higianu lazman ha zeh. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, who sustains us, lifts us up, and enables us to reach this season. Amen. From here, the seder continues at your own pace. The unleavened matzah, which is uncovered and blessed during motzi, replaces challah at your table. PRO TIP: The Shehecheyanu is recited when you experience something for the first time each year and want to give thanks for the moment.
saturday night light If you are celebrating a second seder on Saturday night, the beginning of your meal coincides with the end of Shabbat. In Jewish tradition, the end of Shabbat is marked by a brief ceremony called havdalah (Hebrew for separation) that creates a literal separation in time between kodesh, the holiness of Shabbat, and chol, the everyday weekday, using a special set of sensory-engaging rituals involving wine, sweet spices, and candlelight. Fri-yay, extended. But on a holiday like Passover, even though Shabbat is ending, we are still on festival time. Havdalah is modified, incorporated into the opening Kadesh section of the Saturday night seder, and used to help us transition from the kodesh of Shabbat to another kind of holiness, the kodesh of the second night of Passover. Before your seder begins, when you are ready to bring in the second night of Passover, you light festival candles, which will later serve as your light for havdalah. With the same intention as on the first night of Passover, kindling light can be an opportunity to take a deep breath and just be before your guests arrive, or it can be a beautiful way to welcome your guests by gathering everyone around the table to light together after they arrive. Light, then bless: hמ ל ךh ה עו ל םhא ש רhק ד ש נוh ב מ צ ו ת יוhו צ ו נוh ל ה ד ל יקhנ רhש לhיו םhטו ב qhב רו ךh א ת ה י יY Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam asher kidshanu b mitzvotav vitzivanu l hadlik ner shel yom tov. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, Whose mitzvot sanctify our lives, and Who commands us to kindle the light of this holy day. Amen. PRO TIP: Traditionally, you would light these candles after nightfall, once you can count three stars in the sky.
saturday night wine The order of the seder begins with Kadesh. Wine becomes a ritual symbol, a conduit to sanctify time. On Saturday night, Kadesh also includes the blessings of havdalah, the separation between the holiness of Shabbat and the sanctity of the Passover festival. Depending on your comfort level, you may choose to try out the full recitation of the Havdalah Festival Kiddush, Option A below; we are also including an abbreviated version, Option B. Both versions conclude with the one-line Shehecheyanu blessing, in honor of the Passover holiday and all of the celebratory mitzvot included in the seder. A. Full Havdalah Festival Kiddush Savri chaverai: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei p ri ha gafen. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam asher bachar banu mi kol am v rom manu mi kol lashon v kidshanu b mitzvotav. Va titen lanu Adonai Eloheinu b ahavah moadim l simchah chagim uz manim et yom Chag ha Matzot ha zeh zman cheiruteinu mikra kodesh zecher litziat Mitzrayim ki vanu vacharta v otanu kidashta mi kol ha amim u moadei kodshecha b simchah uv sason hin chaltanu. Baruch Atah Adonai mikadesh Yisrael v ha zmanim. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei m orei ha eish. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam hamavdil bein kodesh l chol bein or l chosech bein Yisrael la amim bein yom ha shvi i l sheshet y mei ha ma aseh bein kidushat Shabbat lik dushat yom tov hivdalta v et yom ha shvi i mi sheshet y mei ha ma aseh kidashta hivdalta v kidashta et amcha Yisrael bik dushatecha. Baruch Atah Adonai hamavdil bein kodesh l kodesh. Amen. Attention, my friends: Blessed are You, Infinite One, creator of the fruit of the vine. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, Who has lifted us up by deed and by language and Whose mitzvot sanctify our lives. You have given us, Infinite One, in love, appointed times for celebration, joyful feasts and festive seasons, the festival of Matzot, the season of our freedom, a holy gathering and as a living reminder of our exodus from Egypt. For You have lifted us up and given us as a heritage Your holy festivals in favor, in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who sanctifies the people Israel, and the festive seasons. Amen. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who creates the light of fire. Amen. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who separates between the holy and the everyday, between light and darkness, between the people Israel and the nations of the world, between the seventh day and six days of work. You have made a distinction between the holiness of Shabbat and the holiness of a festival, and You have sanctified the seventh day above the six days of work. You have distinguished us as a people and made the people Israel holy with Your own holiness. Blessed are You, Infinite One, who makes a distinction between holiness and holiness. h hס ב ר יhח ב ר י hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhפ ר יhה ג פ ןY hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhא ש רhב חרhב נוh מכ לhע םhורו ממ נווh מכ לhל ש ו ןhוק ד ש נוh ב מ צ ו ת יוY hו ת ת ןhל נוh י יh א ל ה ינוh ב א ה ב הhמו ע ד יםhל ש מ ח הhח ג יםhו ז מ נ יםhל ש ש ו ןhא תhיו םhח גhה מ צ ו תhה ז הhז מ ןhח רו ת נוh מ ק ר אhק ד שh ז כ רhל יצ יא ת hמ צ ר י םhYכ יhב נוh ב ח ר תh ו או ת נוh ק ד ש תh מ כ לhה ע מ יםhו מו ע ד יhק ד ש ךh ב ש מ ח הhו ב ש ש וןhה נ ח ל ת נוhY ב רו ךh א ת הhי יh מ ק ד שh י ש ר א ל ו ה ז מ נ ים hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhמ או ר יhה א שY hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhה מ ב ד ילhב יןhק ד שh ל חו לhב יןhאו רhל חש ךh ב יןhי ש ר א לhל ע מ יםhב יןhיו םhה ש ב יע יhל ש ש תhי מ יhה מ ע ש ה Y hב יןhק ד ש תhש ב תhל ק ד ש תhיו םhטו בhה ב ד ל תh ו א תhיו םhה ש ב יע יhמ ש ש תhי מ יhה מ ע ש הhק ד ש תh ה ב ד ל תh ו ק ד ש תh א תhע מ ךh י ש ר א לhב ק ד ש ת ך hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh ה מ ב ד ילhב יןhק ד שh ל ק ד שY
saturday night wine B. Abbreviated Havdalah Festival Kiddush hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhפ ר יhה ג פ ןY hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh מ ק ד שh ה ש ב תhו י ש ר א לhו ה ז מ נ יםY hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhב ו ר אhמ או ר יhה א שY hב רו ךh א ת הhי יh ה מ ב ד ילhב יןhק ד שh ל ק ד שY Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei p ri ha gafen. Baruch Atah Adonai mikadesh ha Shabbat v Yisrael v ha zmanim. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam borei m orei ha eish. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai hamavdil bein kodesh l kodesh. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, creator of the fruit of the vine. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who sanctifies Shabbat, the people Israel, and the festive seasons. Blessed are you, Infinite One, Who creates the light of fire. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, who makes a distinction between holiness and holiness. Conclude EITHER with Shehecheyanu: hב רו ךh א ת ה י י א ל ה ינוh מ ל ךh ה עו ל םhש ה ח י נוh ו ק י מ נוh ו ה ג יע נוh ל ז מ ןhה ז הY Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha olam shehecheyanu v kiyamanu v higianu lazman ha zeh. Amen. Blessed are You, Infinite One, who sustains us, lifts us up, and enables us to reach this season. Amen. From here, the seder continues at your own pace. The unleavened matzah, which is uncovered and blessed during motzi, replaces challah at your table.
M A N I S H T A N A H Passover is all about asking questions; here are two in honor of Shabbat: 1) I get that Passover is a holiday. Does Shabbat count as a holiday too? Like, every week? Yes. Shabbat is a holiday every week and we re not kidding. In fact, our modern English word holiday comes from an Old English blend of holy day, and in Jewish tradition Shabbat is the holiest day of the year every week. More holy than Yom Kippur? While it s true that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are holy AF and the three pilgrimage festivals of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot are also strong contenders, if you want to go for the gold, it s Shabbat all the way. Its frequency doesn t diminish its importance, which is pretty radical when you think about it. Shabbat is a weekly act of re-creation, and creation is our foundation as a people and as a faith. Shabbat asks us to recall the narrative of a world created in an evolution of seven days, the seventh of which is set aside as a sacred other, a day of rest, reflection, and recalibration. In our modern lives, Shabbat inspires us to be the ongoing co-creators of a better world by embracing a cycle of work and rest in our own lives. As such, no other holiday in the Jewish calendar, including Yom Kippur and Passover, supersedes Shabbat. 2) Wait, so if Passover is seven days long, and Shabbat is every seven days, does this mean Passover ends on Shabbat too? Yes. Well, sort of, depending on when Passover ends for you. Some follow the Reform practice of ending the holiday with one festival day of yom tov, others follow the tradition of ending with two festival days. So, depending on your practice, the last full day of breadlessness for Passover 2018 might be Friday, April 6th or Saturday, April 7th. Whether you re celebrating the end of Passover or the almost-end, Shabbat dinner is a perfect opportunity to gather the friends you missed during first or second seder and eat one last matzah pizza, or order the real deal.
THE FOUR QUESTIONS FOR YOUR SHABBAT TABLE: On Passover there are four questions, usually asked by the youngest child. Here are four questions for your Shabbat table - make the millennial who doesn t remember Rugrats ask them. 1. We eat matzah to remember that the Jews had no time to bake their bread before rushing to leave Egypt. What do you carry with you? What are you too rushed to do? 2. We eat bitter herbs to remind us of the bitter life the Jewish people experienced as slaves in Egypt. What s a challenge you faced this year? What s the greatest thing you learned from it? 3. We dip the parsley into salt water. The vegetables remind us of spring and new life. The salt water reminds us of the tears of the Jewish slaves. When we dip we remember the pain of the past and the hope of a new future simultaneously. How do you remember the past? What are you doing to change the future? 4. On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline. What makes you feel comfortable? When are you free to relax and recline? onetable.org #myonetable 8
PASSOVER DINNER FOR 10 SHOPPING LIST All recipes by Greg Herring, OneTable Host Pantry staples: cinnamon, olive oil, sugar/honey & spices (1) lemon 2lb sweet potatoes 2lb rainbow carrots (3) yellow onions (1) bunch parsley (2) bags shaved brussels sprouts (4) apples (12) eggs shaved Parmesan Caesar dressing 0.5lb almonds (2) boxes matzah (1) box matzah ball mix 5-6lb brisket (Vegetarian? Check out the matzah lasagna recipe instead!) (2) 48oz carton 365 chicken broth (Vegetarian? Sub out vegetable broth!) (1) 48oz carton 365 vegetable broth (2) tins macarons (1) bottle sweet red wine for cooking Shopping list for matzah lasagna recipes if vegetarian, feeding more people, or you just love the recipe. We don t judge! Ingredients below: ( 1 ) b o x m a t z a h 2 l b r i c o t t a 2 ½ c u p g r a t e d m o z z a r e l l a ½ c u p g r a t e d p a r m e s a n 6 0 o z y o u r f a v o r i t e t o m a t o s a u c e f r e s h b a s i l
charoset Peel and finely chop apples Add lemon juice to taste Chop and lightly toast almonds Add 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon sugar or honey ½ cup sweet red wine Combine at room temperature, let the mix sit for 30 min Taste and adjust as needed matzah ball soup Prepare matzah balls as directed on the box Peel and cut ½ bag carrots into large dice Peel and cut 1 onion into large dice Wash and dice celery Heat pot to medium and add a tablespoon of olive oil Add vegetables and cook 5-10 minutes or until translucent Add chicken broth and bring to a boil Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-30 minutes Skim off any foam that rises to the surface to ensure a clean taste To serve, put matzah balls in bowls and ladle soup over top
shaved brussels caesar Toss brussels sprouts in dressing (add gradually and taste to avoid over-dressing) Garnish with parmesan and fresh pepper brisket Peel and finely chop apples Peel and dice ½ bag carrots Peel and dice 2lb sweet potatoes Thinly slice 2 onions (you can add other root vegetables per personal preference) Place brisket in roasting pan Sprinkle brisket with salt and pepper Arrange cut vegetables around brisket Add vegetable broth until ½ way up the side of the pan (don t worry about covering brisket, spillage is a bigger concern) Cover tightly with a well-fitting lid or two sheets of foil Bake 5 hours at 275 degrees Allow to cool thoroughly before slicing For a richer flavor and easy preparation, cook the brisket a day ahead and store refrigerated overnight Slice cold, then reheat covered at 300 degrees for 30-45 min
matzah lasagna (aka matzagna) (Suggested vegetarian entree) Preheat oven to 300 degrees Place a layer of tomato sauce to cover a non stick casserole pan Place a layer of Matzah on top, breaking to fit as necessary (for a softer texture, soak matzah in water for 45 sec) Spread a layer of tomato sauce Follow with a layer of ricotta cheese Sprinkle with mozzarella Repeat matzah, tomato sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella layers until pan is roughly filled or you run out of ingredients Finish with a layer of mozzarella and sprinkle with parmesan Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes Uncover and let the top brown for an additional 10-15 min Sprinkle with fresh basil