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From: 	 heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: 	 Friday, July 11, 1997 2:34 AM
To: 	 Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: Re: Preparing for Shabbat



To:            heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Subject:       Re: Preparing for Shabbat
From:          (Yehoshua M Othniel)


From Eddie:
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A member of this newsgroup asked a question recently about 
some of the issues regarding how to prepare for Shabbat.  I forwarded 
the question to two Torah observant Messianic Rabbi's. This is the
response from Rabbi Othniel.


Shalom Eddie,

I got the message you forwarded on to Rabbi Silver and I.  My family
and I often eat leftovers from our meal on Erev Shabat, (Friday night). 
My wife will prepare marinated chicken breasts on Friday afternoon.  She
prepares more than we need for our dinner so we can eat them cold at our
Noon meal on Shabbat.

As your note said, many things can be served cold which are still quite
tasty.  If the person who inquired likes beets, then homemade Borsht, a
cold beet soup served with a dolop of Sour Cream is an excellent dish. 
Salads of all types are also easily prepared in advance and can be eaten
cold.  This is fine in hot weather, but when the temperatures start to
dip,  a hot meal is what I want.

Jewish wives have concocted many variations of a stew like dish we call
Cholent.  If you go to the OMJRA web site's magazine page and scroll down
to the bottom, you should find a link to a Jewish recipes page.  Check
here for a number of authentic Jewish dishes that are also kosher.

Since it is not permitted to kindle a fire on the Sabbath, we have to
plan ahead in advance.  Many Jews have what is known as a Sabbath stove
or a variation of it.  A Sabbath stove isn't a special stove, it's more
of a device that is used with a stove. If you have a gas stove,  you
place a flat piece of steel over the burners and turn on the burner on to
a low flame before Shabbat begins.  You then set a large stew pot on the
plate covering the burner and cover the pot.  The pot contains the stew
or Cholent.  The heat keeps the food hot all night and all day until the
Sabbath is over.

My family and I have an electric stove so the steel plate idea isn't
practical.  For keeping Cholent hot, my wife uses an electric Crock Pot
which is set to the lowest setting.  Some Jewish people will use electric
timers which are set to turn on the stove or crock pot automatically
while the family is attending worship services.  Many of our modern day
appliances come with such conveniences already built in.  The secret is
to prepare foods ahead of time so that they only need to be kept hot
until you desire to serve them.  Be sure to put a large pot on the stove
for hot water for tea of instant coffee.  I find the large covered
Lobster pots with the spigot at the bottom are perfect for such use.

I hope this helps.  Don't get frustrated.  If you don't get it right
the first few times, keep trying.  Jewish people have been at this
practice of not cooking on the Sabbath for a very long time.  Practice
makes perfect!

In Messiah,

Rabbi O.

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Rabbi Yehoshua M. Othniel    Kehilat Aryeh Y'hudah
P.O. Box 151, Worcester, MA 01603-0151, U.S.A.
Deut. 6:17

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From: 	heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: 	Wednesday, July 30, 1997 11:25 PM
To: 	Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: 	Re: Preparing for Shabbat


From:          Mark Miller
To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Re: Fire on Shabbat

On the Shabbat, prepare food the day before. dont cook great meals. Prepare
something small and  handy to clean up quickly. Another alternative is paper
plates, and plastic ware, all you do is throw it away.


Let your mind be creative..  dont make fixing dinner for the Shabbat
become a great chore. Eventually you will not like or enjoy the Shabbat for
the problems you must endure....

                              Boruch Hashem
                               Mark Miller - 

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To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Re: Hebraic Roots Web Sites

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