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"Hallelujah! Meredith L. Jacobs has come up with a winner in “The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat.”
At long last, here’s a book that realistically addresses how to incorporate Shabbat into contemporary family life. "
- j. (the Jewish news weekly of Northern California)
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I loved your book--one of my graduate students spent weeks analyzing it for an independednt study on ritual transmission in contemporary times, comparing it to Hayim Soloveitchick's classic essay.
- Vanessa L. Ochs, author, Inventing Jewish Ritual
(winner 2007 Jewish Book Award) |
"Jacobs definitely succeeds in making Shabbat dinner sound appealing and restful in a world of rushing and stress."
- Jewish Review.org |
| Introduction: |
| Why I wrote a book about celebrating Shabbat and why should you not only read it, but listen to it. |
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| Chapter 1: |
A Little Kabbalah to Go With Your Challah |
| The spiritual and mystical meaning of Shabbat. |
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| Chapter 2: |
It’s the Mood, Not the Meal: Your Shabbat Table |
| It’s ok not to make chicken on Friday night. Learn how to set the mood for Shabbat and how to prepare the house and table and your family |
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| Chapter 3: |
Wine, Not Whine:
Creating Shalom Bayit Friday Night |
| A step-by-step guide through getting ready for Friday night. Everything you need to know about the Shabbat dinner; from how and when to make all the blessings (especially the blessing over the children) to how to get your husband to bless you and even how to make non-Jewish relatives and guests feel comfortable. |
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| Chapter 4: |
Talk the Talk |
| My favorite part of Shabbat—the d’var torah. Learn how to use the weekly Torah portion to have amazing family discussions with children of all ages. |
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| Chapter 5: |
After Dinner |
| How to continue making the evening special even after dinner is over. Includes suggestions for Saturday observance at all levels and Havdallah. |
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| Chapter 6: |
Oy, Teens |
| Thoughtful advice and anecdotes from moms who have successfully met “the Shabbat teen challenge.” |
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| Chapter 7: |
Challah Bake Girl! |
| Yo! You need to knead. Chapter 7 teaches all my homies how to make challah dough, braid it, bless it, smell it baking and get addicted to eating it. Warning: only homemade will do after you try! |
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| Chapter 8: |
Recipes |
| I like to cook, but I don’t like to schlep and chop and make a big potshkeh that I have to clean up. So, here are some of my tried-and-true easy, delicious and traditional Jewish recipes to make your meal delish! (I’ve also thrown in a couple of not-so-traditional, but flavorful, easy and healthy dishes). |
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| Chapter 9: |
Projects |
| Want to make your table extra special and meaningful? Make Judaica with your children. I promise these will become your most cherished treasures. These easy, enriching (and not so messy) art projects are for children of all ages. |
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| Chapter 10: |
Torah Portion Summaries |
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Summaries of every Torah portion, plus, as an added bonus, suggested questions to spark family discussion and debate. |
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| Glossary: |
What’s With All the Yiddish? |
| Nu? You don’t know a schmatta from a schtunk? Check out this glossary of the Yiddish and Hebrew words used throughout the book. |
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| Resource Directory: |
Fave Books and Sites |
| Hungry to learn more? Here are some of my favorite resources for ideas and inspiration. |
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| Ach-knowledgements: |
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| My mom always hoks me to write thank you notes, so here’s a big one to everyone who had anything to do with this book. |
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