Last night was Saturday night and so at a reconstructionist chavurah gathering we closed with havdalah. Every time we do this ritual, I think I will now definitely incorporate it into each week. But I never do. It is the ritual that recognizes the end of shabbat and the beginning of the week. I love the simplicity of it, the braided candle, the sizzling sound of it being doused, the spices, the melodies to the songs, and the way the occasion marks time.I looked to the list for Jewish things and found two. Ruth notes Rembrandt's "The Jewish Bride" in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (see image above). And Luisa notes Claudia Roden’s Jewish Cookbook (another cookbook that I don't know but am eager to try. For the record, Luisa recommends the tagine from Roden's other cookbook, Arabesque, as her favourite recipe.)
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