This week's entry is "katzar v'lainyan," short and to the point. I apologize for the brevity: Somehow it is harder to do my parashah study and planning when my kids are home... Go figure! Bli neder, I will be back on track with richer stuff for next week.
By the way, if you are coming to our house for a shabbat meal, please stop reading here!
Parashat Miketz retells the story of Yosef's successful interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams, his consequent ascension to power in Egyptian court, and his initial reconnection to his brothers who journey to Egypt in search of rations during a famine.
Yosef rises to power when he successfully explains God's plans for Egypt as envisioned by Pharaoh in two dreams of fat and skinny cows and plump and withered corn. These dreams are the centerpieces of our menu for Shabbat dinner. We are going to feed our guests as if we were living during the seven fat and plentiful years: lots of corn and lots of meat! (wild rice and corn chowder, corn fritters/latkes, roasted squash and corn, popcorn cauliflower, beef roast, and a cornmeal cake for dessert)
After dinner, we will present each guest with a goody bag/Chanukah gift. In one bad, we will hide a small cup... and thereby launch a parashat hashavua discussion.
If I had the guts, I would serve a leaner meal for lunch (maybe even milchigs) and then have "skinny cow" brand ice cream sandwiches for dessert, but we are having company who like their meat, so I am still thinking about lunch. I would love to do something that ties in with Yosef's accusation of his brothers as spies and Yosef's hiding his tears from his siblings. I guess I have a few hours until morning to keep thinking!
On a side note, if you click below and then scroll down to the bottom of the page you will find:
a short d'var Torah that explains the connection between the Yosef story and the Chanukah story .
Have a very happy rest of Chanukah and a Shabbat Shalom!
© Tammie Rapps 2008
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