9 Days Cookbook

Recipes and Menus for

The Nine Days Our best-loved dairy and pareve recipes.

Chabad

of

Summerlin

2640 Regatta Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 702-855-0770 www.ChabadofSummerlin.com

Table of Contents Kosher 101 The Nine Days Soups and Salads Sides Mains Desserts About Chabad of Summerlin

Kosher 101 Kosher laws are numerous and complex.

Please, please, please understand that is a only brief summary. There are many more details.

Please consult Rabbi Schanowitz or your local Orthodox Rabbi with your questions.

Kosher refers to a set of Biblical and Rabbinical rules regarding food and food preparation. When food is prepared according to these rules it is deemed kosher.

There are rules for determining the foods that can be eaten and those that are to be avoided. For instance, when it comes to consuming meat we are told that we may eat only of those species that chew their cud and have split hooves. We are also told how meat is to be slaughtered and how it must be prepared.

Almost all dairy products (cheese, ice cream, etc.) require kosher certification.

Fowl and fish are also included in kosher rules. The Torah lists about twenty different species of birds that cannot be eaten.

Only fish that have fins and scales may be eaten. That excludes all shellfish (such as lobster, shrimp, and clams) from the kosher diet.

Cooking meat or poultry together with dairy products is prohibited. That is the reason that kosher eaters cannot eat cheese burgers or chicken Parmesan. Even products that contain dairy byproducts (whey, lactose, etc.) cannot be combined with meat. In fact, kosher eaters cannot eat meats served on plates that were used for dairy or vice versa. Meat or dairy may only be prepared with it's own type or with neutral foods (containing neither meat nor dairy products), otherwise known as pareve foods. Examples of pareve foods include vegetables, fish, grains, fruits and certain baked goods.

The Nine Days The Talmud says, "When the month of Av begins, we reduce our joy."

The first nine days of the month of Av are days of acute mourning for the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples.

The Nine Days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av and culminate on the public fast day of Tisha B'Av. During the Nine Days, eating meat or poultry and drinking wine or grape juice (as well as other restrictions) are forbidden by Jewish law because they bring one to joy.

On the positive side, as we get closer and closer to the messianic era, when these days will be transformed from days of sadness to days of joy, we start to focus on the inner purpose of the destruction, which is to bring us to a higher level of sensitivity and spirituality, and ultimately to the rebuilding—with even greater grandeur and glory—of all that was destroyed.

Soups and Salads

Try one of these healthy soup recipes or healthy salad recipes before your lunch or dinner today!

Filling up on fiber- and water-rich foods first can help prevent you from overdoing high-calorie fare later.

Don't forget: There are also delicious!

Milky Way's Corn Chowder From the menu of the well known Los Angeles Kosher restaurant For four servings: 2 Idaho potatoes, peeled and diced 1 medium onion, chopped Place in large pot and barely cover with water. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Cook until tender. Do not pour off water.

Add: 1 (16.5 oz) can cream style corn 1 (17 oz) can corn Enough milk only to whiten it 1 large pat of butter Secret ingredient: Tears from chopping onions and an abundance of love.

Sides

Main

Desserts

About Chabad of Summerlin and Desert Shores