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Quick overview of all the food you'll need for an awesome Shabbat.

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Friday Night Dinner

The classic Shabbat Friday night dinner goes something like this:

challah
fish (as a separate course)
soup
chicken
kugel
vegetable dish(es)
dessert

But, you have to make it your own. In other words, make the food that you like best, for Shabbat is supposed to be a pleasure, and if your pleasure is brown rice and stir-fried veggies with sauteed tofu, eat and enjoy.

Shabbat Day

The classic Shabbat lunch goes something like this:

challah
fish (as a separate course)
chollent
cold meat (chicken, beef, tongue...)
salads (pasta, green, veggie...)
dessert

Again, serve what you prefer. Many have the custom of serving dairy at lunch. Bagels, lox, cream cheese, salad, cold soup... great on a hot summer's day!

Seudah Shelishit

The classic Third Meal, Shabbat afternoon, goes something like this:

challah (rolls)
tuna fish
salmon salad
egg salad
cut vegetables

This is the lightest of the three meals and can be as simple as peanut butter and jam on bread (the meal should begin with two whole loaves as the others). One who does not have the room for a bread meal may simply have a piece of cake or fruit.

Adapted from "Friday Night and Beyond" by Lori Palatnik (Jason Aronson Pub.)
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Published: October 24, 2004

Visitor Comments: 4

(4) Anonymous, May 2, 2010 3:07 PM

send me shabat recipes please??

recipes look good

(3) Anonymous, August 25, 2009 12:19 AM

thanks!

very helpful!

(2) Gisele, December 17, 2007 2:55 PM

Great help tp make Shabbat more special;

thanks for a very insightful guide to make shabbat better, and simple.

(1) Anonymous, November 29, 2004 12:00 AM

yum...

thanks.. now I have a guideline menu... yummm..

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Mrs. Lori Palatnik

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Lori Palatnik is a writer and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio, and is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-By-Step," "Remember My Soul - What to do in Memory of a Loved One," and co-author of "Gossip: 10 Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul." She is a much sought-after international speaker, having lectured in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Central America, South America, South Africa and Israel, including featured talks at Yale, Brown and Penn. She lives in the Washington D.C. area, with her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik. Lori is the Founder of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, an international initiative that brings over 1,000 women to Israel each year from ten different countries on highly subsidized programs to inspire them with the beauty and wisdom of their heritage. She is the busy mother of five children, ages 24 to 14; and her son, Zev, just finished serving as a sharpshooter in the IDF. Her weekly video blog, "Lori Almost Live" is a popular feature on aish.com, viewed by over 50,000 people each month.

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