5 SPECIES CHAROSET

  • 6 cups peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 1 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • ½ chopped dried figs
  • ½ cup chopped dried dates
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
  • 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries (either or both)
  • ¼ cup kosher for Passover sweet red wine (grape juice is fine!)
  • ¼ cup Pomegranate Juice
  • Matzo (or pita chips/crackers)

Chop apples and nuts until fine. Add cinnamon and just enough wine to give hold mixture together, as in a thick paste. Add in the rest of the ingredients and let marinate for several hours before serving. Can be served on/with Matzo or your favorite cracker.

The 7 Species: The Land of Israel is described as “A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey.” These seven species were the staple foods consumed by the Jewish people in the Land of Israel during biblical times. They contain special holiness, as reflected by the unique blessing recited after eating them, thanking G-d for the goodness of the land.

The Torah mentions the seven species of Israel as central to Judaism. We elevate the physical (eating fruit) with the spiritual as we connect the seven species to the sefirot and make brachot before and after eating. Eating the seven species in a conscious way can promote our well-being, help us connect to the land of Israel, and deepen our relationship with Hashem. Each of the seven species contains deep lessons about G-d and our spiritual lives. Every time we eat them we have the opportunity to tune into their spiritual messages, eat consciously, and bring the world a step closer to its perfected state.

These seven species comprise a wealth of spiritual attributes, nutrients and medicinal properties. Many connect the spiritual energies of each fruit to each of the seven lower sefirot (spiritual emanations) that we count during each week of the Omer (the 49 day period between Pesach and Shavuot). Wheat is related to chesed (kindness), barley to gevura (restraint), grapes to teferet (beauty), figs to netzach (endurance), and pomegranate to hod (majesty and glory).

EQUIPMENT-

Mixing bowls- 5 medium & 1 large

Measuring spoons- 3 sets

Measuring cups- 5

Mixing spoons- 5

Instructor knife-1

Instructor cutting board-1

Student’s knives & forks (metal or plastic)- enough for all students ~65

Student’s cutting boards/plates- enough for all students ~65

Paper towels

Sponge

Dish soap

INGREDIENTS-

Granny Smith apples

lemons

walnuts ?

golden raisins

honey

dried figs

dried dates

cinnamon

pomegranate seeds

dried cherries or cranberries (either or both)

kosher for Passover sweet red wine (grape juice is fine!)

Pomegranate Juice

Matzo (or pita chips/crackers)

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