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    The Edible Torah
    The Edible Torah
    The Edible Torah
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    The Edible Torah

    By Leon Adato

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    There is a self-consciousness that comes with trying something new, a concern about getting it right. It doesn't help that Shabbat carries with it the implication of thousands of years of tradition, not to mention the whole "God is watching" concept.

    The core of this book is about encouraging people - which goes beyond your immediate family - to participate in a Shabbat celebration, and to do so in a way that is non-threatening, enjoyable, engaging and fun.

    I'm not out to "improve" Shabbat, or tell you that I know some secret to making it work that other people don’t. At heart of the matter, I want to share one trick that has made weekly Shabbat gatherings fun and engaging for people from all walks of life - all ages, family dynamics, and religious traditions. It's not the ONLY trick. It's not even necessarily the BEST trick. It's just MY trick, and I want to share it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeon Adato
    Release dateFeb 23, 2011
    ISBN9781465965639
    The Edible Torah
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    Leon Adato

    In a career spanning three decades and four countries, Leon Adato has been an actor, electrician, carpenter, stage combat instructor, pest control technician, Sunday school teacher, and ASL interpreter. He also occasionally worked on computers.Leon got his start teaching computer classes, worked his way up the IT food chain from desktop support to server support to desktop environment standardization engineer and onward, to systems monitoring, management, and automation. Along the way, he discovered a weird love for taking tests, and picked up an alphabet's worth of certifications, including WPCR, CNE, A+, MCP, MCSE, MCSE+I, CCNA, and SCP.Leon spent almost 20 years honing his monitoring skills at companies that ranged from big (National City Bank) to bigger (Cardinal Health®) to ludicrous (Nestlé®), becoming proficient with a variety of tools and solutions along the way.

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      The Edible Torah - Leon Adato

      The Edible Torah

      Copyright 2019 Leon Adato

      Published by Leon Adato at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Dedications

      Introduction

      Edible Torah: Theory and Practice

      A (not so) Brief History of Me (and Shabbat)

      How This All Got Started

      My Torah Portions Experiences

      About Shabbat Itself

      The Jewish Journey

      Appendix: Shabbat Essentials

      Appendix: Shabbat Bonus Round

      Appendix: Torah Tools

      About the Author

      Connect With Leon Adato

      Acknowledgements

      I cannot say it better than Fred Rogers did in 1997, as he accepted a lifetime achievement award: All of us have special ones who have loved us into being... To list the people who have loved me (and taught me, and in some cases dragged me against my will) to this point in my life would be impossible.

      Specific to this project, there are a few people who deserve mention:

      Naomi Chase for being the creative spark behind this entire process; for being patient enough to continue to listen to my ideas and wait for me to learn a fraction of what she already knows; and for being generous enough to allow me to take this idea, one of her children, and run with it. Hopefully I’ve made her proud in the years since this all started.

      Rabbi Susan Stone for providing insight and being a reliable reality check as the

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