Parshas Vayishlach

Marble Cake

In this week’s parsha, Yaakov and Esav reunite. It says

“וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ ... צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ וַיִּבְכּֽוּ”

“Esav ran to greet him. He embraced him and, falling on his neck, he kissed him; and they wept (Bereshit 33:4).”

In the Torah, the writing of the word “וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ” “kissed” has dots above each letter. Rabbi Yannai said it teaches us that Esav did not actually kiss Yaakov but tried to bite him (Bereshit Rabbah 78:9). However, Yaakov’s neck miraculously became like marble and hurt Esav’s teeth.

Food of the week = Marble Cake

Shabbat Shalom and B’tayavon!

Ingredients

2 eggs

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 and 1/14 cups flour

2 Tbsp cocoa powder

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the cocoa powder until the batter is a smooth consistency.
Divide the batter evenly into 2 different bowls.
Mix cocoa powder into one of the bowls, while keeping the other bowl plain vanilla.
Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
Alternate between pouring the vanilla and cocoa batters into the loaf pan.
Once all the batters are in the pan, use a toothpick (or knife) to swirl around the batter in various directions to make a marble effect.
Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.