How two sibs made Shabbos without a hitch
Illustration by Esti Saposh
Aaron and Hadassah Boehm, age 20 and 14
Tiferes Yerushalayim, Israel, and Shevach High School, Queens
Kew Gardens Hills, New York
Cooking for 4 (2 siblings were away in camp)
Ever since I started dorming in high school, I realized that I had to learn to cook if I wanted home-cooked meals. Back then it mostly meant hot dogs and fried chicken, but for in-Shabbosim it also meant a few “realer” foods. When I went to Israel for yeshivah, I set up a kitchen and did even more cooking, teaching myself to make full meals — including more than a few Shabbosim. When I’m home, I’m happy to be able to put my skills to use helping out.
Over the past few years, Hadassah, my sister, has spent more and more time in the kitchen helping with baking, and she enjoys creating desserts, cookies, and muffins. We’ve constantly joked about one of us doing a Man with a Pan article, but it was always just a joke; it wasn’t actually going to happen. Until it did.
A couple of months ago, I was doing some summer shopping at the mall on a Thursday afternoon when my parents, who were on their way home from vacation, called to let me know that their flight had been delayed and they wouldn’t be home until midnight.
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