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Why I Didn't Want the Sheva Berachot Recited During My Wedding
By Cantor Ayelet Porzecanski
As a cantor, I've sung the
Falling in love with my fiancé, Aric, and his two wonderful children was effortless; planning our wedding, however, proved to be much more difficult. While we wrestled with the decisions that all engaged couples face, the largest obstacle to overcome was that we are inter-partnered. Aric is Christian—and an evangelical Christian minister to boot.
We soon discovered that I had apparently "failed" my tribe by "choosing" to date and subsequently fall in love with someone of a different faith. Members of Aric's circle were also quick to point out that he was "unequally yoked" to a non-believer. Our union was ethically insurmountable for many potential officiants and downright explosive for our Jewish community and family. Barely two months before the wedding, we finally settled on a dear friend of mine to marry us. She has a special talent for crafting unique lifecycle ceremonies.
Creating our wedding ceremony was a bigger challenge than we anticipated. We wanted the ritual to combine both of us; we didn't want to create a hybrid of our two faiths that didn't represent our home or life together. Neither of us was comfortable having a purely Jewish or purely Christian wedding, especially when it would have been done mainly to appease those who would probably not support our union anyway.
We had already decided on certain visual elements that were important to me: a chuppah and the breaking of a glass. We also knew we wanted to involve our children in some way, and we wanted God to be present—a purely civil ceremony simply wouldn't reflect the important role God plays in our lives.
My friend asked me if I wanted to incorporate the Sheva Berachot. My first hesitation was that they were all in Hebrew, and I wanted Aric to be able to engage with the ceremony at all times. My biggest problem though was that the last of the blessings speaks specifically to a Jewish couple.
The more I lived with the idea, the more I realized I had already accepted long ago that I was not marrying a Jew. I had gone through a period of mourning, saying goodbye forever in my heart to that little bit of Yiddishkeit, or Jewishness, I had hoped for and failed to capture even with my first marriage. I was at peace with my decision and completely happy. The Sheva Berachot were not for us, and I was at peace with that too.
In the end, my friend wrote beautiful blessings for our children to say to us, and she read from Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs). Aric wrote every word of his wedding vows and inscribed them in a book that I could keep forever, like a ketubah.
To promise myself to him, I used the words I speak from my soul as I wrap tefillin:
I will bind myself to you forever.
And I will bind myself to you in righteousness, justice, kindness and mercy.
I will bind myself to you with fidelity, and [through our union we] shall know God.
Some might say our wedding ceremony left loose ends. But we can confidently tell you that those loose ends come from two distinct strings that were tied in a firm and lasting knot.
See Me for Who I Am
I am a lot of things in this diverse world. I am a female, a daughter, granddaughter, sister, fiancé, niece, friend, Catholic, dietitian, animal lover, coffee and chocolate enthusiast… in no particular order. While I identify as many different things, there are many things I am not and won't try to be. As I continue to grow and navigate through life, I am finding that the way I define and present myself to the world is more important than the way someone else defines me. However, when someone tries to define or label me differently than how I see myself, it can be hurtful.
I have had so many positive experiences over the last several years as one half of an interfaith couple. I have had the opportunity to learn so much about the Jewish faith. I have embraced Jewish traditions and culture and continue to learn ways to incorporate these new traditions into my life. I have been welcomed with open arms into a Jewish family that I will officially be able to call my own family when I say "I do" in an interfaith wedding ceremony six months from now.
Unfortunately, when small, negative experiences occur, they can put a damper on even the most joyful occasions, just like a rain cloud can ruin a beautiful sunny day. These negative moments can linger causing sadness and frustration. I have encountered very few negative opinions in response to my interfaith relationship but that doesn't mean it hurts less when these situations do arise. My hope is that individuals today can continue to become more open-minded and non-judgmental. As the Catholic half of a Catholic/Jewish interfaith couple, below are some experiences I'd like to avoid repeating in the future.
For starters, please do not call me a "shiksa" if you would like to maintain a friendship with me. Calling me this term will not make me laugh and I will not think it's funny. The word "shiksa" means "non-Jewish female," however, other translations for the word include "impure" and "abomination." This word is not a term of endearment and every definition I have ever read for this word describes it as derogatory. Most definitions even directly indicate that this word should not be used as a label or reference for someone. It is 2016, I am a Catholic woman who fell in love with a Jewish man and there is nothing forbidden about our love. If you are a person who identifies as Jewish who is not aware of the correct definition for the word "shiksa," please take the time to research the word and then ask yourself if the person you're referring to would be offended by this.
I am Catholic. I am "of a different faith background" but would prefer not to be called a "non-Jew." I have read articles about the controversy of the term "non-Jew." It made me stop and think about my feelings toward this term. I get it. I'm not Jewish and I'm not trying to be. I am marrying someone who identifies as Jewish while I identify as Catholic. To me, this is very concrete. The problem arises when someone else starts identifying me by what I am not rather than what I am. When someone calls me a "non-Jew" it makes me feel like I'm on the outside looking in or excluded from a group. The term "non-Jew" also makes me feel as though the person referring to me as a "non-Jew" feels superior because they are Jewish and I am not. Individuals should be identified as what they are rather than what they are not to avoid hurt feelings or discomfort.
Finally, I have been asked on a number of occasions since my engagement if I plan to convert to Judaism. While I respect the question and a person's interest in our different faith backgrounds, I don't feel as though I need to convert to my partner's religion in order for it to be acceptable to get married. Don't get me wrong, I love that conversion is an option and that in the future, if I feel conversion is right for me, I can make that decision. On the other hand, I love that intermarriage is accepted by many today and that I can continue to practice my personal religious beliefs while building new traditions with my partner who has personal religious beliefs that are different from my own.
I don't know what the future holds for my partner and me as we move closer to our wedding day but my hope is for continued acceptance and respect for individuals of different faiths and interfaith couples. We will continue to surround ourselves with friends and family who accept and embrace our different faiths and support us as we build this new life together!
Top 3 Wedding Planning Tips from a Beginner
I have planned exactly one party in my lifetime. It was a surprise sweet sixteen birthday party for my best friend during our sophomore year of high school. The party was held in my parents' basement decorated with balloons and streamers. Party guests successfully pulled off the surprise and spent the rest of the evening gobbling slices of pizza and birthday cake while mingling and listening to the latest tunes playing on my boom box.
Fast forward 12 years to 2016. I am knee deep in planning the biggest party of my life…my wedding! Jarrett and I are approaching our one year engagement anniversary (March 20th) and have been busy wedding planning for nearly 11 months now. We continue checking items off of our to-do list as we move closer to our October 2016 wedding. While our to-do list is much shorter than it was 11 months ago, it's safe to say I probably looked like a happy deer in headlights last April. I was so excited about our recent engagement but had NO idea where to begin when it came to wedding planning. So I thought it might be helpful to share some planning tips that worked for us. We are by no means professionals when it comes to wedding planning but we're having a lot of fun figuring it out!
1. Talk Details! Jarrett and I sat down one day and discussed everything we knew about weddings (mostly from the weddings we had recently attended). We brainstormed what we wanted and did not want in our day. We talked seasons: Summer? Too hot. Winter? Too cold. Spring? A spring 2016 wedding would only allow one year of planning which felt too rushed. We also discussed that weddings are very expensive and the additional months of planning would allow us to save more money. We had made our decision. A Fall 2016 wedding would allow a year and a half for all of the planning, decision making and money saving (it also happened to be my favorite season!). We drafted a guest list based on who we knew we would be inviting plus estimated a number for our parents' guest lists. Our guest estimate totaled 150-200 individuals so we knew we needed a venue that accommodated at least 200.
Finally, while the wedding day is about celebrating us as a couple, we knew the majority of our guests would be traveling to celebrate with us and we did not want our wedding day to be an inconvenience for our friends and family. We knew we wanted a Saturday evening wedding with the ceremony and reception at the same location. So we had determined season, guest count and venue wish list. Then we discussed budget. We listed each wedding vendor we would need for our wedding day (Venue, Caterer, Photographer, DJ, Florist and Officiant). We created a budget range for each potential vendor prior to setting up any appointments. From there, we estimated a total budget range for all wedding vendors plus additional details (wedding dress, invitations, etc). It seemed we had it all planned on scratch paper! Now what?!
2. Get Organized! After our engagement, friends and family members had bought me a number of wedding magazines and I was so excited to start browsing through for inspiration. Over time, I started cutting ideas I liked out of the magazines so I could keep them in a pile and easily access them. I realized I needed somewhere to hold all of our wedding planning resources. I bought a three-ring binder and visited one of my favorite websites, Pinterest, and searched for "Wedding Organization Printables." I found free print-out dividers and resources for "financials," "guest list & seating" and "timeline/to-dos." I knew that everything would be in one place and nothing would get lost. Through each step, I write in the amount we spent and checked it off the to-do list! As we decided on each vendor, I placed signed copies of our contracts in the binder so I could refer back to them when I needed a quick reference or to see when a future payment was due.
3. Do Your Homework/Be Willing to Be Flexible! I began searching for wedding vendors in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area. I utilized "The Knot" website/app on my phone to search vendors by location. The app made it easy to learn details about different vendors and read reviews from people who had utilized their services. I could even look at samples of vendors' work (ie: photography/floral arrangements) on "The Knot" app.
First, we chose wedding venues to tour based on those that met our search criteria. We knew we would need a confirmed wedding date and venue selection before being able to book any additional vendors. I made the vendor appointments and Jarrett came along to every meeting to provide his opinion and support. It is helpful to make the decisions together since after all, it is our wedding day! We made a list of questions to ask before each meeting so we would be prepared. The reason I suggest being flexible is because many wedding venues, especially popular ones book up far in advance. We toured a wedding venue in April 2015 and fell in love with it. We knew we wanted to host our wedding there but it was booked through September 2016 for Saturday weddings. This is how we decided on an October wedding date (based on venue availability). If you have your heart set on a specific wedding date, you may need to be flexible with your venue choice. The more time you allow for planning, the more choices you will have!
Other selling points for our venue included the staff; they thoroughly and professionally answered all of our questions and put our worries at ease. We learned that we could have both our ceremony and reception on-site and they even had on-site catering and bar service so we were able to save a few steps. Once we selected our venue, we continued booking our remaining wedding vendors one by one. We carefully read the vendor reviews, made lists of questions and compared prices and availability for our chosen wedding date.
My final planning tip would be to have fun! Many people have told me wedding planning is so stressful and they were happy when it was over. Truthfully, because we gave ourselves a lot of planning time, I have been enjoying this life chapter and may miss it when it all comes to an end because it's truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are still seven months away from the big day and there is still so much to do but I am content in what we have been able to accomplish thus far; especially since we're figuring it out on our own and with the support of one another! Next up on the to-do list: designing invitations and yarmulkas! Stay tuned for more wedding fun.
Why I #ChooseLove: In Sickness & In Health
I've been absent from the IFF blog for the past month or so, dealing with some health issues that kept me a bit too busy for wedding planning—or reflecting.
While I've dealt with doctor's appointments and missed deadlines at work, I've had a mental image of a calendar with pages flying by—each representing a day of wedding planning that we've missed. But, honestly, none of that really matters. What matters is the fact that, with the support of family and friends, we'll make it there together—the details of what the wedding day will look like are substantially less important. After all, that's what it means when you choose love.
At a recent doctor's appointment a nurse smiled at Justin, as she said to me, "you've got a good one sticking by you through this." Justin's response was instantaneous: "well, she's sure had her share of being by my side in similar situations."
It's true. Only four months after we met I was by Justin's side, calling 911 when he was injured, holding his hand as he came to after a 7 hour surgery, and traveling almost every other week between Boston and Philadelphia as he spent three months in a rehabilitation hospital relearning how to walk.
We've been testing the traditional marriage vow of "in sickness and in health" through the course of our relationship.
We haven't actually made it to the point of planning where we are addressing vows (which, as we've learned, are traditional in Christian ceremonies but not in Jewish ceremonies), but we both know that this concept isn't new to us. We've committed to holding up our relationship through adventures and health, and through the lows of sickness and injuries.
So, the countdown is on. We need to order rings. We need to design our invites. We need to pick out a ketubah. Finalize our huppah design. We need to pick out food. And figure out what to wear. And how to light our venue. And order flowers. And learn how to dance. The list is long, but we'll get it done.
After all, those are just details. We've already worked out the important things.
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I Can't Wait To Marry My Fiancé
Hi, my name is Reva Minkoff, and I absolutely cannot wait to marry my fiancé, Derek. That sentence, or a derivative of it, is something my grandfather used as part of a marketing campaign for a bridal magazine about fifty years ago, but I guess it's universal and transcends time.
Derek and I have been dating for over four years and have lived together for the past year, but his proposal still took me by surprise on August 15th. For those of you that are fans of the show Friends, I joke that he pulled a Chandler—he spent about six weeks convincing me that he was not going to propose anytime soon. "What if I promised you that we would get engaged in ten years?" He'd ask. I think that number started at fourteen. By the time he proposed, I'd gotten it down, year by year, to four more years until a proposal. In the car ride up to Michigan, where he proposed, I had essentially resigned myself to the fact that I was never getting married.
So to say I was surprised by the proposal is probably an understatement. But of course, we both knew that my answer would be yes.
As much as I wanted to marry Derek, it increasingly became less and less of a question or a choice as to whether I would be with Derek, regardless. Ok, that's not entirely true—I was considering leaving over this whole "why won't he marry me" issue—but as I said, by the end, I really think I might have stuck around.
You see, Derek and I weren't looking for each other. We met at a friend's Hanukkah party. She and I had met at Break Fast that year and were becoming close friends. She and Derek worked together. I had been on a great date the night before the party, and while evaluating my options, wasn't actively looking. I have no idea what was in his head. Over wine and latkes, we laughed, talked, and bonded over the "movie quote" game my brother and I made up years ago.
Over the next seven months, Derek and I kept winding up together. Our friend likes to throw dinner parties, and we were both on the invite list. One night at a blues club, we started flirting. His cousin told him she thought I might be into him. A few weeks later, after the friend's birthday party, my roommate counseled that he thought Derek liked me. I didn't believe him.
But eventually we both independently (and unbeknownst to each other) asked our friend for permission to go out with the other person.
On our first date, he thought I wouldn't be interested in a relationship with him because I was Jewish and he wasn't (not true: I have always dated people who aren't Jewish and had no problem doing so), and that I was seeing someone else (kinda not true, as our mutual friend made me promise never to see that guy again if she were going to give me permission to go out with Derek).
As for me, I liked how he pushed me and challenged me. I liked how he made me laugh. But I was afraid that he wouldn't be strong enough to handle someone like me. I was afraid I would walk all over him. Which, as it turns out, could not be farther from the truth.
In the beginning, every six weeks or so he would want to have a serious conversation to remind me that he wasn't looking for anything serious. I would ask him if he was happy and if he had a good time when we were together. He would say yes. I would say then let's just take it one day at a time. After about four months, those conversations stopped.
Four years later, we have an amazing partnership, and I cannot wait to walk down the aisle with him. People often say that love comes when you aren't looking for it—and perhaps in many ways we are a great example. I wasn't looking for him. He wasn't looking for me. But we found each other. And now, the campaign that my grandfather came up with for a bridal magazine rings true. I cannot wait to marry him and share our journey to our October 11, 2015 wedding with all of you.
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This Is What We Are Going To Look Like For the Rest Of Our Lives
I did not mean that we were walking down the aisle in jeans and hooded sweatshirts. I meant that if you asked 5-year-old Ryan what he would look like or who was the man he was going to be on his wedding day, he could not have imagined it. And everything is different from what I imagined on my 15th birthday. And even at 25, I would not have believed you I would be getting married 600 miles from where I grew up and that was only four years ago.
At the beginning of this blog, I was asked to introduce Lisa and me as a couple. That couple could not have planned what lay ahead for the both of us. It is amazing to look back when I first started writing in April and see the changes in our lives that have happened since then. Many of them were not planned, but Lisa and I remained a team and got through all the ups and downs together. The wedding we planned in April is nowhere near identical to the wedding that is happening in just 8 days.
Where am I going with this? I don't know.
My spiritual mentor Scott and I talked about the power of "I do not know" this week during our weekly chat. Sometimes in life, it is best not to know. There is a lot of truth in that statement. We tend to get caught up on what we do know, and forget that we do not need to know everything in order to be successful. We simply have to trust that G-D has got it worked out.
Easier said than done. Especially this close to the date and you feel like you have to know everything. Everything needs to be set in stone. And maybe for the wedding it does have to be. However, at the moment, in life, it is best that I do not know life's full plan. Knowing that I love Lisa with all my heart is really all I need. Life's other details will be taken care of with or without my help, it seems.
I have talked about being spiritually ready to get married throughout the course of this entire blog. I can say that I am ready and have not even gone to the mikveh yet. What I thought "spiritually ready" looked like in April, and actually feeling it now, into my soul, are two very different things.
An Inter-Faith Yom Kippur in a Time of Weddings
As Friday settled in and the sun began to set, we began to prepare for the weekend. I was preparing my body by beginning my fast. Lisa was preparing for a busy Saturday.
One thing that makes Lisa a wonderful inter-faith partner is that she asked me before she made dinner if I minded. Since to my knowledge, there is not a lot of fasting in Catholicism, she wanted to be respectful for my decision to practice faith in a way that was meaningful for me. I never once expected her to fast with me because our relationship is based on encouragement and not on forced decisions.
When we rose on Saturday, it was going to be a busy day for the both of us.
We both attended the Saturday morning services for Yom Kippur.
Although the services and sermon was great, it was the simplest things of the day that brought me the most joy. A year ago, I could not even enter a temple if I wanted to because major knee surgery had me laid up and streaming the services from my computer. And as we chanted during services, we would have been grateful and content. However, with so much changing over the past year, outside my relationship with Lisa, our temple was the only constant. And for that I would have been grateful and content. The last part I will say about services is that it was great to have Lisa there for me in the morning. When I attended the afternoon services without her, she was dearly missed. However, she was there in the morning for me and for that I am grateful and content.
When I asked Lisa about services, her first answer was the most important. She liked being there for me. It melts my heart a little bit even to think of it. However, her overall view was that a lot of things remained universal. There were songs to be sung, readings to follow, and a sermon to be heard. She was most fascinated with seeing the Torah scrolls being unveiled from behind the curtain and then carried around to be touched by tallit or prayer books and then kissed.
Lisa also had a busy rest of the day preparing for the wedding. She needed to go purchase a slip for her dress and several other pressing wedding purchases. And this was before she needed to attend her own bridal shower that day. We know we should have planned better to not have it on such a big day, but that is when most people were available and since we do have not a very active Jewish circle of friends, no one really thought much of it until the date was set. Lisa was grateful for all those who were able to attend the event.
This snapshot of our day is very much what it is like to live in an inter-faith world; we all just need to be respectful of everyone's decisions and try to be there in the best ways that we can.
Expectations, Acceptance, and Fantasy Football
"My Happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations." – Michael J. Fox
One thing about me is that I am an avid fantasy football player. As a matter of fact, I am champion of one league, two years in a row and am currently tied for first place in that league again. Before the season began and even before the draft, I went over my team from last year. I realized that I had very little of my original team that I drafted still on that team. That means that week in and week out, I played the game. I worked hard and it brought home two championships. This year is not much different. I selected Adrian Peterson with my first pick in the draft, thinking it was a steal at the fifth overall spot. I expected him to be a stud and carry my team to victory. However, due to his legal issues, he is sitting on my bench and I have had to pay attention every day and make the smart decisions to put me into first place. As a matter of fact, my only loss of the year was when he was playing for me in the first game. Every win since then has taken a lot of work and of course some luck.
Planning a wedding and a life is not much different.
There will be expectations when you begin planning. Some of those will not be met. You accept them and continue to forge ahead.
One expectation Lisa had was that her grandparents would be able to attend the ceremony. It looks like now, the trip may be a little much for them and we are both a little heartbroken. For myself and those who have been reading along, know that I was very excited to have my spiritual mentor come be at my side during the wedding. As it turns out, he was over committed and triple booked that weekend and could not get out of one commitment to be at the wedding.
In life, I have really been focusing on the expectations not being met in, but in a positive way. As the job search continues, I am overwhelmed by the experience. But in a good way. In the middle of the recession, I lost my job and it took nearly two years to find steady employment and many hours submitting resume after resume. I had those expectations when I sat down and started the job process this time. However, people are stepping up in ways I did not expect. Every day, my face is in front of someone new or someone offering advice and information. It has actually made the process exciting and even enjoyable. Instead of expecting the worst, I accepted this is the reality and it has helped my outlook tremendously.
As we enter in Yom Kippur this weekend and continue to reflect, I had a lot of expectations over this past year. What would happen and where I would be today. I cannot do much with those failed expectations. I can accept that I have a beautiful fiancé that I could not be more excited about marrying in just over a month. I can accept that I am being overwhelmed with support from people right now. I accept and cherish that I can put extra time into the wedding planning. I accept that not having a job is allowing me for a visit back east. I can accept I will not be at a desk for the next month and instead will be spiritually readying myself for the big day and what comes next. I do not expect, I simply accept in just over a month I am going to be surrounded by loved ones and have one of the greatest days of our lives.
A Hard Year Behind Us, A New Year Ahead
One of the things we celebrate at this time year is the chance to begin anew.
As of this past Friday, life is going to be starting in new ways quite frankly which we had not planned. I lost my job. And for the first time in awhile, I am simply at a loss for words.
I was trying to come up with a theme or message for this post, but keep coming up short. Therefore, I will do what happens when I go and give a mentoring talk and am not feeling incredibly inspired. Just share my honest experience and hope I am able to help one person.
This year has been tough, for Lisa and me. A year ago, I was stuck in a chair, completely laid up due to a massive knee surgery. The return to normal from there has been a long process and I still feel some of the effects of that every day. Lisa and I also were pushed out of one of the things we loved most in this world and the thing that brought us together: roller derby. And now, we are dealing with the loss of a job. All while planning a wedding.
This weekend we had a simple mission. Put one foot in front of the other one. Do the next right thing. Be in the moment. The remainder of Friday was spent talking to my spiritual adviser as well as my temple rabbis. One even shared that while she was getting married, her husband lost a job too. Saturday and Sunday we were visiting Lisa's family, trying to remain normal and focus on being around people who care for us. When I look back at the weekend, I remember the people who cared, the people who reached out and the look on our niece, and flower girl's face after she got off her first roller coaster.
Monday, we are back to the new reality.
Tuesday, we marched ahead and continued planning our wedding the way we envisioned it. We are too far along to be able to change much.
The next couple weeks are now going to be split between holidays, wedding planning and a job search. Lisa has a lot coming up as well. Her bridal shower and attending her first Jewish High Holiday services.
These upcoming weeks are going to be interesting. So in the meantime, L'shanah tovah (Happy New Year).
Liminal Space and the Yichud
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the space between the checklists, but this week, I wanted to go further.
One of my favorite spiritual concepts is the idea of liminal space. I think about this concept a lot. I try to see where in my life, I am in liminal space.
Lisa and I began our time together in two separate cities, separated by 600 miles. It was a subtle space between us, but we grew to love one another because we had that space. Before we met in person, our long conversations were intense and deep. We grew in that space apart and without knowing it, that new space we were moving into was to be the most important relationship of our lives.
When planning a wedding, life is very much lived in liminal space. We have spent nearly a year planning this endeavor and when it is said and done, we really begin to plan life together. It is not like Lisa and I have not spent time talking about our dreams of owning a home and having children, but with a wedding, those plans are set temporarily on the back burner.
Lisa and I also are in a lot of liminal space in our everyday lives. I am still within the first two years of my long-term career and Lisa is still searching niche in the working world. If you remember back to our first post, we met through the sport of roller derby. After being so heavily involved with the sport years (seven for me and nine for Lisa) both of us on a hiatus and I am leaning towards yoga and ballet. I still feel in spiritual transition between Conservative services and Reform services. Moving from one coast to another, just puts everything into liminal as the settling process begins.
After the ceremony, we are finally out of liminal space, and officially a married couple. I am already excited to take time and have a Yichud. A Yichud is when the bride and groom take a couple minutes to just be by themselves. It is that moment, when we end our lives as we have known it and step into a new one. Honestly, this week I thought about this moment, and I cried. That is what the movement out of liminal space can create, true moments of joy. It creates a true spiritual experience. One that Lisa and I can share forever in our truly inter-faith life together.


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Corncob Jelly Recipe
Making this jelly every year in the summer is a tradition in my family. I often give this jelly as a gift.—Marge Hagy, Brewster, Washington
- 12 large corncobs
- 4 cups water
- 1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
- 4 cups sugar
- Yellow food coloring
- 1. Cut corn kernels from cobs and reserve for another recipe. In a stockpot, place corncobs and water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes.
- 2. Discard cobs; strain liquid through cheesecloth. Liquid should measure 3 cups. Add additional water if necessary.
- 3. Return to stockpot and stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil. Add sugar and bring back to a boil. Skim foam and add a few drops of food coloring. Transfer to covered jars; refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Yield: 5 cups.
Reviews for Corncob Jelly
Reviewed Jun. 13, 2016
"I made this some time ago, but I never reviewed it. Looked it back up today, so I can make it again soon. :) We loved it. I froze the corn for later use and used the cobs for the jelly. Love the dual purpose! My sons loved this on fresh biscuits. Just one slight note, I didn't use the yellow food coloring."
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2014
"I just made a batch of this. I did one step a bit differently though. Instead of using water, I saved the water from the blanching of the corn & used it instead. Turned out great! My grandmother used to make this too. Love it!"
Reviewed Jul. 27, 2010
"When I was a young child my grandmother made this jelly all the time and it was so good. I really love it and so does my family."
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Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) announced that, three representatives will visit Beijing, to hopefully appeal to party leaders and the NPC delegates for general democratic elections. At the same time, injunctions ordering the cleanup of occupied areas are extended, as requested by Hong Kong taxi and light bus groups. Details were also released on punishing violators of the order. What is the next step for Hong Kong's democratic movements seeking general democratic elections?
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Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) announced that, three representatives will visit Beijing, to hopefully appeal to party leaders and the NPC delegates for general democratic elections. At the same time, injunctions ordering the cleanup of occupied areas are extended, as requested by Hong Kong taxi and light bus groups. Details were also released on punishing violators of the order. What is the next step for Hong Kong's democratic movements seeking general democratic elections?
Alex Chow Yong-Kang, the secretary general of HKFS, said on Nov.13 that he and 2 other HKFS representatives would take the flight to Beijing at 5 p.m. on 15th. They will request a meeting with Li Keqiang and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders, to directly reflect Hong Kong people's demands for general democratic elections.
Chow said, if Beijing denied their entry at immigration, then the CCP are telling the world that they are afraid of listening to the Hong Kong people's voice. If that happens, resistance from Hong Kong will only become stronger.
According to a statement by HKFS, the visit to Beijing has two purposes: first, to convey the real will of HK people to CCP leaders, such that they will not make wrong decisions based on false information; second, remonstrate against forcibly imposing the CCPs regime on Hong Kong.
HKFS said, the travel to Beijing is a compelling move. It has no intent to challenge the CCPs authority, or the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.
In addition, HKFS said they would ask Hong Kong residents to write down their political opinions on the three "We Want Real General Democratic Elections" banners placed at occupied areas. The banners will then be brought to Beijing by the representatives.
Ma Ngok, associate professor of political science at CUHK: They feel that the HK government cannot deliver messages for them so they should directly visit Beijing to speak for themselves. However, I think they will have little chance to meet CCP central officials in Beijing.
Ma said if CCP officials refuse to meet HK student representatives, this can also be regarded as an indication of their attitude toward HK people. In addition, Beijing may have to take back its decision if they positively respond to students' demands. Previously, students received no response when they asked former HK chief executive Chee-Hwa Tung to contact Beijing. Ma thus believes that HKFS has no other choice but to directly visit Beijing.
Editor-in-chief of Open Magazine Jin Zhong told RFI that, according to Article 62 Section 11 of the CCP's Constitution, improper decisions by the NPC Standing Committee can be changed or canceled. Based on this, Occupy Central protesters are directing to demand cancellation or revision of the NPC's Aug 31 decision on HK chief executive election.
On the other hand, Ming Pao learned from mediators between students and HK government that they were told by Beijing that the CCP would not compromise. HKFS representatives will not be allowed to enter Beijing. They will be directly sent back to Hong Kong via air.
A short time ago, the CCP mouthpiece Global Times reported: HKFS representatives are not eligible to request a meeting with CCP central officials or NPC leaders. The best option is to block them at immigration, if technically doable.
Meanwhile, the conflicts around occupied areas in Hong Kong are turning worse.
On No.14, HK High Court extended an injunction over occupied areas in Mongkok and Admiralty, upon request by HK taxi and light bus groups. The judge also added details about punishment against those resisting police in executing the order.
Hong Kong legal workers are questioning the court decision.
Apple Daily quoted Mr. Henry Litton, senior legal professional and a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, questioned the court decision. Litton said it was odd for the court to issue injunctions in a situation that Chiu Luen Public Light Bus Limited, the plaintiff, did not give any plan of area cleaning. Litton said he was further astonished by the fact that the plaintiff never executed the order after the injunction was issued. Litton said it is "unimaginable" to issue a second order when the first order was not even being executed.
Previously, Litton also commented on the injunction : a civil court process was being invoked for what I feel is a public order issue.
An Apple Daily report quoted Johannes Chan, the Dean of the Faculty of Law for the University of Hong Kong. Chan criticized that the HK government is planning to use massive police power in executing an injunction order resulting from a civil suit, which is completely incorrect in legal procedure.
Alan Leong, member of HK Legislative Council and senior lawyer: for a civil suit to request police help in executing the injunction order, I have never seen things like this throughout my 30 years of being a lawyer.
Alan Leong said, the injunction order muddles between decisions of civil court and criminal court, and thus disrupts the convention that it is the government that brings public order issues to suit.
Ma Ngok further commented that, even if police clear occupied areas in Mongkok and Admiralty, student protesters can still move to other places. Therefore Occupy Central will not easily see an end if the HK government denies any kind of political reform.
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The 15-hour ordeal from Safranbolu
Coming from Safranbolu, I was presented with two options to get to Amasya. First one was through Karabuk, where you wait for an Istanbul-Amasya bus along the highway - not an enticing option considering the uncertainties. So I took the second (and one that was recommended by locals in Safranbolu) option of taking a bus to Ankara and catching Amasya-bound buses from there. Although a bit circuitous, it made sense given that Ankara is a hub.
Everything went smoothly from Safranbolu - found a 10:30 AM bus to Ankara by Safran, the earliest I could find (at least two other buses leave later at around 12 noon; the bus companies' offices are in Kirankoy, so you have to take the dolmus from Carsi to Kirankoy) - until the bus left Safranbolu late by 30 minutes. And that's when problems started to crop up.
Because our bus was late, I missed the 2:30 PM bus to Amasya from Ankara by a nail-biting 10 minute, and the next bus wasn't until 6 PM. Apparently, there is only one company that operates bus services from Ankara's otogar - Amasya Mertur. So I had no choice but to spend three hours in Ankara's otogar (it's a mammoth terminal, but I was so unlucky that day as the Internet cafes we're having technical problems), and worse, arrive in Amasya at an ungodly 12 midnight!
Fares and contact details:
Safranbolu - Ankara (4 hrs): YTL 12
Company: Safran
Tel: +(90370) 7254050 / 7254800 / 7252724
Ankara - Amasya (5 hrs): YTL 20
Company: Amasya Mertur
Tel (Ankara): +(90312) 4444 44 05
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From Bogazkale to Amasya
The dolmush from Bogazkale to Sungurlu leaves from the village square when it is full. It costs 1 500 000 TL.
If you are going to Amasya you should ask the driver to be dropped at Mavi Ocak, a restaurant by the road outside Sungurlu. Some buses to Amasya stops here for lunchbreak. I had tea and sat down and waited almost an hour until the next bus came. To Amasya I paid 10 000 000 TL and it took about three hours.
Amasya otogar is 2 - 3 km outside the cýtycentre, but most buscompanýes has a free service in to town.
You just tell them where you are going and hopefully you will be dropped right there. I was dropped just outside Yuvam Pension on Atatürk Caddesi (but then I had difficulties to find the entrance to the pension).
From Amasya to Sivas
Here the difficulties to find a ticket for a bus leaving about that time I wanted started. I went round to several bussoffices in town but they all only had eveningbuses to Sivas. I absolutly wanted to leave earlýer to have the afternoon in Sivas. Finally a woman in one of the offices explained I had to go to the otogar, there was a company there with a bus 11.30. Luckely I passed one more company before I left for the otogar and they did have a bus at eleven. It was with Kent buscompany and they had a pickup at the office half an hour before the bus left.
The ticket was 15 000 000 TL and the busride took about tree hours.
Bus station.
Unsure where the location of the bus station is as didn't have time to go see but below is the main number.
Apart from the 3 local bus companies i list on other pages,there are more which serve the city.
Phone: +90 358 218 80 12Related to:
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Bus travel to and from Amasya
We arrived by bus and left by bus, in the direction of Samsun. There are plenty of buses on this route, as it is the main way of travelling between the Black Sea and the South-East...some of the buses passing through were en route to Diyarbakir, a marathon slog of 27 hours!! The journey to Samsun takes only 3-4 hours, from where there are buses heading to Sinop to the West, and Trabzon to the East.
The bus station is a good few kilometres from the centre of town, so walking is only for the sadistic. There are dolmuslar which shuttle into town regularly...the only problem is knowing where to get off! getting to the bus station is easier, as the bus companies have offices in the centre of town adn run their own shuttle services which should depart in time for the buses...ours was late though, which seemed to worry the man in the office more than it worried us...I would have happily spent a few more hours in Amasya.
Metro Turizm Bus
It's always a safe bet with Metro Turizm bus everytime. I bought my ticket at the Buyuk Otogar (Grand Bus Terminal) in Istanbul. I just pack couple of shirts and pants and left the rest of luggage in my favorite hotel in Istanbul, and off I go to Amasya. It's the same route as the road I took before in Amasra -- the black sea coast route.
Fare was TL50 Istanbul-Amasya on a 10-hour or so trip.
I left noontime at the buyuk otogar in Istanbul passing through some scenic routes and arriving Amasya otogar at past midnight already.
Metro bus is competing with other big bus lines with individual TV, mostly turkish or dubbed in turkish movies as usual, though somehow it kept me entertained, while napping every now and then.
Wifi is not working on this bus though. The steward will tell you if it's your destination already as the bus will continue on to it's final destination.
Website: http://www.metroturizm.com.tr/
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To Amasya
Bus and car are the best ways to get here. Trains from Sivas are slow and less comfortable than the bus. The nearest airport is at Samsun.
Bus companies for Amasya are
444 44 05 Amasya Mertur
0364 225 07 75 Lider Turizm
0358 312 24 85 Lüks Amasya İtimat
0356 212 44 41 Topçam Turizm
Distances to Amasya
Ankara: 335 km (208 miles), 5 hours
Bogazkale: 85 km (53 miles), 1.5 hours
Cappadocia (Urgup): 400 km (250 miles), 7 hours
Çorum: 92 km (57 miles), 1.75 hours
Giresun: 339 km (211 miles) E, 6 hours
Istanbul: 685 km (426 miles), 10.5 hours
Samsun: 130 km (81 miles), 2.25 hours
Sinop: 220 km (137 miles), 4 hours
Sivas: 225 km (140 miles), 4 hours
Trabzon: 500 km (311 miles), 8 hours
Plane to Samsun, Then Bus to Amasya
Amasya has no airport. However Samsun is 130 kms far from it and there are regular flights to Samsun from Istanbul and charters from Germany in summertime. Look at my Samsun transportation page for information.
After arrival to Samsun there are two options:train or bus.
according to the info in government site of Amasya departure from Samsun:08.20
Arrival to Amasya:11.22(3 hrs approx.)
There are many bus firms connecting Amasya to Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Samsun.
444 00 18
Amasya (0358)218 88 03
Istanbul (0212)658 36 66
Ankara (0312) 224 06 05
Izmir (232) 472 0005
Amasya(0358) 212 37 75
(0358)212 87 00
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