From the sources
The parsha ends with the very famous story of the binding of Yitzchak. This is where Avraham is told by Hashem to take his beloved son Yitzchak up to Har HaMoriah and offer him up as a sacrifice. In the end Hashem provides a ram to be slaughtered, and Avraham and Yitzchak come back down from the mountain and return home.
The term “Akeidat Yitzchak” is often translated as “the sacrifice of Isaac.” However, this is not a accurate translation. A more precise translation would be “the binding of Isaac.” The term ‘Akeidah’ refers tying a persons arms and legs behind them, so they cannot move.
How to eat it
Serve roast lamb shoulder, or lamb chops
And of course, there always needs to be a way to incorporate lollies or candy into the food preparation. So this week one of the kids came up with the idea that we could use liquorice straps to represent the straps that Avraham used to bind Yitzchak’s arms and legs at the time of the Akeidah. This child also eagerly added that if you couldn’t get liquorice, you could use jelly (ie gummy) snakes for the same purpose (as he prefers them!!!).
