Extreme Clean with Me After the Party | What is a Sheva Brachot? | Chatty | Orthodox Jewish Mom
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We had a big party last night called a Sheva Brachot. This morning though I have to clean up the huge mess left behind from the party. While I clean the messy kitchen, I will talk to you about what a Sheva Brachot meal is, how we prepared, and how it went. So enjoy the cleaning motivation while I take care of cleaning up this extremely messy kitchen!
Hello and welcome! My name is Chana, I’m married to my best friend, and we have four wonderful children together. We also happen to be Orthodox Jews and we homeschool our kids. This video is a sneak peek into our daily lives :) You can see how this particular Jewish homeschool mom sets up her days, rolls with the punches, and gets it all done. Thanks for watching!
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this is actually a very cool concept for a video it's nice to see you live in the everyday life of the world aside from every body You are not like anyone and this is what makes you a special and exceptional person. I wish you a happy life and to everyone who reads my comment ❤️🥰💖😍😘🍓♥️
Thank you so very much ❤️😊
When I saw the start of the video and the condition of your kitchen I thought “ holy cannoli, I know Chana is not liking waking up to that.” But I knew you had a wonderful and blessed occasion/party/meal the night before. Thank you for sharing all the information about the tradition. What a beautiful blessing your faith community gives the newlyweds.
Have a blessed Shabbat!
Thanks Shawn! 💜
Thank you for showing us your life, a normal life like the rest of us. I feel some RUclipsrs fake it, but not you! Thank you! So needed your laugh today, great way to start my weekend! Have a great day, Shabbat and weekend with all your Fireflies!❤️☺️
You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words :) Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Wow! A messy kitchen is the sign of a good cook...or a good party!! What a lovely set of traditions surrounding a wedding. Great job- see you next time- Love from CT!
You handled the kitchen like a champ!!!! I would have cried waking up to that I can’t lie.😂😂😂😂😂
Lol I could have stayed up working on it so I knew what I was in for when I got up :)
Wow, all that work and a new baby too; how do you do it? You deserve the mother of the century award! 🏆
That was so nice of you guys to host that celebration for the bride and groom!❤
It was absolutely our pleasure ❤️ The bride and groom are very dear to us 😊
@@jaroffireflies I admire and love the community that your faith provides!
Just wanted to say thank you. You are always positive and upbeat, 2 qualities I think are really important during these times.
Thank you Rogette!
I love that your community has so many celebrations. It seems very joyous and connected, I love that!
Also I am so happy you are getting all of these sponsorships. You go Channa!
Thank you so much Amber! 💜💜💜
I saw the photos on instagram and everything was just lovely. So do the newlyweds go on a honeymoon in your culture, Chana? I like that the wedding goes on for a week....what fun and the couple must feel very loved and supported.
I don’t think honeymoon is a common thing for us
Good job Chana! That was a lot of work. So good to hear how you and your husband work together on this. On Christmasevening when all our children and grandchildren come to our house my husband and I prepare food for about 30 people and that’s so fun to do every year! Working together as a team is the best to do!! Have a nice day 👋🏼👋🏼
Love that you and your husband do that for the family! What a wonderful tradition!
I totally agree with waking up to a clean kitchen. Many years ago when my daughters were little there were so many nights when I was too tired to clean even one more thing. But, I quickly learned that when I wake up to a messy kitchen I become grumpy and my girls did not need a grumpy Mom for sure. So, I had to adapt quickly. It wasn't overnight but life was much better when Mom woke up to a clean kitchen lol.
This video reminds me of when I used to work with a campus Chabad house. I handled the kitchen. We used to host 50-60 college students plus members of the community every Shabbos. I would stay late after Havdala and clean, clean, clean 🥵. Nowadays, I hear they host at least 200-250 students every Shabbos BH!
Amazing!
I feel like we are old girlfriends now that I see your kitchen looks like mine after I cook. Just makes you that much more endearing my friend. I have such social anxiety, and so admire people who have the talent to make people feel welcome and open up their home to family and friends. Hope you find time to relax after all the hard work. ❤
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Marley :)
I’ve just recently started to be intentional about putting my kitchen to bed every night. It does make a big difference when I wake up in the morning. Kudos to you and your hubby for undertaking this big celebration!!🎉
Chana, I am in the first 30 seconds of watching this video and I am laughing...not at you, for you. Of course, I will be watching to see how this turns around. You go, girl!
😂😂😂 It’s definitely the worst my kitchen has ever looked!
Your kitchen looks so pretty once you get done. Excellent hosting in my opinion. A mess in the morning is evidence of fun
Thank you 😊
I imagine that you are a wonderful home school teacher. The way you explain things thoroughly and clearly makes it interesting to learn from you. Now I know about Sheva Brachot and I feel smarter than I was!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Belynda!
Real Life! My kitchen looks like that right now LOL!
😂😂😂
When my son got married everyone made him a sheva brachot at a nice kosher restaurant for all the days It was nice of you to have it at your house and put in all that hard work. Made it more personal and cozy
Here it’s more common to do them at home. I agree, definitely more cozy :)
These videos help a lot, I live alone so I don't clean as much as I should, if I had roomates or a family I lived with I would feel the need to clean more to make a comfortable home for every one, but living alone I always think, "Just leave it a bit messy, I'm too tired to clean" since it's just for myself, I know that's not a good attitude to have. I will try to clean more and make a nice home for myself even if it is just me in this new year.
You’re worth it!
@@jaroffireflies Yes, of course thank you!
Your giggle is so sweet and at times self deprecating ! I love it
I have to say that your family really knows how to throw a party. In California I was the creative arts director of our church and it was a bit large. Everyone wanted to come to a staff member's house for Bible study so we ended up with 45 people every Friday. I worked all weekend at church Saturday and three services on Sunday to get everybody in! Everyone would come at 4:00 and go swimming we would make dinner together, generally a barbecue and then my husband would need a Bible study and they would never go home until about midnight. So I understand. Oftentimes my husband would cook and I would always clean, or my housekeeper who happened to come to our Bible study would try to do the dishes but I wouldn't let her if I could help it. LOL but I agree I am much prefer my husband to do the cooking and I prefer to do the cleaning as he's just not into cleaning. But he does so many other things much better. He has a green thumb and it's good cook. And currently he takes care of me and kind of does almost everything except with the housekeepers take care of for us on Mondays. I think the dinner for the married couple is such a beautiful thing to do and such a timely thing to do in the beginning of their marriage where they can feel the love and have that extra little push in life. Personally I think you make the cleaning look really easy. You and your husband are gifted to care for others in that way. You do need a calm attitude about your home in order to share it properly. There's nothing more important than a human being not a table not a chair not a crumb on the floor. God bless you too that is beautiful. My favorite word. I will talk to you again soon.
Thank you for sharing and for your kind words 💜
You are right, the day starts better when you can walk in to a clean kitchen. It's nice that your community is an extended version of family for events like marriage, death, and birth.
The community is wonderful 💜
Chana, you clean up exactly like I do - run the dishwater, hand wash the rest, and save another load for the dishwasher 😊👍👌 I love a clean kitchen and I love wiping counter tops 😀. At my children’s and close friends’ homes, they know I will grab a cloth and start cleaning the counters automatically 🤣. It’s what I love to do ❤️
Love that!
It is so satisfying for me to clean a big mess lol I love feeling the accomplishment
I totally agree!
Shana Tova!! What a lot of work. So much celebrating in an orthodox community! I see a big difference between reform, conservative and the orthodox communities.
I remember when you used to say mother of 3 ❤
Looking at the kitchen I wouldn't even know where to start but you did a fantastic job!!!
I love this idea of celebrating for a week such a special time .
I am sure Bella enjoyed the breadcrumbs ! Xx
She sure did :)
Love the way you guys share the load and work together
We have a great partnership
Mr. Firefly is a lucky man to find such a lovely woman like you who wanted to learn and live the orthodox life. You are a lucky lady to find a handsome kind man.
There us something very satisfying in cleaning....or watching cleaning!
So satisfying ☺️
Hi Chana! Another wow for you and Daddy Firefly. the way you open your home for a Simcha, along with preparing food, ( and still around the time of Rosh Hashana,) there is so much work to be done, but you are thinking of others! And you are after birth! Amazing! I have made a couple Sheva brachot meals. The difference is we had ours catered. I could not prepare for it ourselves. May Hashem bless you and the Firefly family with continued good health, Simcha, and to be able to make many more Smachot in your home!
Thank you Rochel! Yes, it was a lot. Too much in fact but also I wouldn’t change a thing :)
I couldn’t have gone to sleep if my kitchen was in this state. You are so brave.
It was such a late night and we were all exhausted:)
It's great that you get to enjoy a night out after being so busy. Deep breath and time to start getting ready for sabbath.❤️
It was a lot of fun:)
I love how real you are... a lot of creators seem to want to show the world an unrealistic view of their life. No one is perfect, no matter how hard you try..and I appreciate your realness.
Thank you for sharing a piece of your life💙
Thank you so much!
Oh mercy for you, Chana!! I would have cried if I had seen that mess in the morning. But it is so lovely to have friends to dinner and your husband is an amazing cook. I know it is so exhausting and then not enough energy to clean that night. Bless you for that clean up.❤
I was definitely too tired to get to it that night :)
@@jaroffireflies definitely!
I am just in awe of you! As a guest being hosted I would feel so embarrassed to leave your house in that state OR as a host I would feel so anxious if my kitchen looked like this.. and you are just taking it in stride! That's truly inspiring 🥰
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I hosted a lunch party after services on 1st day Rosh Hashanah for 40 people. Salmon, gefilte fish, fish goujons, egg mayonnaise and various salads . Did all fish because we had creamy desserts.
Great fun but the cleaning up afterwards is extremely hard work .
You did a great job!!!
Shannah Tova from London UK
What fun! Wow what a meal!
Chana, as you know, I love your traditions, but again..HOW do you do it all?! In any case, this is new to me, so I do enjoy the learning. I hope you will always have the energy and stamina to be such a blessing, not only to your own family, but to others, as well! 🙂 Shabbat Shalom; enjoy your weekend! Rosemarie 💖
I definitely don’t do it all :) But I’ll tell you what helps me the most is that my husband cooks for Shabbat and holidays most of the time, and that I wake up early most days so I have quiet time to reset and get work done before my kids wake up :)
What a rewarding thing to be able to do for newlywed friends. It was so hard to see your new chairs messy! Maybe invest in nice chair covers for parties that might get rowdy. And lol, you didn't really need to say that your husband had cooked. We saw the counters and stove. 🤣
LOLOLOL Your comment made me laugh so much Love it
Too funny!
How kind that nonfamily members host.
Lovely to hear about this beautiful ongoing celebration. You truly are a team!!! Whatever you wear it will be fine xxxx
Thank you Samantha 💐
I love your face after you put the candles on the table...pure joy and a little exhausted. I love a party but hate the prep and clean up. I also am blessed to have a husband that likes to cook. Much love Rissy
Oh that’s amazing that your husband cooks too!
That’s sounds amazing for the couple and great for the community.
The bride and groom were very lucky! What a special dinner you guys hosted for them. I love learning about the Jewish faith. Thank you for taking us on these journeys.
Thank you so much for watching 💐
Wow Superwoman strikes again. How lovely hosting for the newlyweds and how lovely for them dining out for a week - bliss. The menu sounded amazing. What a lot of work and cleaning up for yourselves, but I know you will do it with a willing heart. Blessings to you all.
Thank you Karen!
You’re blue chairs aren’t going to last long without seat covers
*your
I love how positive you are about things going wrong! Love your “it’s ok”
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You are a rockstar dishwasher loader! 🤩 That was truly fascinating to watch you fit all of that in! I loved that nice, deep sigh you gave at the end. Ahhh, there’s nothing like a freshly cleaned kitchen!
Thank you Amanda 😊💜
I am a good cook but oh boy can I leave a mess 😱my mother said I should have been a chef having people cleaning up after me. Missed baby Firefly. 🌹🌹❤️Ireland
That’s like mr firefly, great cook but oh my messy!
Hosting a Sheva Brachot sounds wonderful 💜 Congratulations on doing it for the first time, I hope there will be many more 💜
Thank you 😊
Beautiful kitchen and thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching:)
Great job! 😊
Thank you!
You are a kitchen warrior, Chana!!!
😊 thank you
Again, such an interesting video. Glad that you enjoyed the gathering for the celebration. My only question is there any special activity for the children? Shabbat shalom, Chana and family.
So glad you enjoyed! My kids were there at the meal with us as the groom’s young niece. They just participate along with us :)
I made brownie bites a couple weeks ago, you are right, they are so cute and look great for serving! No more tearing brownies trying to get them out of a pan! I felt so accomplished!
Yayyy! So happy to hear that it worked out so well for you!
Loved this vlog. You are just brilliant. Glad you had a good time. Lots of love xxx
Thank you so much Christina!
I tend to get overwhelmed by cleaning, so it's helpful to see you overcome that kitchen bit by bit. And the result is spectacular!
Thank you ❤️ It can be overwhelming at times but I take a one room at a time or one area at a time approach and that helps :)
Very encouraging 😊Thanks !❤
Thank you for watching!
I loved your relief face at the end! Haha looks great!
It was a big relief 😅
Great job!
Thanks 😊
sounds very joyous!
It is :)
Good morning Chana and kiddos ❤️ Gesh you have a job ahead of you!
Good morning Kristin!
Amazing lady! You are so positive and generous!
Thank you so much Joan
Love your down to earth videos. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! So glad you like them 😊
Wow!!! What a transformation. This was so motivating to watch.
Thank you Sonya! I love cleaning more than cooking so in a weird way this was fun for me lol
Thank you for sharing your traditions and the actual work involved! That was a king sized mess!
Thank you for watching Barbara:) The mess was totally worth it :)
What a lovely tradition! I haven't really heard of it before. Best wishes to the happy couple for their future adventures!
Thank you Kimberly!
Again, learned so much. And love your chatty chats. Enjoy a well earned rest.
Thank you Dawn 💐 I’m so happy you enjoyed!
The good thing about chocolate mousse is that even if it's not perfect, it's still delicious 😊
True!
Nice to see you live. You had some mess to tackle and I took wonderful after!😊🌷⚘️🥀
Thanks Barbara!
New here, and so happy I found your channel! Your kitchen is gorgeous! Love it! Thanks for the motivation! ❤
Thank you so much for your kind words! And welcome! I am so happy you’re here!
G'mar Tov Chana! May this year bring you growth, nachat, Kedusha and many more smachot! have a meaningful and easy fast.
Amen thank you Ora!
Oh my word! I'm exhausted just watching!
It was hard work but very satisfying!
what a task ,well worth the time ,congratulations to the couple what a amazing way to spend the first weeks of married life more blessings with freinds and family xx
Thank you Helen!
Sounds like the ultimate mitsvah! Thanks for sharing Chana. Now rest! 🙂
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your life and culture with us! ❤
My husband and I have somewhat the same arrangement when it comes to cooking and cleaning. He loves to cook and I'd rather clean.
I am now going to Google the reason or importance of 10 men being present.
Also, you are gorgeous 😍
Hanna, looking at the condition your kitchen was in really made me laugh. Reminded me of a frat house after a kegger.
😂😂😂 I’ve never seen a frat house after a party but I can imagine
A great video today Chana! Thanks! You’ve inspired me to go clean MY kitchen!! 😂
What did you end up wearing to that next Sheva Brachot meal? I’m sure you looked amazing.
Wishing you and all the Fireflies Shabbat Shalom.
Lesley 😊
Thanks Lesley! I ended up finding a nice blouse I hadn’t worn since I got pregnant so I chose that :)
You my friend are a better woman than I! I don’t want the party and certainly not the mess! It’s bad enough when the kids and grandkids all come home at the same time! Prop’s to you! 😊
Luckily I enjoy cleaning:)
Love this video. I was secretly screaming at the dishwasher to hurry up as I saw those dishes continue to pile 🤣
Lol they eventually made it in :) The mess was contained in the sink and that was enough for me :)
I can't wait to go to lunch with my uncle. Then I'll do Instacart, and then I'll clean a little. I got to sleep in, my head nurse came today. OMG, that's a lot to clean, Chana.
Have fun at lunch!
This was so satisfying to watch😀 Well done! What is the yellow cleaning solution you are using to wipe everything?
If you watch the ad I did for Blueland a few minutes into the video I talk about it there :)
Hope you had a wonderful Rosh Hashanah! Shabbat shalom love from Israel
Thank you so much Devorah! Hope you did too!!! Shabbat shalom!
Kosher Question: when you host a meal or have guests, do you let them know whether it's a dairy or meat meal before? So that they can leave enough time between meals/snacks if they've already eaten the other type of food?
Great question! Yes. Unless it’s a Shabbat or holiday meal where they will assume meat will be served. Exception being Shavuot where dairy is traditionally served, we serve meat for that holiday so we always let our guests know that we will be serving meat.
@@jaroffireflies Thank you! It's something I've pondered for months but kept forgetting to ask! Much love from UK xx
Very interesting
Glad you enjoyed!
Woah that sure was a messy kitchen but a sure sign of a good party ! Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your guests celebrating the newly weds. Love watching a speed clean so motivating 😊
It was an absolutely lovely time Clare ❤️
Information while you clean😁👍 It is interesting that at each separate dinner, you have to have a new face. And I could see how you would have to co-ordinate with others to ensure that you didn't have the same new face.
So glad you enjoyed!
Where was your baby while you were doing all this. You are amazing. Just had a baby not long ago. Even with your husband's help this was a big undertaking.
Baby firefly was sleeping :) He still naps quite a lot. I will say overall this whole endeavor with hosting the sheva brachot and the high holidays and Shabbat was all too much for me but I’m still really glad we did it :)
Best to clean the kitchen before going to bed to avoid bugs
this is definitely how my kitchen looks after a chag or party
Its an oddly good feeling lol
Blue land is an awesome company! The next time I need cleaning supplies I will be sure to check them out! Since you had meat in this meal or all of the desserts having some kind of dairy substitute? Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question
Great question! Yes, I’ll use a vegan replacement like applesauce instead of melted butter in the cake for example
Can I just say that it's refreshing to see someone fill their dish washer like a normal person? haha I hate watching cleaning videos where they put like six items in it then run it. I'm over here maximizing that space so I'm hand washing less! 😂
Oh my! That would drive me batty! I’m very into fitting as much as possible so I’m not being wasteful:)
My boys call me the dishwasher Houdini! I can fit in twice as much as they can! They are adults and have their own families, but they still ask me to perform my dishwasher magic! 😅
That must have been a terrific party!🎉
It really was ❤️
For chocolate mousse if it's not setting and is a bit watery you can add a bit of gelatine. I know it's bit cheeky but no one will know 🙃🤫
Thank you for the tip!
My ocd would never allow that ......Idk how you do it ! Bless your heart ❤️
If you tasted Mr Firefly’s cooking you’d allow it lol
@@jaroffireflies 😻
I know it's not always possible but I go for the clean-as-you-go method so I won't have a lot of work afterward.
I do that as well but as you said that’s not always possible:) I was not the one cooking :)
Chana, how did you not burst into tears?? I was actually really annoyed - where is the RESPECT for a Mom of four, with a brand new baby who already works herself ragged??!! There would be some words in my house....
I don’t find it disrespectful at all. I invited guests over to enjoy a meal at my home, not to clean up. When they tried to clean I sent them home. Cleaning up is part of the package when I throw a large party like this.
Have you ever tried Grove? It's the same premise I love Grove they carry Mrs Meyers
I’ve not tried that company