The Taste of Kabbalas HaTorah in Three Dimensions

While cheesecake steals the show, the kreplach might be telling the authentic story.

Recently I came across a minhag to eat three-cornered kreplach on Shavuos. Normally, we only think of kreplach on days when we strike something. On Purim - we strike out Haman, on Erev Yom Kippur - we beat our chests in viduy and on Hoshana Rabbah - we hit the aravah against the floor. In each of those moments, the act of striking carries intense meanin…