2 medium onions, diced

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

6 stalks celery, cut into chunks

6 large carrots, cut into chunks

1 bell pepper, any color, seeded and cut into chunks

2 parsnips, cut into chunks

12 cups vegetable broth

1/4 cup fresh dill, minced, or 3 cubes Dorot Gardens Frozen Dill, or 1 tablespoon dried

1 cup pearl barley, rinsed and drained

1 and 1/2 cups Gefen Dried Red Lentils, rinsed and drained

salt, to taste

freshly ground Gefen Black Pepper, to taste

1 19-oz. (540-g.) can baked beans