Hamentashen Report 2023

Day 1: Lee, David K., Leanne, Mark, Myrna , Jeffrey and Janet, we made 154 Peach and 189 Apricot Hamantashen (= 343). Day 2: Thanks to Lee, David K, Myrna, Jeffrey and Janet, we made 48 Apricot, 201 Poppy Seed, 140 Date, and 92 Cherry Hamantaschen (= 481). Day 3:...

Participating in Shabbat Lunches

The Shabbat lunches are slowly growing more popular, so we are needing your help. We need volunteers at the lunch to help us clean up when the meal is over and Birchat Hamazon (blessings after the meal) is done. That way the work goes faster for all of us. We are...

The History of Latkes, and how to cook them

You don’t have to make latkes the same way every time… once you try the recipes in this pdf, you’ll wish Chanukah was longer than eight days. Here is some food history for you. When we think of latkes, we are immersed in the romantic tradition of...

Honey Cake: stories and recipes

We are reposting this honey cake article from 2020, lest these recipes sink out of sight in the list of blog posts, and our holiday baking suffers. But first, an article on the history of honey cake from Janet Stein-Larson of the kitchen Committee. The Kitchen Corner:...

Shabbat Lunches Returning

Starting June 18, we began having a simple lunch after Shabbat morning services. Seating will be in the shady breezeway. These will not be potlucks. At this time the only home-prepared items that may be brought in by people are easy to serve desserts that follow the...