Social Action

Mesh Cafe Mar 1, 2016

by Linda Ariel

MESH 2016 Mar 1

Tonight we served twenty-eight guests with delicious nutritious food prepared by chefs Sarita Eisenberg and Sarah Steindel. The menu comprised minestrone soup, salmon croquettes on buns with a side of MESH 2 2016 Mar 1salsa, a melange of grilled vegetables, pasta salad, and couscous salad, a desert of chocolate tartes, cookies, and fruit salad. We had fifteen enthusiastic volunteers to plate, serve. and clean up, many of whom are Shomrei teens, four of whom were part of Sarita’s entourage – Lou Hammerman, Marvin Hammerman, Matt Rosen, and Charissa Wijaya – and four of whom were from Montclair State University.

The menu was created using food that was on hand from the kiddush on Shabbat (couscous salad), from Aileen Grossberg’s celebration (salmon croquettes made from the salmon trimmings and the incredible chocolate tartes), and wonderful donations of pasta salad and cookies from a family simcha, in addition to food purchased for this evening. We strive to make healthy meals while consciously using all of the available food.

The guests left satisfied and full and grateful to be our guests.

To help out with MESH? Go to: shomrei.org/mesh

Have questions?

Contact:
Email Lynne Kurzweil or call (973)746-0816
Email Aileen Grossberg or call (973) 744-3836

  • Linda Ariel

    Linda has been a member of Shomrei for over three decades. Over the years, she has been Hebrew School Co-Chair, Program Chair, and Social Action Chair and co-chaired the first Shomrei retreat at the Nevele. Linda also led Tot Shabbat and Tot Rosh HaShana for many years. Linda has lived in Israel where she graduated from Hebrew University and then upon returning to the States received her master's degree in social work. Probably the most special and precious bit of information that she has to share is that her three sons are independent caring people with values that she respects.

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