Kitchen & Food

Welcoming our Newest Member

by Aileen Grossberg

What’s sweeter than a new baby?  Shomrei welcomed  4 day old Esther Hirsch to the congregation with an in-house catered kiddush on Shabbat, November 19.

Babies come when they are ready so the kiddush volunteers didn’t find out about Esther’s birth until late Wednesday afternoon. We did a quick pivot, abandoning the planned kiddush menu, and substituting a custom menu requested by Esther’s parents, Josh Hirsch and Jenny Leon.

Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who helped make this celebration  a reality: Erin Berman, Marc Grossberg, Lou Hammerman,  Beryl Hiller, and Carol Katzman. A special thanks goes to Josh Hirsch who volunteered his help. He makes an excellent tuna salad.

To schedule a custom kiddush to celebrate or commemorate a special person or event, contact Aileen Grossberg () or Ehud Klinger () ideally well in advance of the requested date.

  • Aileen Grossberg

    Aileen Grossberg, a professional librarian, is a long-time congregant and serves as volunteer librarian for Shomrei's Lampert Library. The library, one of the best-kept secrets at Shomrei is used by the Rabbi, congregants, students and teachers of the JLC (Hebrew School) and Preschool. It's a tremendous resource completely supported by your donations and gifts. Aileen also heads the Shomrei Caterers, the in-house food preparation group. Can there be any better combination…good food and good books!

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