Report from Captain Shirley Grill:
It was a cool spring evening and spirits were high in keeping with the wonderful weather! John and Adrienne prepared a wonderful repast, consisting of :
A tuna salad and pita chips for the appetizer;
The main dish was perfectly baked barbecue chicken, great roasted potatoes and home made coleslaw which was yummy!
From Captain Shirley Grill:
On a perfect spring evening, the fabulous Shomrei team served a finger lickin’, delicious meal to our MESH Guests. We had 24 guests, including 3 children, who feasted on a fabulous barbeque chicken dish, prepared by our greatly admired John Lasiter! When the captain, Shirley Grill, announced the menu and the chef, the guests applauded! (more…)
From Captain Shirley Grill:
The awesome team of Chefs Lynne Kurzweil and Aileen Grossberg ensured that we had a spectacular Pesach meal for our 22 guests on Tuesday, April 3. Aileen planned the meal and Lynne cooked all Monday, so everything was prepared for the small kitchen team of Aileen, Yael Webber (Shomrei’ s own JLC teacher on vacation!) and yours truly–serving as kitchen help and captain. We were supported by the MESH team led by Adrienne, with servers Siobhan, Rebecca, Joe and Joe (security.) And our custodian Kevin did kitchen cleanup. (more…)
In 1994, Dale Russakoff moved to Montclair with her husband, Matt Purdy, a reporter at the New York Times, and their two sons, Sam and Adam. She worked as a reporter for the Washington Post in their New York office. Soon after arriving in town, the Purdy/Russakoff family was greeted by Judy Post, Neal Yudkoff, and their daughter, Sunny, neighbors who live immediately behind them in their neighborhood. This connection was meaningful and reinforced the family’s interest in becoming part of the Shomrei community. They joined the synagogue, signing Adam up for the Shomrei nursery school. Dale remembers their first Rosh Hashanah in Montclair when she saw Neal addressing the congregation as its president. Participating in the services helped the family feel part of Shomrei. (more…)
From Captain Shirley Grill
We had a full house of 24 guests with the start of the chilly fall weather. To ward off the cold, Chef Fern Heinig prepared a hearty vegetable soup (also to accommodate the need for a dairy meal–great flexibility–from meatballs to meatless!)
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