We started with a green salad with challah, tapinade, and butter on the side. The main course was salmon seasoned with a delicious rub served cold, roasted broccoli and carrots, and quiche. The vegetarians were able to enjoy blueberry blintzes and kugel in lieu of the salmon. We offered many flavors in terms of the dessert plate: French toast topped with berry sauce, and ice cream, fresh fruit salad, and squares of cheesecake in honor of Shavuot, which we had just celebrated. Our guests enjoyed the repast, and we were able to also prepare covered plates of food to give to five people whom we were unable to seat in our cafe.

Our guests clearly had warm rapport with our servers, which included the the teens Amalia, Siona, and Isaac,and our adult volunteers, Erin Berman, Lou Hammerman, Moish Hammerman, Matt Rosen, and Charissa Wijaya. The MESH interns Andisha and Elijah rounded out the staff who were responsive to the needs of our guests. Adrienne and Devlin, MESH staff, rounded out the support for the evening. Everyone left that evening, our guests feeling sated, and our volunteers feeling satisfied having been part of the group effort.

Note from Sarita:  Much of the food was repurposed from the previous weekend’s Shabbat and Yom Tov Kiddushim, so Lou and I made a quick trip to Costco for just the fish and veggies.

A note from Lynne & Aileen:

1. This delicious, nutritious and filling meal for 24+ people had a very low food cost of $104.00 due to the creative use of leftover foods from weekend events at Shomrei.

2. We are still in need of a cook and or/volunteer to heat up and plate a catered meal, if necessary, for next week, Tuesday, June 21st. Please let us know ASAP if you can do it!
Thank you.

Have questions:

• Author
• Recent Posts

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.

Latest posts by Linda Ariel (see all)

• Shomrei’s Thanksgiving Food Drive 2020 - Wed, Nov 25, 2020
• Prayer Vigil in Glenfield Park - Wed, Jun 10, 2020
• In Memory of Carol Cathey - Thu, Apr 2, 2020