January 6, 2008
Sunday morning--always a busy time at Anshe Emeth! On any regular week, our Hebrew High School is in session and the choir is rehearsing. There are usually other programs as well. This week, the religious school programming featured Joanne Doades, author of Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed, who led a session for parents and students on relationship issues between teens and their parents. The Social Hall was busy with volunteers donating blood at our annual blood drive. And Reitman Hall was filled with over 100 people enjoying our 2nd annual Congregation Breakfast. Joe Cohn and his team served up eggs and omelets to order, quiche, pancakes, waffles, french toast, fruit salad, blintzes, and a dazzling array of home-baked bagels, rolls, cornbread, and cinnamon buns (click on the links for recipes). Guests began arriving at 9:30, with the final wave of Shirei Emet (our high school choir) members coming through at 12:15 before their rehearsal. No one left hungry!
Commenting on why he loves cooking for our congregation, Joe said, "We are all so busy with so many activities, projects, responsibilities, tasks, agendas, and life.... I believe it is good for a community to just kick back, eat, and shmooze, be nurtured and happy and together, for no other reason. One of my very fond childhood memories is of the congregational breakfasts at AEMT. My father was one of the people doing the cooking back then. I want to replicate and promote and preserve that tradition--it brings me full circle in my life at the Temple."
Sunday morning--always a busy time at Anshe Emeth! On any regular week, our Hebrew High School is in session and the choir is rehearsing. There are usually other programs as well. This week, the religious school programming featured Joanne Doades, author of Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed, who led a session for parents and students on relationship issues between teens and their parents. The Social Hall was busy with volunteers donating blood at our annual blood drive. And Reitman Hall was filled with over 100 people enjoying our 2nd annual Congregation Breakfast. Joe Cohn and his team served up eggs and omelets to order, quiche, pancakes, waffles, french toast, fruit salad, blintzes, and a dazzling array of home-baked bagels, rolls, cornbread, and cinnamon buns (click on the links for recipes). Guests began arriving at 9:30, with the final wave of Shirei Emet (our high school choir) members coming through at 12:15 before their rehearsal. No one left hungry!
Commenting on why he loves cooking for our congregation, Joe said, "We are all so busy with so many activities, projects, responsibilities, tasks, agendas, and life.... I believe it is good for a community to just kick back, eat, and shmooze, be nurtured and happy and together, for no other reason. One of my very fond childhood memories is of the congregational breakfasts at AEMT. My father was one of the people doing the cooking back then. I want to replicate and promote and preserve that tradition--it brings me full circle in my life at the Temple."
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4 comments:
I've subscribed to the blog. Wonderful way to keep up with Anshe Emeth while being bi-hemispheral.
These breakfasts are a fabulous way to build and maintain the AEMT community. My thanks to Joe for making the time to do create this feast for all of us
The breakfast was delicious as usual. It's a good way to raise money and talk to people, not to mention all the good food! Uncle Joey, thanks for the delicious meal.
We are already looking forward to the next time! Thanks Joe, and thanks for posting the fabulous cinnamon bun recipe.
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