Lynne Moore Jewish Friendship Group held their Passover Seder April 8 in the Bandera Room of the Clubhouse. This important holiday commemorates the Jewish people’s flight out of Egypt to what became the land of Israel. It begins with a retelling of the Passover story and includes many blessings over the wine and food…
Lynne Moore Jewish Friendship Group met Sunday, February 11 in the Clubhouse for our monthly get-together. It was a wonderful time, with hosts Phyllis and Dave Ayers organizing our brunch. It’s a great time to enjoy those special goodies we remember from our childhoods, as well as to visit with friends and share our…
Stan Brein The Jewish Friendship Group gathered on Sunday, December 10. Elaine and Edward Barnett were this month’s hosts in celebration of the upcoming Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem. We observe Hanukkah for eight nights because while there…
Lynne Moore The JFG met on Sunday, November 19, to share a brunch and meet our friends. The brunch was hosted by members Errol and Susan Cohen. We had a wonderful turnout and got to visit with folks that we haven’t seen in a while as well as new folks. JFG usually meets the…
Joyce Brein At the September meeting the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. At sundown on September 20 we welcomed the arrival of year 5778 on the Hebrew calendar with the celebration lasting two days. This begins the observance of the High Holidays, or Days of Awe (or Remembrance), and…
Lynne Moore The Jewish Friendship Group met at the clubhouse on September 10 to attend our monthly brunch. The event was hosted by Stan and Joyce Brien and attended by 30 members including new folks who we are delighted to welcome to our group. JFG hosts monthly meetings on the second Sunday of the month…
Lynne Moore The Jewish Friendship Group meets for brunch the second Sunday of the month in the Bandera Room of the Clubhouse at 11:00 a.m. Our next meeting will be on September 10. Each month different folks act as hosts with members providing traditional foods and treats. It is a wonderful time for us to…
Lynne Moore Jewish Friendship group recently celebrated the spring holiday of Passover with a Seder at the home of B and Norm Bender. Our group was so large, the Benders got very creative and cleared out their garage to have enough room for all the folks that attended. It was a wonderful Seder, which included…
Lynne Moore The Jewish Friendship Group met Sunday, March 12, in the Clubhouse to celebrate our monthly brunch. The brunch was hosted by Larry and Donna Ditch who moved here recently from Cape Cod. We are really happy to welcome them to our group. We shared favorite family recipes and stories of what is new…
Shalom all. Our January meeting went very well with over 20 folks attending. Some were unable to attend as they were still out doing holiday stuff. The food was great. Blintzes, herring, gefilte fish, lox, bagels, cheeses, salads, desserts, etc. We enjoyed visiting with everyone and talking about our upcoming travels. Lots of people are…