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…
Our Jewish Friendship Group met on November 12 and we had 30 members present. What a nice turnout! We had lots of Jewish foods to share including kugel, casseroles, lox, bagels, salads, blintzes, French toast, and specialty desserts. Our hosts were Carol and Jay Solow. Our hosts in December were Bill and Lynne Moore on…
Shalom Ya’ll The August 14 Jewish Friendship Group had a great turnout with over 22 attendees. Summer vacations and illnesses contributed to many members unavailable this month. New members joined our group and were warmly welcomed. Welcome from me too. Ilene and Jerry Schlesinger hosted and did a great job. Next month, September 11 will…
Shalom All What a nice Jewish Friendship group turned out for July’s meeting, over 20 members and some new ones also. Summer has many folks away from the heat to cooler places, but our group is nicely growing again. Our hosts were Susan and Errol Cohen. August will be hosted by Ilene and Jerry Schlesinger…
Shalom all. As summer is here along with the heat, we enjoyed a great meeting on June 12 with approximately 20 in attendance. Traditional lox, bagels, cheeses, kugel, casserole, French toast, salads and herring were shared by all. Our hosts we Cheryl and Richard Smith. Thank you. We had some new members join us, and…