We may even be related but don't realize it yet. Another long table display showed old religious artifacts and family possessions, including a set of Shabbat candlesticks, a tallit cover, a kiddush cup, a great-great grandmother's wedding handkerchief, an 1850s mortar and pestle and an l870s spice box that still had a pungent smell. Kindergartner Ariel Light displayed her family shofar, which she proudly showed to her mother, Michelle Newman, and grandfather, Don Newman. The shofar has been in the family for generations. Every Shabbat the children blow the shofar, which has my grandfather's name written in Hebrew.
Parents spread a large table with foods made from old traditional family recipes.
Each dish was titled and labeled with the family name and place of origin. Guests and students tasted a variety of kugels, Eastern European and Turkish charosets, tsimmes, a tabbouleh salad, a zucchini bake, an eggless cake and an assortment of cookies. The teachers compiled the recipes into a cookbook that was handed out to students. This truly is a Jewish feast and celebration. All rights reserved.