This first days of Pesach are past and our guests have (temporarily) left the building. We hosted 7 boys from Baltimore, Cleveland and NJ [Haim Frenkle, Zack Sacks, Daniel Davis, Amishav, Sam, Robert and Etan]. Six learn at Mevaseret Zion and one learns at Netiv Aryeh. We also had two russian high school students (11th grade) from the Naaleh program [Stas and Vitali]. The high school boys learn in a boarding school in Tirat HaCarmel in Haifa. Last but not least, we had two young women who made aliyah this year [Sarah and Miriam]. The second seder that we supported (but did not participate in), had 13 people ranging in age from 18 to 60+. It is a strange experience serving and cooking for people who are having a second seder. From a food perspective, we didn't have enough. The boys are meat and potatoes people. Anything I put on the table with meat or potatoes was devoured. Vegetables fared a bit better, but for most meals, we had nothing left over. I don't think anyo...
Hospitality and Food along with a little Jewish content. These are the records of our weekends with guests. Meals are rarely less than 10 people and frequently top 20. Recipes and Philosophy included.