A few months ago, we invited Robbie Berman of the Halachic Organ Donor Society (HODS) to give a talk in our community. His focus was on explaining why it is allowable for a jewish person to donate organs after brain stem death. The talk was exciting and interesting and generated a lot of positive discussion. During our Thanksgiving Anniversary dinner, we signed up 40 people for organ donor cards! Unfortunately, there is another side to this story. Everyone who showed up to the talk had an anglo-saxon (english speaking) background. Everyone who signed the card has the same background. We made no inroads what-so-ever in the Israeli born population of our community. One of my neighbors decided to try and make a difference. She talked to Robbie and to me about doing a signup drive for the whole community. After discussion, we agreed that the first place to go was to get the agreement of our community Rabbi. We respect his positions and see his involvement as critical to breaking ...
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.