Resources
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Wanna Play Pickleball?
Wanna Play Pickleball? Created by Rabbi Shari Shamah, Jewish Life Specialist Shari.shamah@memglobal.org When and Where did Pickleball Originate? “After playing golf one Saturday during the summer, Joel Pritchard, congressman from…
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Wanna Play Pickleball?
Wanna Play Pickleball? A program developed by Rabbi Shari Shamah, Jewish Life Specialist May 25 OVERVIEW: As spring comes around the corner, hosting a Pickleball program is a way to…
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Pesach Sheni
Pesach Sheni A program developed by Aiden Pink, Jewish Life Specialist April 2025 OVERVIEW: During the times of the Temple, Jews from all over the world were instructed to make…
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Lag B’Omer Music Fest
Lag B’Omer Music Fest A program developed by Adira Rosen, Jewish Life Specialist May 2025 OVERVIEW: Lag B’omer is a minor holiday that occurs on the 33rd day of the…
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Lag B’Omer Bonfire Night
Lag B’Omer Bonfire Night A program developed by Rabbi Shari Shamah, Jewish Life Specialist May ‘25 OVERVIEW: Why is Lag B’Omer associated with bonfires? The connection is with Rabbi Shimon…
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Kiddush Cup Making
Kiddush Cup Making A program developed by Adira Rosen, Jewish Life Specialist May 2025 OVERVIEW: Help your community deepen and personalize their Shabbat experience by making their own kiddush cups!…
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Jewish Texts about Fire
Jewish Texts about Fire Prepared by Rabbi Shari Shamah, Moishe House Jewish Life Specialist Shari.shamah@moishehouse.org Importance of Fire from early times in Torah Burning Bush (Exodus 3:1-4) וּמֹשֶׁ֗ה הָיָ֥ה רֹעֶ֛ה…
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Is Your Identity Written in the Stars?
Is Your Identity Written in the Stars? Developed by Aiden Pink, Jewish Life Specialist, based on a program created by MH Triangle resident Sara Stahl April 2025 OVERVIEW: Jewish tradition…
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Coffee Talk…
Jewish Life Specialist The Origins of Coffee This text below corroborates Rabbi Zacuto’s usage of coffee for evening prayers by an 18th century Rabbi Gedaliah of Siemiatycze. “And at midnight…
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Kosher Dills… Pickles and the Jewish people
Jewish Life Specialist Overview Before refrigeration, it was more challenging to store food for extended periods of time. While grains, legumes, and a limited number of fruits and root vegetables…
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