Kim Schweitzer Hanukkah, Hanuka, Chanukah, or Chanukkah—no matter how you spell it, it is a Festival of Lights. The holiday that Adam Sandler wrote a song about! This might surprise some people, but Hanukkah isn’t all that religious of a holiday, nor a gift-giving one. However, it holds important cultural significance for the Jewish people.…
Kim Schweitzer For the second year in a row, nearly 30 Shalom Club members “broke challah and bagels” together in the Hacienda Club. The occasion—the end of a fast day and Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central…
Members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Shalom Club celebrated the second night of Passover together at our new Ranch House Grill. A traditional Passover meal was served by our Ranch House staff. No one had to cook, clean or set up. Our goal as a club was to create an understanding of the Passover holiday and…