Bread & Torah | K-5 Family Program (In Person)

Prepare for the holiday of Shavuot with Bread and Torah! Our special guest scholars-in-residence Rabbis Rubenstein and Motzkin will join Rabbi Harper and Cantor Josh in an intergenerational learning program and festive pre-holiday lunch. In this multimodal program, we’ll get our hands dirty, fill our bellies, and find out answers to questions such as:

• How and why do we braid Challah dough?
• How are beautiful Hebrew letters written?
• Why do we traditionally eat dairy food on Shavuot?

Please note: Cedar street will be closed until 10:30 am due to the Schofield Road Race, but there should be no issue in accessing our parking lot for this program.

Registration: This event is available in person. Please click the appropriate purple bar above to register.

This event is sponsored by Families with Young Children. Join other families with children ages 0–5 and their older siblings to enjoy Jewish holidays and celebrations designed to engage little ones and build connections among families. Parents participate in classes and programs to explore Jewish values in family life and build community at social events.

About “Bread and Torah: Shavuot Learning for the Entire Community”
Nourish your body and soul with an incredible weekend of hands-on learning for the entire TBE community as we lead up to Shavuot, holiday of bread and torah. Led by Rabbis Linda Motzkin (“Torah”) and Jonathan Rubenstein (“Bread”) we will experience the intersections of challah and spirituality, Torah and art, and how they all come together in our communal celebration of Shavuot.
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About our scholars-in-residence, Bread and Torah
Rabbis Linda Motzkin and Jonathan Rubenstein are Rabbis Emeriti of Temple Sinai in Saratoga Springs, NY, where they served for over 36 years. Rabbi Linda is an artist, parchment maker, and soferet (Hebrew scribe) and creator of the Community Torah Project, a long-term educational endeavor to produce a Torah scroll with the assistance of hundreds of volunteers in the process, from transforming deerskins into parchment to sewing together completed panels. She is also the author of several Hebrew language textbooks, including the URJ Press 4-volume Hebrew Language curriculum for adult learners. Rabbi Jonathan is a baker, a former mental health chaplain, and the founder of Slice of Heaven Breads, a non-profit, all-volunteer charitable bakery producing a variety of baked goods, supporting hunger relief and other charitable causes, and teaching the craft of bread-making from a Jewish spiritual perspective.