Submission #28254 by Orangetown Jewish Center Men's Club - Orangeburg, NY (1886)
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Community Seder 2023
Community Outreach
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We held a First Seder open to the regional Jewish Community. Providing for any and all who needed a Seder to attend in order to fulfill the mitzvah.
The program started with evening Minyan, and concluded with a Seder run by one of our Rabbis.
The program started with evening Minyan, and concluded with a Seder run by one of our Rabbis.
We started advertising the availability of a Seder open to any in the community who wished to attend starting the day after Purim. The intent was to provide a first Seder which most communities don't provide.
We did all the cooking ourselves, which allowed the cost to be held to a level similar or below the cost if we had gone with an outside caterer. For 2023 we started cooking Sunday after the kitchen was kashered for passover.
The menu consisted of :
Vegetable soup - with Matzah Balls
Roasted Chicken
Braised Brisket
Candied carrots
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Roasted Broccoli
Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Potatoes
Potato Kugel
Quinoa salad
Cake and Fruit for dessert
We decorated the room and had toy plagues on the table to help enhance the seder as it went along. Every guest had their own personal seder plate to use as the Rabbi led the seder to keep everyone engaged beyond just the reading of the Haggadah.
We did all the cooking ourselves, which allowed the cost to be held to a level similar or below the cost if we had gone with an outside caterer. For 2023 we started cooking Sunday after the kitchen was kashered for passover.
The menu consisted of :
Vegetable soup - with Matzah Balls
Roasted Chicken
Braised Brisket
Candied carrots
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Roasted Broccoli
Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Potatoes
Potato Kugel
Quinoa salad
Cake and Fruit for dessert
We decorated the room and had toy plagues on the table to help enhance the seder as it went along. Every guest had their own personal seder plate to use as the Rabbi led the seder to keep everyone engaged beyond just the reading of the Haggadah.
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Original Program
Honorable Mention