Federation Challah Bake offers enjoyable, custom for a number of generations

More than 100 grandparents, particular associates and their little ones attended the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Special Friends & Little Hands Challah Bake at Congregation Beth Israel on Sunday, April 12. The occasion was a partnership between the Federation’s PJ Library program and Women’s Philanthropy division. It introduced collectively generations of households, associates and family members to attach by way of a day of shared custom and hands-on expertise.

Participants had been guided step-by-step as they discovered the artwork of challah braiding. They additionally loved a PJ Library story, photobooth and crafts to make challah boards and challah covers to convey dwelling for Shabbat.

Through the assist of the Federation and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Houston’s PJ Library program sends high-quality Jewish kids’s books to 2,000 kids every month, from newborns to 12-year-olds, and hosts household engagement applications throughout Greater Houston.

During the previous 18 years, PJ Library has served greater than 8,800 Houston-area Jewish kids. This program is generously supported by the Glesby/Northington/Post household in honor of Veda Mae and Morris Glesby, in addition to the Samuels Family Foundation.

To register a baby to obtain PJ Library books, go to pjlibrary.org/houston or contact Federation Community Engagement supervisor Rebecca Lindenbaum at
rlindenbaum@houstonjewish.org.

To study concerning the Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy division, go to houstonjewish.org/womens-philanthropy or contact Federation director of Women’s Philanthropy Rebeca Barvin Kalontarov at rkalontarov@houstonjewish.org.