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FEDERATION NEWS July 2020 11

Baking challah

for a cause Temple Beth Sholom

By Sydney Harlow, Gulf Coast Hillel Program Director

his past school year, Gulf Coast come in and out to help for a few min- Sarasota's Conservative Synagogue
Hillel participated in a new utes or to stay and help us make a few "Where community is family and egalitarian Conservative Judaism
Tinitiative with a partner orga- loaves. Some are kept plain, some thrives in Sarasota through prayer, learning, and community service.”
nization, Challah for Hunger, which are topped with chocolate chips and
raises money for hunger relief efforts. others are sprinkled with cinnamon
We created our own campus chapter at sugar. Join us for one of our virtual services or classes!
Ringling College As the challah bake gets going,
of Art + Design people come by and ask what we are Daily morning Minyan 8:00 a.m.
and it has been doing or tell us that they can smell it in Friday night service 6:30 p.m.
an overwhelming their fourth floor dorm room! We are
success! Half of there for hours pumping out challahs, Saturday morning service 10:00 a.m.
the money Gulf selling some loaves locally and con-
Coast Hillel rais- necting with people we may or may Various special events and speakers
es through chal- not have met before. There are always and more!
lah sales goes to one or two loaves that we cut up and
a national hunger put out on the counter in the kitchen Visit our website or Facebook page for more details
Sydney Harlow relief organiza- to share with others. We also put one
tion and the other half stays local in aside to give to the University Police
Sarasota. This year we chose to sup- Officer who inevitably walks by and
port All Faiths Food Bank as our local asks us what we are baking.
organization. The next day, I pack all the fresh
One Thursday each month I pack loaves in my car with the goal to drive
my car full of baking supplies and head to the three local college campuses –
over to Ringling College of Art + De- University of South Florida Sarasota-
sign. There is a communal kitchen on Manatee, New College of Florida and
Ringling – to sell them. The At Temple Beth Sholom, everyone is welcome!
loaves sell for $5 to $7 each Now, as always, TBS is your home.
depending on the size and
type. We have about 20 loaves
to sell every month, some of
which are pre-ordered by stu-
dents, faculty and staff. The
goal is to sell challahs on all
three campuses, but they go so
fast at my first stop, Ringling.
I have never actually made it
to any of the other campuses! 1050 South Tuttle Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34237
Even with the year cut 941.955.8121 • Info@TempleBethSholomFL.org
short due to COVID-19, we
were able to raise $260 for www.TempleBethSholomFL.org
hunger relief organizations.
We would like to thank corpo- Like us on @TempleBethSholomFL
rate sponsors Publix, Costco, Like us on @Temple.Beth.Sholom
Fay (USFSM), Alex (USFSM), Sarah (NCF) Whole Foods, Sam’s Club and
and Eden (Ringling) at the first challah bake of the year Winn-Dixie, which donated
the main floor of a dorm that is perfect supplies and gift cards at the beginning
for the challah baking event. I set up of the project.
all the flour, sugar and other things we For more information about Gulf
need on the counter and get to work. Coast Hillel, contact me at sydney@
We make challahs for hours! Students gchillel.org.
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Coordinator, for a fun cooking adventure to
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Thursday, July 16 @ 11:00 am
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