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GUIDELINES FOR HOSTING
SHABBAT MORNING KIDDUSH
Thank you very much for
volunteering to host Kiddush for our community. If you are sponsoring in
honor of a simcha, mazal tov. If it is "just because", mazal tov also –
for doing a mitzvah.
You are invited to say Kiddush, and/or HaMotzi. If you prefer not
or would like help, Rabbi Steve would be happy to say the blessings or
join you in saying them.
Some General
Guidelines
While we want Kiddush to
be nice, the food and drink tasty and sufficient, we do not want to get
into a mode of "overly elaborate" and/or competing with one another for
who can do the most.
So that all may eat with us and to maintain the tradition, we ask that you
do not serve food using any meat products. We ask that all food and drink
be vegetarian or dairy. We do not require that the food be labeled kosher,
but please be sure that anything you make or buy uses only vegetable
shortening, margarine, or butter. It would be helpful as well to label
ingredients for homemade items and display ingredients from original
packaging for purchased items so that people with food allergies or those
observing stricter kashrut may know what is in the foods.
Agnon-College of Jewish Studies policy requires that there be no red wine
or purple grape juice, no coffee or tea, colas, dark sodas or other dark
juices. The Kiddush must use white wine and white or golden grape juice to
avoid carpet stains.
What We Provide
Kol HaLev has a supply of
the following:
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paper plates of various sizes
- napkins
- 1 ounce cups for wine
- cups for other beverages
- tablecloths
- serving platters
- challah cover
These items are kept in
the black cabinet in the sanctuary. Inside the cabinet door is a list
showing the location of all the items. The key to open the bottom drawers
is kept on the top left corner of the top shelf.
What You Should Bring
- Kiddush cup, if you have one
- White wine (1.5 liters = two regular 750 ml bottles)
- White or golden grape juice for those who don't drink
wine
- Two average challahs. Leave one whole (unsliced) for
HaMotzi
- Food for 60-80 (one or two of the following items)
- vegetables and hummus
- bagels and spreads
- baked goods
- fruit
If this is a special occasion, please feel free to supplement this food
list, but Kiddush is not meant to be lunch
- Beverages if you desire, e.g., apple juice/cider, soda (no dark colors), lemonade
- Knives as needed for cutting
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Set Up and Clean Up
Procedures
Come at least 20 minutes
before the service so you have time to set up. Feel free to ask for help
to set-up the tables and food. You will want to get items from the black
cabinet in the sanctuary before the service begins at 10:30 am. If you
want to attend Torah study, which begins at 9:45, you can get into Agnon
to set up by 9:15.
You will find many of the items you need in the black cabinet in the
sanctuary. Contents are listed on the inside of the door.
Set two tables for Kiddush in large hallway and cover with tablecloths.
Put whole challah on platter with challah cover. Fill Kiddush cup with
wine. Pour about 30 small cups of wine and 30 cups of grape juice and put
them on separate trays to be passed around just before Kiddush. (At the
end of the service you can fill more cups as needed.)
Arrange the food and drink on the tables to be eaten after the Service.
After the Kiddush return items to proper shelf in the black cabinet. Wipe
tablecloths and platters so they are ready to be re-used. Be sure to lock
the bottom drawers and return the key to the top shelf so the next Kiddush
sponsor will be able to find it.
Take all leftover food and drinks back home. Don't leave any at Agnon.
Also check the child care area to be sure there is no food there and it has
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