Archive for the ‘Tradition’ Category

Hanukkah Celebration With Residents of Lytton Gardens Senior Communities

In the Mishmash tradition of building a vibrant Jewish community, we invite you to share your time and talent in making this Hannukah festive and fun for the Russian (and English) speaking Jewish babushkas and dedushkas of the Senior Center Lytton Gardens in Palo Alto.
As part of this volunteering event we’ll be heading a fun [...]

Our Thanksgiving - Immigration Stories Night

When Mayflower reached the shores of New England, the pilgrims encountered the new world inhabited by friendly people. The natives showed the Englishmen how to make turkey stuffing, corn bread and pumpkin pie, and established a tradition to play American Football for Thanksgiving, as revolutionist history would have it. Aeroflots, Deltas and Lufthansas brought us [...]

MISHMASH-KEVAH Jewish Traditions Series

We are proud to be collaborating with Kevah in organizing our own text study  group! Our group of 8-12 people will meet monthly to study major Jewish traditions. A wonderful Jewish scholar Marina Zilbergerts will guide us in using Jewish texts to explore the significance of each tradition and discuss ways to make its observance [...]