BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4981@wjcouncil.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T190000 DTSTAMP:20260224T163248Z URL:https://www.wjcouncil.org/events/temple-shaaray-tefila-and-uja-norther n-westchester-food-identity-community-with-naama-shefi/ SUMMARY:Temple Shaaray Tefila and UJA Northern Westchester - Food\, Identity & Community with Naama Shefi DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nTelling Our Stories Through Food\n\nDoors open at 7:00 pm\nProgram Begins at 7:30 pm\nWestchester\, New York\n\nFood is never just food — it’s memory\, identity\, and a way of preserving who we are.\n\nJoin UJA Northern Westchester and Shaaray Tefila Talks to hear from author and Jewish Food Society founder Naama Shefi. Naama will share how a passion for saving family recipes grew into a global effort to document Jewish culture through food. She’ll explore the origins of the Jewish Food Society\, the stories behind its acclaimed cookbook\, The Jewish Holiday Table\, and how food connects generations and strengthens community.\n\nGuests will be treated to light bites featuring recipes from The Jewish Holiday Table\, prepared by Renana Shvil of Fiddleheads Cooking Studio.\n\nYou’ll also discover UJA’s latest work helping people in need\, including those in Israel rebuilding their lives and shaping the future of the Jewish state.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFEATURING\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNaama Shefi\n\nAuthor of The Jewish Holiday Table and Founder of the Jewish Food Society\n\nNaama Shefi is a kibbutznik and a New Yorker\, whose work sits at the intersection of food\, culture\, community-building\, and art. In 2017\, she founded the nonprofit Jewish Food Society\, which preserves and celebrates Jewish culinary heritage through a digital recipe archive and dynamic events.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune Hersh\n\nAuthor\n\nJune Hersh is a cookbook author with a focus on Jewish food culture. Her books include the best-selling Recipes Remembered\, a Celebration of Survival\, a compendium of stories and recipes she gathered from Holocaust survivors. Her new book\, Iconic New York Jewish Food\, celebrates the intersection of New York's most crave-worthy foods and the Jewish immigrant experience.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nEvent Chairs\n\nSuzanne Fromm • Amanda Garfinkle • Emma Hest • Wendy Strauss\n\nEach person will receive a copy of Naama’s book\, The Jewish Holiday Table.\n\nLight bites will be served. Dietary laws observed.\n\nQuestions?\n\nContact Erica Wohlstadter at wohlstadtere@ujafedny.org or 914.385.2126.\n\n \;\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Cultural,Lecture,Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR