Thank you for volunteering to sponsor
a Kiddush luncheon at the Rutland Jewish Center. Volunteers from
our membership are
what make the RJC run smoothly, both in the spotlight and behind
the scenes. If you haven’t hosted a Kiddush before (or not
in a while), the Mazon Committee has developed some guidelines and
procedures to help ease your task:
Rutland Jewish Center Kiddush Guidelines and Procedures
Plan
on food for 15–20 people. However, you
will need more if a special service or other event is planned.
The Kiddush Chairperson
will let you know if this is the case. Unless otherwise instructed,
Food must be dairy or pareve (neither meat nor dairy).
As a Kiddush sponsor, you will be responsible for:
1.
Calling the Kiddush Chairperson to arrange for entry
to the synagogue for set up (if setting up during non-office hours),
and to let
her/him know if you are planning for a special occasion, or to find
out whether
one is planned.
2.
Bringing food and beverages (other than coffee and tea) to synagogue either
on Friday or before services on Saturday.
If you bring food
on Friday, please mark it with “For Saturday’s Kiddush” so
it will not be used for the Oneg.
Note:
You will also need to fill the coffee filter and turn
on the coffeemaker and hot water. The RJC provides coffee and tea,
but no
other beverages (soda, juice, etc. as you prefer). Instructions
for using the RJC’s coffeemaker are in the kitchen, attached
to the refrigerator.
3.
Making or buying three (3) platters of food. You may
wish to consider any of the following: 1 platter
of sweets; salads;
bagels
and cream
cheese; gefilte fish; boiled eggs; challah; crackers and cheese;
veggie platter. Use your imagination, but the food must be
dairy or parve. You may also use any food left over from the previous
night’s
Oneg Shabbat that is left in the kitchen.
4.
Setting the food out on platters, which the RJC has
in abundance in our kitchen.
We also have doilies, and plenty of plastic
wrap and foil if you wish to set non-refrigerated food out
early
in the day.
5.
Setting out wine and grape juice for the blessings before
Kiddush. Wine and grape juice are usually in the kitchen
after Friday’s
service. Small cups are in the cabinet behind the kitchen
door. Additional wine and grape juice are located in the
storage pantry. The pantry’s
entry door is located between the Lash Lounge and the stairs
to the main sanctuary.
6.
Clearing the table and wrapping leftovers.
7.
Putting all dirty dishes in the sink. However, clean
dishes and the punch bowl/lid should be left on the table
for the
RJC custodian.
8.
Throwing away all trash in the receptacles provided.
IMPORTANT:
The
RJC custodian is responsible for setting up the tables in the Lash
Lounge for Kiddush Luncheons.
If you are planning on
a larger Kiddush than will comfortably fit in the Lash Lounge (such
as
for a
special occasion), you must let the House Chairperson know in the
week preceding your event,
so that the custodian may be informed
through the proper channels.