Cooking For a Cause: Grand Challah Bake - May 2017

On Wednesday May 16th, Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School held a Grand Challah Bake at our final Cooking for a Cause event of the year for the speedy and full recovery of Sarah bat Viviane.

Grand Challah Bake chefs: Mrs. Yvette Beyda, Mrs. Elena Birman, Mrs. Esther Mishan, Mrs. Sara Ovadia, Mrs. Viviane Salem, and Mrs. Ami Sasson. Special thank you to Ami and Dubby Sasson for baking and delivering all 180 challot to the SBH Food Pantry!

Cooking for a Cause chefs: Mrs. Ruthy Goldberg, Mrs. Tina Saad, and Mrs. Limor Tuachi.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking for a Cause: February 21, 2017

On February 21st, the Frastai and Bildirici families generously gave us their time as they cooked with a room full of students! The student lounge, was nearly full as pizza was being made for hundreds of needy families at the Cooking for a Cause event.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.
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Cooking for a Cause: February

Earlier this month, chefs Mrs. Susie Sorcher, Mrs. Ami Sasson, Mrs. Rochelle Dweck, and Mrs. Alice Goldman took over the student lounge to turn pounds of meat into meals for hundreds of needy families at the Cooking for a Cause event.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: Grand Mazza

Yesterday, chefs Mrs. Ravit Mosseri, mother of Suzy and Jack; Mrs. Paula Smouha, mother of Isaac and Daniel; Mrs. Limor Madeb, mother of Grace; and Mrs. Joyce Matalon, mother of Sharon and Morris, took over the student lounge to make over 3500 pieces of mazza for a Grand Mazza Cooking for a Cause event.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

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Cooking for a Cause November 2016

Earlier this month, our students participated in a Cooking for a Cause event in memory of Gabe Khezrie, A"H. Thank you to chefs and sponsors Mrs. Adelaide Khezrie and Mrs. Shari Tawil.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: Grand Challah Bake 2016

For the last Cooking for a Cause of the year, Yeshivah of Flatbush held a grand challah bake. The event was sponsored by Cookie and David Fishel in honor of their daughter Katie's graduation as well as Renee Gindi in honor of Mrs. Shaindy Goldberg. Mrs. Yvette Beyda and Mrs. Esther Paskie demonstrated to students how to do Hafrashat Challah and how to braid the challah. Mrs. Rochelle Dweck provided the recipes for the various toppings.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: April 2016

This month's Cooking For A Cause featured its biggest menu ever. Students prepared 25 brick roast dinners and 36 chicken dinners for needy families ahead of Passover. Thank you to master chefs Mrs. Rochelle Dweck, Mrs. Jaclyn Marcos, and Ami Sasson for guiding our students long the way. Thank you to our sponsors: Mrs. Rochelle Dweck, Mrs. Ricci Haddad, Mrs. Jill Sanders, and Mrs. Ami Sasson.

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: March 2016

Earlier this month we held two amazing Cooking For A Cause events. At our first event, Mrs. Lorraine Betesh, mom or Lilly and Teddy, helped students make over 500 pieces of mini pizzas and apple puffs. At our second event, Mrs. Doris Mosseri, mom or Maurice, and Mrs. Michelle Oved, mom of Joseph and Raquel, helped students make chicken cutlets, meatballs, and potato knishes. 

Mrs. Lorraine Betesh with her daughter Lily. 

Cooking for a Cause gives students the opportunity to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Mrs. Doris Mosseri with her son Maurice

Mrs. Michelle Oved with her son Joseph

Mosseri and Oved families with Mrs. Shifra Hanon and her daughter Rochelle Dweck

Cooking For A Cause: October 2015

This past Wednesday night, students had an opportunity to cook for less fortunate families in a Yeshivah of Flatbush program known as "Cooking for a Cause." This was the first event of the year. Each month students cook something different and the food is donated to a Chesed organization. This week the students made meatballs with peas for the Sephardic Bikur Holim food pantry. Thank you to master chefs, Susie Sorscher and Cookie Fishel for leading and sponsoring the event. Over 160 students took part in this amazing event. All participants had an amazing fun Chesed experience!!

Cooking for a Cause allows students to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: All in the Family

The monthly Yeshivah of Flatbush Cooking for a Cause events is not just a Chesed opportunity for our students, but for Flatbush families as well. Our last two Cooking for a Cause events featured multiple generations of cooks. Students, Robyn and Albert Dweck cooked with their mother and grandmother to make it a three generation affair. Renee Gindi and her mother prepared over twenty five pounds of breaded chicken cutlets for the Sephardic Bikkur Holim freezer. Our Cooking for a Cause events attract over fifty boys and girls in addition to multiple parents and grandparents for this fun Chesed event. 

Dweck Family Cooks For Chesed Together

Gindi Family Cooks for Chesed Together

Cooking for a Cause allows students to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: April 15, 2015

This past Wednesday night, students had an opportunity to cook for less fortunate families in a Yeshivah of Flatbush program known as "Cooking for a Cause." Each week the students cook something different and the food is donated to a Chesed organization. This week the students made potato borekas and meat lachmagine for the Sephardic Bikur Holim food pantry. Thank you to master chefs, Claire Frastai, Michelle Saad, and Sylvia Levy for leading and sponsoring the event. Over 500 appetizers where made during this amazing event. All participants had an amazing fun Chesed experience!!

Cooking for a Cause allows students to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: Kneading It Together

Last Wednesday Yeshivah of Flatbush students prepared nearly 300 challot and babkas as part of a special Cooking For A Cause event. Each week the students cook something different and the food is donated to a Chesed organization. This special event was in conjunction with a world-wide attempt to make that Shabbat more special. The Shabbos Project coordinated events across the world and encouraged Jews to keep Shabbat together.

Cooking For A Cause: Getting Ready for Rosh Hashanah

On Wednesday night, September 17th students had the opportunity to cook for less fortunate families in a Yeshivah of Flatbush program known as "Cooking for a Cause." Each week the students cook something different and the food is donated to a Chesed organization. For the first event of the school year students made food specially for Rosh Hashanah. Students made Swiss chard with chickpeas, leek edgeh, blackeye peas, sweet gourd, sweet tongue bolognese and even Tzimmes. Thank you to master chefs, Ami Sasson, Rochelle Dweck, and Esther Mishan for leading the event and the Fishel family for sponsoring the event. Special thanks to Mrs. Shifra Hanon for coordinating. All participants had an amazing fun Chesed experience!!

Cooking for a Cause allows students to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners.

Cooking For A Cause: Shepard's Pie and Potato Bourekas

On Wednesday night, students had an opportunity to cook for less fortunate families in a Yeshivah of Flatbush program known as "Cooking for a Cause." Each week the students cook something different and the food is donated to a Chesed organization. This week the students made Shepard's pie and potato bourekas for the Sephardic Bikur Holim food pantry. Thank you to master chefs, Lilly Betesh for leading and sponsoring the event. All participants had an amazing fun Chesed experience!!

Cooking for a Cause allows students to learn how to prepare a variety of entrees, dinners, and desserts while participating in a Chesed event. All of the food prepared in these events are sent to needy families who can then enjoy delicious homemade dinners. For more information about this commission, read this previous post: http://www.myflatbushlife.com/2011/10/helping-against-hunger.html