Taste and care of “Shabbat Guest”
Imagine: a Friday evening, the sun setting on the horizon, and the aroma of freshly baked challah filling the room
This aroma fills the space with calm, wraps the home in warmth, as if taking you back to the times of family Shabbat evenings.
And then, as memories come alive, there’s a quiet knock at the door. It’s the RVC volunteers – with challah in their hands and light in their hearts. They don’t just bring bread – they bring attention, compassion, warmth – all the things you cannot buy or pack into a gift.
For many elderly participants, this is more than traditional Shabbat baking. It is a sign: you matter to us, you are remembered. It is a moment of real connection, when next to you is not a TV or walls, but a living person with kind words and an open heart. Often, these minutes are the only ones in the week when someone truly looks into your eyes and asks: “How are you today?”
For the volunteers, it’s also more than just a project. It is a path to a deeper understanding of the community, to a connection with its history and the generations that built our world. It is a moment when a simple action – baking challah, wrapping it, delivering it – creates real meaning. In return, they receive smiles, thanks, and sometimes tears. But most importantly, the feeling that they are truly needed.
The “Shabbat Guest” project is a bridge between those who remember and those who want to remember. It is a weekly reminder of the power of care, the importance of being present, and how much a single open heart can change.
Because a true Shabbat begins with love. And with the willingness to share it.