Fabrangen Kiddush and Set-Up Guide

Kiddush and Set-up Guide

HOW TO DO A SPECIAL KIDDUSH AT W.E.S.
(The food served after we say the blessings over wine, grape juice and challah.)

It's not necessary to prepare an elaborate meal! You can do a good kiddush for ten dollars. Ask several good friends help you share the effort by bringing one special dish or other items.

"Fabrangen-kosher" means food or drink that is kosher, dairy-parve or vegetarian (includes eggs and fish.) Don't bring meat or poultry. You don't have to have a kosher kitchen at home, or a hechsher on everything.

challah Don't bring foods that have been in contact with tref ingredients. At Passover, don't bring foods that have been in contact with chametz, and do bring packages or bottles labeled "kosher for Passover." Wine or alcohol is rare, but it will have a hechsher. (Optional: You can always bring unopened packages of food with a hechsher. And there are many other ways to be considerate of varying levels of kashrut or other dietary needs. You can bring alternatives to sugary sweets, soda pop, and common allergenic foods. There are vegan dishes. Please label dishes with ingredients.)

Please be aware that when we meet in other locations the kashrut requirements may change.
Please provide any paper goods (plates, napkins, etc.) and cutlery (forks, etc.), as needed. Bring cups also if you serve drinks. (Options: It's easier to skip drinks. Finger foods need little or no cutlery. It is possible to bring recyclable alternatives to disposable items.)

There are some parking spaces in the alley behind W.E.S., if that makes carrying easier. The shomrim for that day will open and close the building and the Fabrangen closet upstairs.
Usually food is set out on tables upstairs, placed behind one of the movable partitions, along the north wall of windows. The north wall is to your right as you come in from the main entrance. (Optional: There are two appliqued tablecloths, folded and stored in the Fabrangen closet upstairs. If you want to use them, then please take them home to wash afterward, and return the following Shabbat. They machine wash nicely on warm/gentle and tumble dry on low.)

If you need to use the kitchen sink, go downstairs and turn left. The kitchen is across the hall from the restrooms.

Whoever brings a special Kiddush meal is responsible to clean up after the meal itself only. The Set-Up Team is responsible for clean up related to the rest of services.

The garbage cans at W.E.S. are distinguished from recycling cans and donation cans by sign labels. So, please be careful not to put garbage in cans labeled for recycling or donations! Pick up garbage and trash and put into the lined garbage cans and wipe the tables clean. W.E.S. is responsible for emptying the garbage cans and for vacuuming the floors.

If you feel comfortable doing so, please take a few moments during community announcements after services, and say something about your special occasion.

WHAT THE SET-UP TEAM DOES FOR KIDDUSH AT W.E.S.
(How to serve wine, grape juice and challah before the kiddush snacks or meal.)

If you have Kiddush Set-Up, you are responsible for pouring wine and grape juice into small cups and distributing them for the kiddush, preparing for the motzi, kiddush/snack clean up, and finding your own substitute if for some reason you are not available on your assigned date. Couples are assigned on the same Shabbat. If couples would rather be staggered, please let Judy Beltz and Gloria Whitman know.

The community, however, has become accustomed to a light (and typically healthy) kiddush snack that you should bring--typically no more than $10-$15 per person on the two-person kiddush/setup/snack team. BRINGING THE KIDDUSH SNACK IS A STRICTLY VOLUNTARY PART OF THE ROTATION ASSIGNMENT; all of us like to stay awhile after services and 'schmooze,' and we enjoy having
something to eat to tide us over before we go home.

If you are shomer Shabbos, or cannot bring the snack for what ever reason, please alert Judy Beltz ahead of time so that she can make necessary arrangements. She has taken the lead for this community set of assignments.

TO PREPARE FOR AND DISTRIBUTE WINE AND GRAPE JUICE FOR THE KIDDUSH:

You will find the wine, grape juice and cups in the WES kitchen cabinet marked 'Fabrangen' (immediately to the right as you enter the kitchen.)

There are two types of 3 oz cups: the unmarked ones are for wine, and the printed ones are for grape juice.

Clear plastic 'crystal' trays for serving the kiddush are to be found in the drawer also marked 'Fabrangen" that tops our cabinet space. Serve the kiddush to members just after announcements are made so that the community can join in the kiddush that immediately follows the Adon Olam.

If we need more wine, grape juice or cups, please let Gloria know by email.

TO PREPARE FOR THE MOTZI:

Gloria usually picks up two challot from Great Harvest each week and either leaves them in the kitchen or on the table to the right and closest to the WES sanctuary opening.

Place the challot on another plastic 'crystal' tray and cover them with the challah cover you will find in the bottom left hand drawer of our Fabrangen closet (right below the shelf where the Torah normally is stored.)
Put the challot tray on the table along with the kiddush trays until they are used at the end of our Shabbat services. Make sure that the tray gets to the central table right after the kiddush occurs so that our young people can make the motzi.

TO PREPARE FOR THE KIDDUSH/SNACK:

Unless there is a special kiddush or simha that is occurring for which the kiddush snack becomes a luncheon, or 'heavier' repast, plan on bringing something for the community to nosh on.

Please let Judy Beltz know if this is not something you can do. If there is a special kiddush or simha scheduled, your only responsibilities are for setup and serving of the kiddush and motzi. Provision and cleanup of the after service kiddush-luncheon is the responsibility of the donor. Of course, if this is your Shabbat for kiddush/setup/cleanup, you always can help!
Paper goods (napkins, dishes, cups, etc.) and eating utensils can be found in the kitchen cabinet marked 'Fabrangen' or stored high above the cabinets in the two boxes marked 'Fabrangen.' Again, if the supply runs low, please let Gloria know so that she can replenish our supply.
To minimize noise, prepare all food for serving in the WES kitchen and bring it upstairs immediately after services. There are lots of folks who offer, or ask around for some helpers.

TO CLEAN UP:

Take a wastebasket through the community to pick up any used cups.
It's your job to check and make sure that the table are clean of any food, and stray plates and cups are thrown away.
All leftover foodstuffs and drinks should either be taken to the kitchen and stored, if appropriate, or taken home.
Wash and store any bowls and trays used.
You also will find stickers marked 'Fabrangen' to label any leftovers that you need to store in the WES refrigerator until the next Shabbat.

Please check the Fabrangen calendar for the latest information on who is doing setup and mark your calendars.

Set up Teams will always need to do set up, every Shabbat, whether or not there is a Special Kiddush scheduled.

A "Special Kiddush" means that members other than the Set up Team are bringing the snacks for kiddush that Shabbat. In that case, the Set up Team does not bring snacks for kiddush that Shabbat.

When there is no Special Kiddush scheduled, then that can be known as a "Set up Kiddush" Shabbat. A "Set up Kiddush" means that the Set up Team needs to bring snacks for kiddush that Shabbat.

Whenever a Special Kiddush is scheduled, it will take precedence over a Set up Kiddush.

Please contact Judy Beltz Schreiber with questions, or to schedule a special kiddush.
You will find Judy's contact information on the Fabrangen phone list.