Baron Hirsch Plans Friday Night Dinner in Conjunction with OU Community Scholars Weekend

Baron Hirsch Congregation will be hosting a Family Friday Night Dinner on February 5.  The dinner is being held in combination with the Orthodox Union Community Scholars Weekend which will feature OU Executive Vice President, Rabbi Steven Weil as Scholar-in-Residence. 

“Spending Shabbat evening with family and friends is an important part of being a member of our community.  We are excited to have Rabbi Weil in Memphis and sharing a delicious meal with us” says Rabbi Shai Finkelstein, Senior Rabbi of Baron Hirsch.

The evening will begin with Kabbalat Shabbat services at 5:00PM, followed by the dinner at 6:30PM.  Dinner guests will enjoy a delicious meal of gelfite fish, chicken soup, stuffed chicken breast, risotto, carrot kugel and more.  Additionally, there will be a special menu of baked chicken tenders, pasta and mixed vegetables, just for children.  Reservations for the dinner can be made by calling 683-7485.  The cost is $20 per adult and children 12 and under pay their age, due to limited seating those who want to attend the dinner are urged to reserve as soon as possible.

After the dinner, Rabbi Weil will speak at 7:45PM, no reservations are needed to hear Rabbi Weil speak.  For teens there will be a special Oneg at 7:45PM led by Rabbi Moshe Isenberg, Associate Regional Director of the Midwest NCSY.  Childcare will be provided during Rabbi Weil’s lecture. 

Baron Hirsch’s Friday Night Dinners are among the congregation’s more popular events.  Held several times throughout the year, people of all ages and backgrounds attend, and the entire social hall is filled with warmth and Shabbat spirit.  “I love having the ability to enjoy Shabbat with so many of my friends in such a relaxed and fun atmosphere,” stated one member following the last dinner.

For more information or to make dinner reservations contact the Baron Hirsch office at 683-7485.