These questions come from wonderful member, Linda Davis, one of our founding members, retired kindergarten teacher (what patience!), wife of Michael, mom of Darren and Lisa who is now Lisa Pfeffer, who is married to David. David gave the charming and inspiring “history” of his Jewish life during Yom Kippur afternoon. He is the perfect son-in-law! But, back to Linda - she is a grandmother, too! Linda’s questions included:

Where do we get the challahs for temple? Here’s what I know about challah in Northwest Houston. We usually buy them from the Fiesta at 249 and FM1960. This Fiesta has a full service bakery and they know what we are talking about when we say “Challah” and they usually have one or two on hand at all times. They know how to make the big impressive 5 pounder! And, it’s relatively cheap - around $16.00 for the 5 pound and around $1.70 for the regular one pound. I can’t say they are as delicious as the challahs from Three Brothers Bakery in Houston but they look just as good! The real treat is if you are fortunate to be at Shabbat services when Rosanne Friedman has made her special, tasty, beautiful challah. It’s more like dessert - truly a delight of Shabbat!

Linda also asks, “How do we use the library?” The library is open when the office is open - which means the library door is not locked. You can go in and browse and check out books at any of these times: Tuesday through Friday from 9:00am until 2:00pm. Always call the temple to be sure someone is there. Lots of events happen that make the folks in the office leave: trip to the bank, Office Depot, etc. Of course, there is always Sunday mornings during religious school. Sue Sobin is our librarian and, when you visit, you will see how nicely she has everything organized. When you check out a book, just sign the card with your name and phone number and leave the card on the side cabinet. There are lots of delightful books needing to be read - including lots of books to read to children and grandchildren! Our library is named after Shirley Meltzer, the mother of Clyde Meltzer, who generously donated funds for our library and is again donating funds for us to renovate our Social Hall. The Meltzer family no longer lives here but their generosity is worthy of a big “thank you” from Texas to New Jersey! I’m ready for another question!