November 23, 2024

This article is Part Two of a Four Part series about the adventures of the TXOKO Culinary Club of the Brotherhood of Kol Ami – Tampa, Florida

In this four-part series, Florida Region FJMC invites you to take a seat at the table, expand your palate and try something new with the “TXOKO Culinary Club”, an original program from the Brotherhood of Kol Ami in Tampa, Florida.

The “TXOKO Culinary Club” is a hands-on, participatory group gastronomic experience with a focus on learning about, preparing and enjoying a delicious and authentic communal meal of home-made, ethnic “Jewish food” from different countries and cultures from around the world.

The second episode of the “TXOKO Culinary Club” focused on the Jewish Cuisine of Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia; where many of our ancestors spent many centuries thriving and suffering, and where Yiddish came into its own. Kol Ami Brotherhood President Jon Zimmer reports, “we created Pierogis, Kielbasa (Glatt Kosher) and Sauerkraut soup with Ginger Snap Cookies and Tomatoes, Stuffed Cabbage, and a few other dishes emblematic of the area! To jest dobre!”

View the second episode of the “TXOKO Culinary Club” on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hEGDKSPio

Many thanks to the Brotherhood of Kol Ami for sharing this video montage of their “TXOKO Culinary Club” experience, exploring the Jewish Cuisine of Poland, Czechia and Slovakia.

Jon Zimmer

Men’s Club is Brotherhood. Learn more about the Kol Ami Brotherhood of Tampa at: https://www.kolami.org/brotherhood.html and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kolamitampa/. For more information about the Brotherhood of Kol Ami, please email Brotherhood President Jon Zimmer at: brotherhood.kolami@gmail.com.

The Brotherhood of Kol Ami is a member of the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) and part of a global confederation of over 200 Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods representing over 20,000 members across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and beyond. Learn more about how your Jewish Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate with the FJMC at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.

The Florida Region of FJMC serves the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. Get to know more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at www.floridaregionfjmc.org and please visit and LIKE our Florida Region FJMC Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.

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