\n\t\t\t\tWhen participants left the Model Matzah Bakery, \u201cthey took with them not just matzah, but a sense of belonging and pride in their heritage.\u201d (photos by Yaletown Photography)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThis year, the Matzah Bakery got an upgrade as it partnered with Stable Harvest Farms. Not only did participants get to make matzah for Passover using locally grown, organic wheat, Stable Harvest Farms is also offering the chance for children to experience the process from farm to seder table \u2013 literally. Two family days will be hosted at the farm, where families will plant and then harvest their own wheat, which they will then use to create matzah for next Passover. Save the dates: May 12, a special Mother\u2019s Day celebration, where the wheat will be planted, and Sept. 8, a pre-Rosh Hashanah experience, including harvesting the wheat and setting aside for Passover 2025\/5785.<\/p>\n
\u201cChabad is known for their innovative approach to Jewish education,\u201d said one educator from a local Jewish day school. \u201cThis kind of hands-on, start-to-finish project will guarantee that the children remember the joy and excitement of the holiday for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
While initially designed for children, the Model Matzah Bakery has evolved to welcome participants of all ages. High school students and educators find themselves drawn to the program as an engaging way to learn about Jewish traditions, while adults and seniors appreciate the opportunity to celebrate their cultural heritage. This year, for the first time, children with special needs had their own opportunity to visit the bakery.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just about making matzah; it\u2019s about connecting with our heritage in a tangible way,\u201d said Rachel Cohen, a long-time attendee of the Model Matzah Bakery. \u201cThe experience of being part of something so ancient yet so relevant to our lives today was truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld, director of Lubavitch BC, which organizes this project, emphasized the importance of preserving and passing on these traditions to future generations. \u201cOur goal isn\u2019t just to teach about matzah making, but to create lasting memories and connections to our shared history through positive Jewish experiences,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhen participants left here, they took with them not just matzah, but a sense of belonging and pride in their heritage.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2013 Courtesy Chabad Lubavitch BC<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Left to right: Joanne Belzberg, Henia Wineberg, Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg, Arnold Silber, Tammi Kerzner and Syd Belzberg. (photo by Yaletown Photography) For more than three decades, the Model Matzah Bakery, organized by Chabad Lubavitch in British Columbia, has offered a unique and interactive Passover experience for thousands of participants. What started in the early 1990s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[781],"tags":[430,20802,3076,3429,218,3430,9856,5741,400,23131],"class_list":["post-44048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays","tag-chabad","tag-dovid-rosenfeld","tag-education","tag-family","tag-judaism","tag-kids","tag-lubavitch-bc","tag-matzah","tag-passover","tag-rachel-cohen"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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