Author Mitch Albom loves to have lunch in business situations, as well as with people he meets for the first time.
“There’s something that’s very formal about sitting at a table without anything between you,” Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and the upcoming The Little Liar, says. “The minute you put food in the middle, there’s something that becomes very human about it.“
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“[Food is] part of the culture of many human beings,” Abby J. Leibman, President and CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, told the Journal. “It is not just a moment of fueling your body so you can keep going. It’s also a moment of fueling your soul.”
Food speaks to people in terms of their culture, history and family.
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“There is something about being connected to nature that … makes the world a better place,” Shemesh Farms Director Nicky Pitman says. “The smells and the tastes and the sights of all the different plants that we grow are healing.”
A social enterprise, Shemesh Farms provides meaningful employment to people with diverse abilities and special needs.
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Faith Kramer loves the experience of cooking with others, as well as sharing meals.
“We all enjoy eating,” says Kramer, author of 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen. “You layer on the Jewish food symbolism and food history, and it becomes a very important event.”
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