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Kosher Mediterranean food truck opens at CMU
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JCC annual meeting emphasizes value of community connections
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LOCAL By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer
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Eager CMU diners stand in line at CMU’s kosher food truck.
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Jackie Wang, a CMU freshman studying design, tried the falafel bowl. “It was new to he fine flavor of fresh kosher falafel is me, but I liked the flavor,” she said. Elan Biswas, a CMU freshman studying back at Carnegie Mellon University, computer science, liked his lunchtime boureka, and if a recent day was anything to go and lamb and turkey pita shawarma. by, students are appreciative. “It was all good,” said Biswas. Moments after Judah Cowen, of Such satisfaction is consisElegant Edge Catering, opened Fall arts tent with the university’s Tahini at the Tartan Express goals of keeping students Food Truck on Sept. 3, a preview happy and well nourished, stream of hungry patrons, coverage explained Pascal Petter, complete with caf-cards in begins on director of dining services hand, began to form. —student aff airs. Timothy Liu, a CMU page 11. “Our vision is to be a top junior studying decision ranked dining program that science, was excited about off ers a diverse portfolio of dining purchasing food from an outdoor destinations,” he said. Bringing Tahini to vendor. “A food truck provides a different CMU is “really a win-win not only for our atmosphere,” he said. “You can see what’s Jewish students on campus, and not only the happening in the back.” broader community around Oakland, but for Indeed, Cowen and several employees those looking for Mediterranean cuisine. It’s could be seen systematically preparing meals then delivering them through a sliding glass window. Please see CMU, page 22
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T Israel’s Nurit Jugend comes to town. Page 16
ollowing a uniquely challenging year, supporters of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh had much to reflect upon at the organization’s 124th annual meeting, held Sept. 9 in the JCC’s Katz Performing Arts Center. But the prevailing theme of the evening could be found within the name of the organization itself: “Community.” The meeting included the presentation of several awards to JCC volunteers as well as interfaith leaders from the broader community who join in the work of the JCC’s Center for Loving Kindness. James Ruttenberg, outgoing Pittsburgh JCC board chair, kicked off the evening by emphasizing the “core values” contained within the organization’s mission statement: “nurturing people, connecting community, each day through every age, inspired by Jewish values.” Those values, Ruttenberg said, were “our North Star before, during and after October 27.” The interfaith, community-based work of the JCC’s Center for Loving Kindness, headed by Rabbi Ron Symons, the JCC’s senior director of Jewish life, was highlighted as the inaugural Loving Kindness Award was presented to Daniel Tabares of Parkland, Florida. Tabares, a junior at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, came to Pittsburgh last April along with a delegation of other students and adults from Parkland, to help Pittsburgh heal from the devastating effects of the massacre that occurred at the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27. The visit was organized by the Center for Loving Kindness. The Parkland constituency, including Please see JCC, page 22
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