COME FOR THE PIZZA, STAY FOR THE JEWISH If you passed by Chabad of S. Barbara’s
Rabbi Zalmy was approached by
The clubs are student led, with a
kitchen at 6:00 am on a Thursday
students at Dos Pueblos fouteen
strong leadership team in each school.
morning, you’d see Rabbi Zalmy hard
years ago to revive the student club.
“It’s really their club,” says Rabbi Zalmy,
at work with a rolling pin. Chabad’s
The plan was simple. Give them food
“they arrange trivia games, dreidel
youth director expertly kneads,
for lunch, and give them food for
competitions, and social action events.
rolls, sauces, and cheeses tens of
thought. The clubs have tens of Jewish
It’s really nice to see young leaders
pizza pies each week for the Jewish
and non-Jewish students each week,
take time from their busy school
high school clubs at Dos Pueblos
and the discussions are lively, with a
day to dedicate to a higher cause.”
and San Marcos High Schools.
Torah message, and a bit of humor.
“It’s the best kosher pizza in
“Rabbi Zalmy welcomed teens to
town,” he quips, alluding to the
bring up eclectic discussion topics,”
unfortunate vacuum of kosher
explains Zoe Silverberg, student
certified establishments in town.
president of Jewish Club at San Marcos
“The students tell me it’s better than
High School. “A few examples include
any pizza in town, but I wouldn’t
LGBTQ+ rights, current events, and
know.” The pizza is the hook, and
the history behind Jewish religion.
it draws about eighty students
There was never a dull moment in our
to the Jewish clubs each week.
club meetings and I learned so much
GIVE THEM FOOD FOR LUNCH, AND GIVE THEM FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
from everything we discussed!”
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