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| OHCC LIVING | MAY 2025 | 33 Happy Mothers' Day, Happy Memorial Day and Happy Unofficial Start of Summer! The Travel Club is busy planning day trips to parts of Southern California. Places we would like to visit and hope you will also. If there is a place you would like to visit or experience, please feel free to contact us (ohcctravelclub2025@gmail.com) with your suggestions. Here are our upcoming trips: May 20. Reagan Library and the Dead Sea Scrolls. This is a once in a lifetime experience to view eight authentic Dead Sea Scrolls and over 200 artifacts from the Second Temple period including the Magdala Stone and objects from Masada. July 4. Cruise the San Diego Bay on the Hornblower to view the Big Bay Boom Fireworks Display. This will be a wonderful sightseeing and cocktail cruise experience. Complimentary Appetizers and a no host bar will be provided on the cruise. Aug. 13. Pageant of the Masters. A favorite trip to Laguna Beach to see this outdoor theatrical performance where famous works of art are brought to life onstage. This year's theme is GOLD COAST: Treasures of California. Masterpieces from the most revered museums and monuments in Golden State will be featured. This is Sold Out, but a waitlist is available. Sept. 18. Warriors and Cars. Join us for a visit to the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, housing a collection of autos ranging from muscle and race cars to Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Then we toured the Bowers Museum for the World of Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century exhibit. These features are newly discovered treasures including chariot regalia, jade and gold adornments, bronze vessels and of course, Terracotta Warriors. Frequently people on a trip need to cancel. Many people on our wait lists actually have had the opportunity to go on our trips. To be placed on the waitlist or to register for any of our trips, leave a check made out to the OH Travel Club, in the Travel Club envelope at the Clubhouse Front Desk. Add $5 to the price if you are not a member of the Club. You will receive an email confirming your registration. We certainly hope you will join us on one of our trips! Your OH Travel Club Board, Adele, Lynn, Amy, Jeannine and Callie Written by Amy Blount and approved by the Travel Club Board Travel Club Yiddish Club The world, and particularly the U.S.A., has become a more interesting place, Kosher Cuisine wise. We have discovered there are so many Kosher and Israeli restaurants in the U.S. where we least expect them, that we would like to share some with you. The coasts, California, Florida, and New York, have the largest selection. You may never visit them, but it is fun to know they exist. For instance, "Gold Schnitzel in Renton, WA." Holy smoke Kosher in Nashville, TN, "Pallas Kosher in Texas, "Mendel's, Kansas City BBQ in Ohio, "Kosher Haus," in South Dakota and Vegetarian restaurants such as "Anna's Kitchen" in Roselawn, OH. The only Jewish restaurant to be found locally is "Rhys and Grind" on South Coast Highway which may not be Kosher. In New York, Brooklyn has "Izzy Barbeque Addiction" and "Essen Deli" is in Flatbush. There are also many Kosher Italian, French and Indian spots to be found. Miami has "Zak the Baker," "Rustico" a very upscale dairy restaurant in Surfside, "Hadekel" featuring Israeli cuisine in North Miami Beach and "Sushi and Tappas" serves a Kosher Fusion of Japanese and Peruvian dishes. There are some restaurants that were not originally Kosher, but because of the demand, they have become Kosher certified, "Neya" is an example of this as is "Ostrow Brasserie" founded by French born chef Olivia Ostrow. San Diego boast "Prager Brothers" Kosher Bakery" and Hamitbach for fine dining. As researching this article, it occurred to us that many people don't know the rules of Kashrut. Here is what the Torah tells us. 1. Mammals must have split hooves and chew their cud. 2. Fish must have fins and removeable scales. 3. Kosher species of meat and foul must be ritually slaughtered in a prescribed manner. 4. Birds that are not predatory are allowed. 5. All of this means pork, rabbit, eagles, owls, catfish and reptiles are prohibited. 6. Meat and dairy products cannot be served or processed together. 7. Mostly all insects are prohibited, except for a small number of Locust species, (really!) Now you all know as much as we could find on this subject, the descriptions of these restaurants, help us delve into the way the culture or Jewish and Israeli cuisine in alive and well, all over America. There are three things that we Jews Love: Our kids, our parents, and a good restaurant. Written by Selma Leighton