Savory Stories & Symbolic Staples with Ziggy

Spend time with Ziggy Gruber, the owner and host at Kenny & Ziggy’s, as he shares the significance of Rosh Hashanah foods, complete with savory stories and symbolic staples!

Ziggy took center stage in the 2015 New York-produced documentary film, Deli Man, a film about delis across the U. S. He proudly admits that the deli business is in his blood—the third generation in his family to own a deli. He has successfully shown Texas that life without a great deli is really no life at all.

Lifelong Learning presents: L’Dor V’Dor: The Role of Storytelling in your Family Legacy

Rabbi Dan Gordon, a teacher, storyteller and beloved rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Humble, will demonstrate how to preserve your family legacy through storytelling.

Lifelong Learning presents L’Dor V’Dor: Ethical Wills

Rabbi David Rosen, Rabbi Emeritus Congregation Beth Yeshurun, will share about the importance of passing down to our loved ones non-material things such as values, life philosophy and morals.

Lifelong Learning presents L’Dor V’Dor: The Power of Oral Histories

Ellen Trachtenberg, long-time Houstonian, originally from New Orleans and one of the founders of the Holocaust Museum Houston, will speak about her involvement in the oral history program through HMH as well as her own personal oral history through the South Texas Jewish Archives.

Money, Property & Charitable Gifts

The legacy we leave extends beyond our stories and values to the gifts that support the people and causes we care about. Anna Shabtay and Cindy Anapolsky will discuss how thoughtful estate planning and charitable giving can help sustain the Jewish community for future generations while reflecting your personal values and creating a lasting impact.