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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEX LUMELSKY

his is the most fun I've ever had in synagogue,"
said Beverly Baker as she rolled sushi at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek's "hands-on" Roll
With the Rabbi event.
The synagogue's Sisterhood, Z'havah and Men's Club spon-
sored the sushi-making evening, hosted by Rabbis Jonathan and
Lauren Berkun. The Berkuns mastered the art of sushi rolling
when they lived in Israel and, by necessity, learned to make their
own maki.
As the rabbis demonstrated their expertise, the overflowing
crowd gathered around tables laden with bamboo mats, Nori,
sushi rice, wasabi, fish, avocado, scallions, ginger, sesame seeds,
vegetables and imitation crab. It soon was evident that chopsticks,
bento knives, raw fish and caviar were merely tools for shaping
edible works ofart,
art, Japanese-style.
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