For many Jews, if you ask what they are doing on Christmas day, the answer is the same: They will be seeing a movie, and having Chinese food. Who knows where this tradition got started? Perhaps it is in the Talmud. But who is MoTAS to argue with tradition?
MoTAS is facilitating a TAS Jewish Christmas (click here for the flyer). MoTAS will be providing a list of recommended afternoon movie showtimes for members to pick their favorite movies and meet other TAS folk. You'll buy your own tickets and pick the movie, and hopefully meet TAS friends. We will reconvene at A&W Seafood Restaurant (9306 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91326 -- on Devonshire at Prairie) at 5:30pm for a fixed menu dinner.
The cost for the dinner is $24 per person (adult or child); soft drinks are extra. Reservations must be made by Saturday, December 21; there are no exceptions and no walk-ups. December 25 is an extremely busy night at the restaurant, and we must pre-reserve our space to avoid the wait. The price is based on the A&W Seafood charge plus tax, gratuity, and online processing fees; this is not a fund-raising event.
If you are not paying on-line, your check must be received by the day of event; we will also be able to take "day-of" payments by credit card. All payments must be received by the time we sit down to dinner on Wednesday, December 25, 2019.
Note: If you only want to participate in the movie coordination, email your desired movies to [email protected].
Dinner Menu
The following dinner menu has been arranged with Golden Hunan:
- Appetizers: Vegetable Egg Roll, Chicken Bao [Dai Bao]
- Soup: Egg Drop / Hot and Sour Soup
- Main dishes:
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Mongolian Beef
- Cashew Chicken
- Mixed Vegetable
- Pan Fried Noodle w/ Chicken &/or Beef
- Steamed Rice - Fried Rice
- Tea, Cookies
Movie Cooordination
A list of December releases may be found here. Individuals are responsible for their own movies. MoTAS will provide coordination and recommended showtimes, permitting TAS members to get together for particular shows. As people indicate movies of interest, we'll be providing the movie name and the individuals. Showtimes and theatres will be added when available, but no later than Monday, December 23, 2019. See the main event page for movie coordination.