This week was a little slower, and honestly, it was a welcome change. Our team has been working incredibly hard, and everyone needed a chance to catch their breath. Of course, as anyone in catering knows, “slower” never really means quiet. On my birthday, our walk-in freezer decided to stop working, reminding us once again that there are always curveballs waiting around the corner.
Birthdays have a way of making us pause and reflect. As I look back on another year, I feel incredibly grateful. I’m thankful for a business that gives me purpose and allows me to touch people’s lives through food and hospitality. Whether we’re celebrating weddings, comforting families after a loss, serving community events, or simply providing lunch at the café, it is a privilege to be part of so many meaningful moments.
Most of all, I am grateful for my children, my family, and my staff. They challenge me, support me, and remind me every day why this work matters. Without them, my life would not be the same.
Life rarely unfolds the way we imagine it will. If you had asked me years ago where I thought I would be today, I never would have pictured this path. Yet I can honestly say I am grateful that this is where life has led me.
This weekend also marks a remarkable milestone as our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. Independence Day has always carried meaning, but this year feels especially significant. For my own family, America represented hope and opportunity. In the early 1900s, my ancestors came here after fleeing the pogroms in what is now Russia and Belarus. They found a country where they could proudly live as Jews and build a future for their children.
Because of that opportunity, my grandfather was able to attend college and earn an engineering degree. My great-grandfather helped organize women’s garment unions here in Wisconsin. Generation after generation, our family has been able to contribute, grow, and build lives that would not have been possible without the freedoms and opportunities this country provided.
Our nation has never been perfect, and today we continue to experience moments of division and disagreement. But I hope that, especially this Independence Day, we remember what makes America so extraordinary. We can acknowledge our challenges while still appreciating the freedoms, opportunities, and diversity that have allowed so many families—including mine—to build better lives.
As we celebrate this Fourth of July, I hope we all take a moment to reflect on the blessings in our own lives, spend time with the people we love, and remember that community is built one act of kindness, one shared meal, and one relationship at a time.
From all of us at Mosaic Catering, have a safe, joyful, and meaningful Independence Day. Shabbat Shalom, and Happy Birthday, America!
