A decades-old tradition continued on Christmas Day at the Congregations of Shaare Shamayim in Elkins Park, where volunteers baked and delivered cookies to first responders and hospital workers across the region.
“We’ve been doing this for 20 years now,” said Jacques Lurie, executive director of the synagogue.
The annual effort brings together about eight to 10 bakers who spend days in the kitchen preparing cookies, then packaging and delivering them on Christmas morning. The tradition was started as a way to thank those who must work during the holiday…