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On May 12, we will have our Annual Membership Meeting and the positions of President, Secretary and Financial Secretary need to be filled. The positions are listed below and if you would like to run for one of these positions Read the rest of this entry »

By Madelene Weinberger
The weather was not very cooperative the evening of April 21st; in fact, it started to rain just as we were getting ready for the program. So instead of outside under the stars, Havdalah was held inside under dimmed lights. Read the rest of this entry »

By Madelene Weinberger
This year our Holocaust Remembrance Program focused on the families of Sha’are Shalom Members that were murdered or directly impacted by the Holocaust. A “Book of Names” was compiled listing the victims, their relation to our Sha’are Shalom member and a short narrative on what happened to each of them. Read the rest of this entry »

Thank You to everyone who attended our Passover Community Seder on Saturday, April 7th. We had a record turnout with over 70 guests. I hope this special holiday will always be a gathering of many Jewish residents of Southern Maryland. I also hope we have as wonderful attendance at our next membership meeting on Saturday, May 12th! Read the rest of this entry »

by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman

The Three Festivals of Pilgrimage, known as the Shalosh Regalim, include Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot. Of these three, Shavuot is the least known and observed. It is cited in the Talmud that even in ancient times it was not observed as much as Passover and the Thanksgiving-Festival of the Booths Read the rest of this entry »

I just want to say a Thank You to everyone who helped with the Community Seder on April 7th. The Seder service was great, and thanks Read the rest of this entry »

Sha’are Shalom welcomes Grace (9) and Alex (4) Millis, daughter and son of new members Jennifer McKisson and Ian Millis, grandchildren of Rick and Sharon Millis. Rick is the fiancé of Lynn Nathan, a long time Hebrew tutor in Southern Maryland. We are looking forward to many rewarding years with all of you!

Sha’are Shalom Community Seder for 2012
Saturday, April 7, 5:30 pm
Sha’are Shalom Community Seder this year will be April 7, 2012 at 5:30 pm, in our synagogue on 18 Henry Ford Dr., Waldorf, MD. Suzanne Darby will lead the service.
It’s not too late to get a spot! Past the deadline date of March 24 the cost will be: Adult $25, children 5-10 $15, and children under 5 are still FREE. (Same for Members and Non-Members)
Your reservation is a CHECK made payable to Congregation Sha’are Shalom and mailed to Jackie Schoch, 905 Lindsay Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745-2130. Send questions to shaareshalom@gmail.com,

Saturday Services and Adult Education
April 14, 10 am
Service leader Rabbi Saltzman. Oneg sponsor is Sharon Mills. Adult Education follows the Oneg: Salamone Rossi ‘Hebreo.’ Jewish Music of Renaissance Italy by a remarkable composer who stands alone in the history of Jewish music. A brief biography; influences on Rossi; styles of music; rabbinic issues; Rabbinic opinions relating to his music; recorded musical examples; the end of the Venitian Republic.
For more information on adult education, contact Nancy Gould at nmgpilot@yahoo.com or 301-863-7496. Read the rest of this entry »

Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 pm
All are welcome.

Friday Services
April 27, 8 pm
Need a Service leader and Oneg sponsor. Read the rest of this entry »

I want to say Thank You to Stu Richman for leading the Scout Shabbat on March 2nd. It was great seeing our Boys, Cubs, and Girl Scout at the service. Congratulations to Mitchell Kanter for earning his Religious patch.

The Purim Party was great this year. More people got in the mood to dress up or down for the party. It took a while for people to guess who your President was, “May Flag Pole”. When I was a kid going to school in Nanjemoy we always did the Flag Pole dance in May. It was a lot of fun. Too bad children don’t do that now.

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