Rosh Hashanah Luncheon
It’s the Jewish New Year so let’s eat Chinese! We will enjoy our Rosh Hashanah Celebration Lunch at Hunan Star Chinese Restaurant on Mon, Oct 3 at 1 pm. It’s …
President’s Message by Robyn Kanter
First things first – I’m sure I speak for many people in our congregation when I say – A big thank you to George for all of his hard work …
Rabbi Search Committee – Seeking Volunteers
Rabbi Saltzman’s contract runs through August 2017. In September 2017, Rabbi Saltzman will become our Rabbi Emeritus. In anticipation of this transition, we are forming a Rabbi Search Committee. If …
Women of CSS
by Elaine McVinney Summer is leaving and Fall is slowly approaching. Kids go back to school, vacations end, and stores start filling up with all types of Fall colored and …
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program
Our Adult B’nai Mitzvah program provides for adults who have not had a bar/bat mitzvah to participate in group study that will culminate in being called to the Torah on …
Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian “Messengers of God” By Elie Wiesel This past month the world lost a brilliant scholar and one of the truly great writers of the last 100 years. …
D’var Torah for Parashot Matot and Massei
Paul Kanterman gave this d’var Friday, Aug 5. The portions for this week are Matot and Massei which mean tribes and journeys respectively. They detail a part of the journey …
D’var Torah for D’Varim
Nancy Gould gave this d’var Saturday, Aug 13. This week’s parsha is D’varim, which begins the book of Deuteronomy. Moses gives his final address to the people of Israel and …
Annual Congregational Picnic
Sun, Aug 21, 11 am to 4 pm. Mark your calendars for Sha’are Shalom’s annual potluck picnic at Gilbert Run Park! Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, and condiments will be provided. …
Oxon Hill Bike Ride Rest Stop Volunteers Needed
The Oxon Hill Bike Ride Rest Stop Fundraiser will be Mon, Sep 5 (Labor Day) from 9 am to 3 pm. This will be a very busy stop (and the last rest …