Book Review-Librarian Bob Locke
The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust As Told in The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum By Michael Berenbaum In this groundbreaking book, the United States Holocaust Memorial …
Mitzvah Catering
Are you having an anniversary, birthday, or other simcha? Make your event more joyful by letting Mitzvah Catering do your culinary work for you. Sponsor a Friday night oneg for …
Service Leader Sign Up
Dear Sha’are Shalom Congregants: In addition to our monthly Saturday morning Shabbat services led by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman, we continue to provide two Friday evening Shabbat services each month. These …
Religious School
There is no doubt that our religious school students are active and engaged with their Jewish studies as well as the family, sports, music, and academics that fill their busy …
President’s Message
I hope everybody had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. I know the Schoch family had a wonderful time visiting relatives who came from faraway places like Georgia and Providence, Rhode …
Kol Nidre Sermon – Rabbi Arnold Salzman
During this very busy and beautiful Autumn season, when schedules become increasingly frenzied, when we’re all attempting to be superman or superwoman, Rabbis are busily crafting sermons and deciding what …
Yom Kippur Sermon – Rabbi Arnold Salzman
As I approach writing the sermons for this time of the year, part of my concern is not to repeat myself. It is a possi-ble to repeat yourself unless you …
Clothing Drive
Sha’are Shalom’s a clothing drive supports Child-ren’s Aid Society of Charles County. Please donate a new (or gently used) coat, hat, or gloves for those in need. The donation box …
D’var Torah-Noach
While preparing for this week’s service, I learned that there is no clear answer to what it is that Noah’s generation did that was so distressing to G-d that he …
From the Congregational Library
Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible By Rabbi Joseph Telushkin As he did in his bestselling, Jewish Literacy, Rabbi Telushkin once again mines …