Annual Congregation Picnic
Annual Congregation Picnic Sunday, August 28, 11 am Gilbert Run Regional Park in La Plata. Contact Elaine at 3012833427 or [email protected] for more information.
URJ Biennial
URJ BIENNIAL Join us from Dec 14-18 at the Gaylord Convention Center at National Harbor when we help host this event. Volunteer roles include Registration, Volunteer office, Computer operations, Greeter, …
From the Congregational Library
Holocaust By Gerald Green This book was the basis for an NBC-TV Big Event movie which aired a number of years ago. It is the story is about two families …
Religious School
Mazel tov to Daphne McCright who did a beautiful job at her recent Bat Mitzvah! All four of our recent b’nai mitzvot worked hard and showed the entire congregation that …
Hebrew Word of the Month
Here is your Hebrew word of the month! Our word for August is ה ד י מ ע Our word for August is Amidah (a-mi-dah), meaning Standing. Its root letters …
President’s Message
The President’s message this month will be short. The reason is that there are important articles in the newsletter and I want to make sure there is room for them. …
Annual School Supply Drive
We are starting our annual drive for Charles County schools through the Children’s Aid Society. For those who contribute items, there will be a box in the lobby of Sha’are …
Work with Rabbi Saltzman
I know we are all looking forward to September when Rabbi Saltzman will be our part-time Rabbi. He will conduct at least three adult education classes during the ten months …
So, What’s Nu?
SO, WHAT’S NU? RANDY SCHOCH It feels good to resume writing this article again after a brief hiatus. Jackie and I were traveling in the south the third week of …
Men’s Club
MEN’S CLUB MARV COHEN Thank you to everyone who set up for Olivia Hoy’s bat mitzvah, including Lee Weinberger, Mark Holt, Randy Schoch, Stu Richman, Bill Casebeer, Jonah Casebeer, and …