President’s Message – “Spring is the Time for New Beginnings”
by George Gazarek What a beautiful time of the year. The warming temperatures and the Spring rains are coaxing all sorts of lovely flowers out of the soil. Many trees …
Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman This is a memoir of a spirited, valiant, and uniquely courageous young girl who survived the nightmare of the Holocaust in …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Ki Tisa – “Second Chances”
In this week’s Torah portion, we learn the damage caused by jumping to hasty conclusions. The Israelites were riding high. G-d had taken them out of slavery from Egypt, and …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Tzav
In 2013, the Pew Research Center published “A Portrait of Jewish Americans.” A key aim of the survey was to explore Jewish identity: What does being Jewish mean in America …
New Member Brunch
Sunday, April 17th, 12:00PM We hope to see everyone at our New Member Brunch, April 17th at 12:00. Help us welcome our new members:
Men of CSS Shabbat
Fri, Mar 25, 8 pm.
CSS Community Seder
Sat, April 23, 5:30 pm. Members as well as the community are invited to take part in Sha’are Shalom’s annual Community Seder, which will take place at the temple at …
Monarch Butterflies
On Yom Kippur morning, many of you took home a package of Milkweed seeds to create gardens where the Monarch Butterfly could come and eat. It’s almost time to get …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Beshalach
During this service, we took the familiar prayers and then listened to ones in a different voice. This book of the Torah that we are currently reading, the whole Exodus …
Sale Book Cart: Books for Bucks
Check out the new Books for Bucks book cart in the Sha’are Shalom lobby. We will sell used paperback and hardcover books as a continuing fund raiser for the synagogue. …