D’var Torah for Shelach-Lekha
by George Gazarek George gave this d’var Friday, July 1. Nine years ago, on the night of June 8, 2007, I chanted a few lines from the Torah portion for …
Rabbi’s Sermon: “Elie Wiesel: Survivor and Conscience of the Mankind”
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman In Manhattan, New York, on July 2, 2016, Elie Wiesel passed away at the age of 87. The name Elie is short for Eliezer. He was …
Port Tobacco Players – 1776
The Shaare Shalom women’s group would like to invite everyone to see the Port Tobacco Players production of “1776”. Produced by Liz Mildenstein Directed by Joselle Gilpin Music Directed by …
Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian “How Good Do We Have To Be?” By Rabbi Harold Kushner Harold Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, gives us, in …
School Supplies for Children’s Aid Society
I know school is just letting out, but it is also time to think about next school year. Every summer Congregation Sha’are Shalom donates school supplies to the Charles County …
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program
An Adult B’nai Mitzvah program provides a chance for adults who have never had a bar/bat mitzvah to participate in group study that will culminate in being called to the …
President’s Message – “Summertime”
by George Gazarek Summertime, and the living is easy Fish are biting, and the cotton’s so high Your Daddy’s rich and your Ma is good looking So hush, little baby, …
Women of CSS
We started off the month of May with great dinner at Prime Street Grille and had 10 attendees. We all agreed it was a great dinner. We continued with our …
Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian Why Be Jewish?: A Testament By Edgar Bronfman (Published 2016) Edgar Bronfman’s (1929-2013) last work conveys the deep absorbing love for Judaism that he found late …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Acharei Mot
George Gazarek gave this d’var Torah on May 6. This weeks Torah portion comes from Leviticus chapters 16 to 18 and is named Acharei Mot (אחרי מות), two words that …