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 …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
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 …
D’var Torah – Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Pat Myers gave this d’var Friday, May 27. This week’s Torah portion is traditionally combined with the next one, and called Behar-Bechukotai, which is the final portion in the Book …
A Wilderness Survival Guide
Rabbi’s Sermon by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Parashat Bamidbar, Numbers: 1:1-4:20 Bamidbar, while speaking literally of wilderness, offers us a remarkable number of rich images and ideas: The taking a census …
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 …
Speech for Noah’s Bar Mitzvah
by David Kanter – 14 May 2016 Noah, Mom and I are so proud of you. We’ve been so happy to guide you to this milestone – and coach you …