Women of CSS
by Elaine McVinney The Women of CSS always have a great time when we get together. We share life stories and laugh together. Sometimes we go out for dinner or …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program
by Randy Schoch An Adult B’nai Mitzvah program provides a chance for adults who have not had a bar/bat mitzvah to participate in group study that will culminate in being …
“Overcoming Life’s Disappointments” By Rabbi Harold Kushner
Library Notes by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian The book shows us how to be our best selves even when things do not turn out as we had planned or hoped. It is …
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 …
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 …