“26 Lines of Torah”
Saturday, March 12 – 10am Last year’s 25 lines of Torah was a big success with many individuals reading from the Torah for the very first time. Saturday, March 12, …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
2016 CSS Directory
by Mark Holt Personal and Business Ads Now Being Accepted for the 2016 Directory! This is the time of year for updating and publishing the annual Congregational Directory. Our Directory …
Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian Last month I described three of the five books donated to Sha’are Shalom by Pat Myers and Mark Holt. This month I will give you a …
Adult B’nai Mitzvah
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 …
The New “Proudly Jewish” Poster Series
Massachusetts-based philanthropists Harold Grinspoon and Diane Troderman are pleased to share what makes them “Proudly Jewish.” The six quotes selected for a new poster series they commissioned, along with powerful …
First Annual “Cold Shabbat” Review
About 45 people, including a number of families with Religious School children, came out to Sha’are Shalom’s first annual Cold Shabbat. There was plenty of singing and plenty of good …
D’var Torah Parashat Shemot “Moses, the Reluctant Leader”
by Pat Myers With this week’s parsha, Shemot, we begin the book of Exodus, or, in Hebrew, the book Shemot, which means “names.” And the first few verses of Shemot …
Torah Commentary Parashat Bo Exodus 10:1-13:16
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman This week’s parsha, Bo, continues the narrative of Moses and Aaron coming to Pharaoh in order to free the Israelite slaves. Pharaoh again refuses. Having refused …
D’var Torah Parashat Vayechi
by George Gazarek Being a young man who spent thirty years as a Christian, twenty-six years as an agnostic, and fourteen years as a Jew, I sometimes reflect on my …
“Better Gods” Gives Operatic Life to a Little-Known Chapter in History
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Writing an opera on the history of Hawaii is a bold endeavor, as it explores a history and culture less familiar to us, yet of significance …