Library Notes
by Lorraine Blatt – Librarian Mourning & Mitzvah A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing By Anne Brener This book is “an integration of Jewish …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
D’var Torah – Rosh Hashanah 5776
by Suzanne Darby Rosh Hashanah — why do we observe this day? Be-cause the Torah tells us we are commanded by God. In Leviticus, Chapter 23, Verse 23, the Lord …
Rabbi’s Sermon “And We Cried Out!”
Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur 5776 by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Vanitzʼak is a word found in several verses of the Torah. It means ʻand we cried out!ʼ This is a year for …
Rabbi’s Sermon – Rosh Hashanah 5776
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Today, we celebrate the birthday of the world. In spiritual and biblical counting devised by the rabbis we are beginning 5776 years since the biblical telling …
D’var Torah – Yom Kippur 2015
by George Gazarek These are the days of awe. Two years ago I stood up here and talked about the awesome miracle of how the great trees grow from just …
Simchat Torah Celebration and Shabbat Service
Friday, October 2, 6:30 pm Please join us for a family-friendly Shabbat Service and Simchat Torah Celebration where we will read from, dance with, and wind the Torah, concluding the …
25th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, Oct 24, 6:30 pm – Jaycees Hall, Waldorf This gala special event celebrates 25 years of Sha’are Shalom’s services, education, celebrations, friendship, love, support, and community.
Wheels and Time Club
“We Have the Wheels and We Have the Time” Meet at Sha’are Shalom on Tue, Oct 27, at 10 am and we’ll carpool to the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, …
Bible Study
Everyone is welcome regardless of knowledge or participation level. You don’t have to be Jewish to study Torah and the other books of the Bible, and knowledge of Hebrew is …