D’Var Torah: D’Varim Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22
George Gazarek D’varim begins the Book of Deuteronomy, the last book of the Torah. In eleven short weeks, we will be celebrating Simchat Torah where we physically roll the Torah …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
Sermon: Fiddler On The Roof, Fifty Years and Still Young
Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Let’s face it. We are not going to fix everything that is wrong with the world at our service. We need a Shabbat to not obsess over …
President’s Message
George Gazarek In a few short weeks we’ll be celebrating the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish new year and the Day of Atonement. Jackie Schoch, …
Annual Congregational Picnic
Sunday, August 24, 11 am Mark your calendar on August 24th at 11 am for Sha’are Shalom’s Pot Luck Picnic at Gilbert Run. Gilbert Run is located at 13140 …
School Supplies, Canned Goods, New/Used Coats for Children’s Aid Society
As in the past, we here at Congregation Sha’are Shalom have been doing food drives, collecting school supplies, and new/clean used coats for the Children Aids Society here in Waldorf, …
Women’s Group Update
The upcoming year promises to be a busy one for the Women’s Group. We hope that all the women of Sha’are Shalom will join us. We will be spearheading the …
Presiden’t Message
by Jackie Schoch The number one question is, “How do you say Good-bye and Thank You at the same time?” This is my last “President’s Message” for Congregation Sha’are Shalom …
Sermon – An Opera Controversy: The Opera “Klinghoffer”
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman The Metropolitan Opera has announced that in the coming season it will have a new production, The Death of Klinghoffer, by American opera composer, John Adams, …
A Taste of Torah Study
Torah Study is like potato chips, you can’t eat just one. Or in our case, six. Torah Study will continue every Saturday morning from 8:30 am to 9:30 am. Come …