Saturday Services and Membership Meeting
May 10, 10 am Service leader Rabbi Saltzman. Oneg sponsors are Judy & Victor Marmer. Membership Meeting and Elections On May 10 we will hold a Membership Meeting and conduct …
Sha’are Shalom News & Events
Message from the President
by Jackie Schoch If you missed the Purim celebration you really missed a great event. This was our largest Purim party so far. It was really great to see all …
Memorial and Mitzvah Boards
Have you noticed the Memorial Board in the sanctuary and the Mitzvah Board in our lobby? Have you thought I’d like to have a plaque remembering a loved one or …
JEWVANGELIST: A Surprise from Hollywood
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman With Purim just a week away, it is custom to be busy with preparations for the holiday by making Shlach Manot, baskets with delicious deserts including …
D’var Torah – Men’s Club Shabbat
Frank Donsky! Bless his soul. He’s the one that got me in trouble with the Rabbi. It was February of 2000. We had just gotten over the Y2K bug and …
What Judaism Means to Me
by Mark Holt Judaism is a set of values, principles, and laws that have guided the Jewish people for thousands of years. God was very blunt: “Follow these laws and …
What Judaism Means to Me
by Paul McVinney I didn’t consciously choose Judaism. I chose Elaine and got Judaism in the bargain. She was strong in her faith and conviction that her children be Jewish, …
D’var Torah – Vayikra
by Nancy Gould This week’s parasha, Vayikra, is the beginning of the book of Leviticus. Now, the book of Leviticus is arguably the most boring book of the Bible because …
Article From Reform Judaism “Knowing When It’s Time: A Response to Rabbi Rosalind Gold”
La-kol z’man; v’eit l’khol khefetz takhat ha-shamayim…eit s’fod v’eit r’kod… (To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven…a time to mourn and a time …
Article from Reform Judaism “My Idea: Let the Mourners Saying Kaddish Stand Alone”
I grew up in a congregation in which the entire community stood and recited Kaddish Yatom, the Mourner’s Kaddish. We were told we should do so because of the millions …