Sha’are Shalom Weekly News – -August 20-26, 2025

Board Meeting, Tuesday, August 19th 7PM

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Motion from July Board Meeting

Motion: To establish a texting communication app for mass communication to Congregational membership for all events.

* Motion: Jake
* Second: Richard
* Discussion: none
* Passes:   Passed
Torah Study, 1^st and 3^rd Saturday’s 8:30 am via Zoom

Contact Suzanne (suz_darby@hotmail.com) for information and study guide

Topic: Torah Study Join Zoom Meeting
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Save the Date: Annual Picnic on
August 31

This year’s annual picnic will be Sunday, August 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the synagogue. The Men’s Group will grill up hot dogs and hamburgers, and everyone is encouraged to bring side dishes and desserts. As always, there will be plenty of games and activities for all ages. Please RSVP to Mark Holt at mark.edward.holt@gmail.com so we know how many burgers and hot dogs we need.

 

 

YIZKOR BOOK

The High Holydays are approaching quickly. Yom Kippur provides a time for us to remember all of those whom we have loved and lost, so many of whom should have been sitting at our sides in services. Congregation Sha’are Shalom is offering you the opportunity to list the loved ones whom you have lost in a Yizkor Book. This will be made available on Yom Kippur before the Yizkor service and will remain on the table for you to pick up before the Ne’ilah service or the break-the-fast. The donation will be $18 per name for the first two names and a flat $50 if you want to list three or more names. You can send a check to our treasurer including the information illustrated below, or you can make a donation online at https://shaareshalomsomd.org/online-donations/ – For the kind of donation, please mark “General Donation”.

In either case (a note accompanying the check or the comments section online), please write:
For Yizkor Book

And then write your listing as you want it. Eg:

The Moses Family

            Moses ben Amram

            Aaron ben Amram

            Miriam bat Amram

 

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MEMBERS
Starting a new feature in out newsletter.  A chance to celebrate our members and some of their wonderful talents and actives. Charity actives. sports, hobbies etc.  Please send to joselle_gilpin@yahoo.com by Monday for inclusion in the week’s newsletter.

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Lead a Friday evening Shabbat service — we’ll help you!

We at Sha’are Shalom are proud of our long tradition of member participation in everything our synagogue does — including leading Friday night services.  While we’re fortunate to have Rabbi Gail Fisher on the second Saturday morning of most months, it’s our own congregants who lead the evening service on the fourth Friday.
Our prayer book makes it easy — just choose your favorite reading from each two-page spread, either in English or Hebrew, spoken or sung. We even have some pre-chosen plans to use.   The pressure is very low — the audience is usually small and supportive.  If you’d rather not write a brief  d’var Torah (a mini-sermon on how something from the week’s Torah portion might apply to our lives today),  Suzanne Darby has volunteered to write it; and if you’re hesitant about leading songs, I can help out with that.
We’d just like more of our members to come up and play a part in services, and so we’re eager to help any way we can. 
     You don’t have to know Hebrew,  and you just have to be past bar/bat mitzvah age.  You can even enlist your spouse and/or kids to be your co-leaders.  We’re looking for volunteers for Friday evenings.  Please contact me at  myerspat@gmail.com to sign up or for more information.
   See you at our next service

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