Sha’are Shalom Weekly News – – July 22 to July 28, 2026

Shabbat services this Friday!

It’s the fourth Friday of the month, and so we’ll have evening services at 8:00, led by Pat Myers and Suzanne Darby, and featuring Suzanne’s patented Short’n’Sweet d’var Torah talk — not to mention a tasty oneg afterward. They’ll even take song requests!

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

Topic: Torah Study Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84590304211?pwd=VUY1WnltUEY0Q0xSU2JrNmJMMXYwZz09

Meeting ID: 845 9030 4211

 

Shabbat Morning Service – Saturday, August 8^th, 10:00 AM

Our Torah portion is Re’eh, which focuses largely on kashrut and the Jewish calendar. But instead of a sermon related to that text, Rabbi Gail will lead an interactive discussion about the meaning of peace, based on having just returned from a month in Jerusalem and on recent events between the United States and Iran. Folksongs about peace will be interspersed throughout the service. We hope that you will be able to join us, but the service will also be offered on Zoom in the event that you cannot. Link and Kiddush sponsor will be provided later.

Men’s & Women’s Group

Men’s and Women’s Groups to Have Joint Dinner at Thai Palace

Members of the Men’s and Women’s Groups (in other words, any adults) enjoyed tasty Thai food and good conversation at their joint dinner at Thai Palace on July 15.

SAVE THE DATE

Congregational Annual End of Summer Picnic
Sunday August 30th at Noon
Save the Date
Picnic will be held at Congregation Sha’are Shalom
Food & Games- Watch for more information

 

Fund Raiser For Personnel

Dear Members,

Congregation Sha’are Shalom has started a never ending Fundraiser to pay for Security at our synagogue.
We want all our members to feel safe coming to services and events at the Synagogue, so we will be having
Security Personnel there at all events.
There will be a tab under Donation on our website where you can make a donation for Security.
Thank you in advance.
Jackie – Treasurer
 

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MEMBERS

The Brag Space for Members to share special moments and events

Save the Date

Hard Bargain Players is producing the beautiful Play Tuesday with Morrie at The Black Box Theater in Indian Head Maryland.
4185 Indian Head Highway, Indian Head, Maryland 20640
Dates are Friday and Saturday nights July 10th to 25th.
This show is starring our own Zack Ball as Mitch Albom.
Stage Managers are Joselle and Melissa Gilpin.
301-643-6129 call for tickets.

Come see our own religious school student Mayzie Mildenstein In St. Mary’s County Arts Council Summerstock Production of Frozen.  Mayzie plays young Elsa.  Dates are  July 24-26 at Great Mills High School.  Purchase tickets at secure.rec1.com

 

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