Wednesday June 12 at 7:30 pm via Zoom
Hang out and share your Kvells and Kvetches
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Meeting ID: 850 3979 8832
Passcode: 2982
Next Men’s Dinner Is June 12 at Thai Palace
The next Men’s Dinner will be this Wednesday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at Thai Palace, 732 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601. If you would like to attend, contact Men’s Group Chairman Mark Holt at mark.edward.holt@gmail.com
Torah Study
Torah Study Saturday, June 15th at 8:30 am
Contact Suzanne Darby (suz_darby@hotmail.com) for study guide
Torah Study, 1st and 3rd Saturday’s 8:30 am via Zoom
Summer dates: June 15th , July 6th & 20th , August 3rd
Currently studying the book of Samuel I
Please contact Suzanne Darby for more information (suz_darby@hotmail.com)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 845 9030 4211
Passcode: 524459
Family Pickleball Outing on
June 23
The Men’s Group is sponsoring another family pickleball outing at White Plains Park on Sunday, June 23, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. This was a lot of fun last year, so please join us if you can. No experience necessary and suitable for all ages; equipment will be provided. Pickleball is so popular because it’s very easy to learn: essentially hitting a wiffleball over a net with a large ping-pong paddle. We’ve also invited Congregation Sha’are Tikvah to participate, so it’s a good chance for us to get together. We’ll have snacks and plenty of cold drinks. If you’d like to come, contact Men’s Group Chairman Mark Holt at mark.edward.holt@gmail.com
Fabulous Fund-Raising Opportunity
Volunteers needed: June18 from 4:40-930pm, two shifts available
We are looking for a group of volunteers for an upcoming BINGO fundraiser night at the Waldorf Jaycee Hall (3090 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD 20601) on June 4. All of our members 13 and up, are welcome to volunteer and all energy levels are welcome – there is a job for EVERYONE.
Specifics: Sunday, June18 from 430-700 and/or 700-930
To sign up:
COMING SOON
Hot Shabbat: Save the Date, June 28
Join us for one of the best events of the year; this year’s Hot Shabbat will be led by Rabbi Gail FIsher and all are welcome both members and guests. Enjoy delicious food, including grilled goodies from our very own Men’s Group.
More details to come but we hope to see you at this fantastic event.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY ELECTED BOARD
President – Jacob Lindsay – 2 year term
Vice President – Marshall Jones – 1 year term
Secretary – Suzanne Darby – 2 year term
Treasurer – Jackie Schoch – 2 year term
Financial Secretary – VACANT – 1 year term
2024 Sha’are Shalom Directory now available
The 2024 edition of the Sha’are Shalom Directory has been published. Copies are in a box in the synagogue lobby. Please pick up one per family (or advertiser) and add your name to the list next to the box so we know who will need them mailed out. The Directory is also posted in the Member area of our web site at https://
In addition to providing handy contact information, the Directory has many pictures of congregation activities during the past year, articles about what our congregation has to offer, recipes from our members, and memorials to loved ones. Also, please patronize our advertisers, who are helping to support our congregation.
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Lead a Friday evening Shabbat service — we’ll help you!
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
HELP WANTED
Dates Available for Oneg Sponsors
Shar’are Shalom each Saturday morning (every 2nd Saturday) and Friday night (every 4th Friday) service at the temple ends with the pleasure of fellowship. A little nosh usually makes this fellowship last longer and adds to its delightfulness. Each post service nosh or oneg requires an Oneg Sponsor. Whether it is wine, juice, a challah, and some cookies, or even more – it is always appreciated by those in attendance.
Contact Mike Green, VP, at mrgreen@csmd.edu or (240) 210-1064 (text or call and please leave a message if I don’t answer) if you would like to sponsor an oneg or lead a Friday Night Service or have any questions about doing either.