Sha’are Shalom Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 18th at 7PM
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
Nov 23: Hebrew School Field trip to the Holocaust Museum
ALL WELCOME
Our Hebrew School students are taking a special trip to the Holocaust Museum (Washington DC) this Sunday and all members are welcome and encouraged to join us.
The museum is free but timed tickets are required. Our group is meeting for the 11am ticket session. To reserve your tickets:
http://www.ushmm.org/
Once we meet up in the lobby of the museum, our students will begin at the Daniel’s Story exhibit and from there, parents will determine what other exhibits their family would like to explore since they are all different ages and learning levels.
Feel free to get tickets at or around 11am (10:45/11:15) – there is a 15 min grace period for reservation times.
If you have any questions or need help, contact Liz: 301-752-0761
Torah Study, 1st and 3rd Saturdays 8:30 am via Zoom
December 6 cancelled
Contact Suzanne (suz_darby@hotmail.com) for information and study guide
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NO DECEMBER SATURDAY SHABBAT SERVICE THIS MONTH
Spaghetti Dinner and Trivia Night
Congregants Enjoy Spaghetti and Trivia
Members of the congregation enjoyed a fresh-cooked spaghetti dinner and rousing trivia contest on Saturday, December 15. Many thanks to organizer and chief spaghetti chef Stuart Richman and the hard-working volunteers who made this event possible. And special congratulations to Sha’are Shalom Trivia Champion Miranda Pontarelli!
Rabbi Randy Schoch’s Celebration of Life Service
Due to the overwhelming RSVPs for Rabbi Randy Schoch Celebration of Life we have to
close the RSVP. We will have the service on Zoom starting at 1 pm.
Rabbi Randy Schoch was loved by so many. Thank you for understanding.
The link is:
Topic: Randy’s Memorial Service Dec 14th
Time: Dec 14, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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COMING EVENTS
A NOTE FROM YOUR EDITOR
I need your help. I know I am missing a lot of member birthday and anniversaries. Any special events that your would like us to announce? I would also like to know what kinds of things you would like to see in our newsletter in addition to the events we announce each week. Perhaps something from our students or opportunities for community service. Any ideas or updates please email me at joselle_gilpin@yahoo.com.
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You can sign up to receive brief but interesting and informative emails from the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), our umbrella religious organization. Many of us have already done this.
Just click on the link below, choose the topics you want, and fill in your name, email address, Zip code, and mobile phone number. You can change your topics or stop any time. A great way to increase engagement with the larger Reform Jewish community. The link is:
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Some of the topics include:
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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!
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 serviceHELP 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 Marshall Jones (Mjones.shaare@gmail.com) if you would like to sponsor an oneg or lead a Friday Night Service or have any questions about doing either.