SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICE
November 9, 2024 10:00 A.M
Our Shabbat morning service will take place at 10:00 AM on November 9th, led by Rabbi Gail. Afterwards, as always, we will enjoy our kiddush lunch while we socialize.
If you cannot make it in person, you can watch it on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/
Men’s Dinner on October 30 at Fiesta Texmex
The Sha’are Shalom Men’s Group enjoyed plenty of good food and fellowship at the Fiesta Texmex restaurant on October 30. A major topic of discussion: Will the Pittsburgh Steelers go to the Super Bowl this year?
FROM THE DESK OF RABBI GAIL
Here is an interesting interview with two Reform rabbis in the DC metropolitan area who are doing their best to fight “toxic polarization” in a Jewish context. This appeared in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Torah Study, 1st and 3rd Saturday’s 8:30 am via Zoom
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A Lady to lead the Women’s Group
Ladies, we need someone to lead the Women’s Group of Congregation Sha’are Shalom.
It has been a very long time since we as a Group have done anything together. If you would like to
give this a try, please contact our President Jake Lindsay at [email protected]
Did we miss your birthday or a family member’s birthday this year? How about an anniversary? If so, please send a list of family birthdays and anniversaries to
joselle_gilpin @yahoo.com so they can be included in future newsletters
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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 [email protected] 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 Marshall Jones ([email protected]) if you would like to sponsor an oneg or lead a Friday Night Service or have any questions about doing either.