Torah Study, 1st and 3rd Saturdays 8:30 am via Zoom
Torah Study October 17th at 8:30 am
ZOOM LINK BELOW
Contact Suzanne (suz_darby@hotmail.com) for information and study guide
Topic: Torah Study Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 845 9030 4211
Men’s and Women’s Groups Joint Dinner Oct. 14
By popular demand, the Sha’are Shalom Men’s and Women’s Groups are organizing another joint dinner–this time at Szechuan Garden restaurant in Waldorf on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us, and you don’t need to come as a couple! See the restaurant’s varied menu at https://www.
OUR JOYOUS SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION!
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHEDULE FALL 2026
10/25
11/8
11/22
11/29
And so we enter a new year, 5787, and now we’re in the month of Cheshvan and done with Jewish holidays for a few months. An updated Board of committed members is leading us into the future – you can find all of their names at the end of this newsletter. It would be lovely if we could all support the effort to build the best possible Sha’are Shalom, working together with all age groups and all activities – religious, social, educational, and civic events that we participate in. I’m looking forward to an even stronger synagogue community as we move forward together.
Fund Raiser For Safety 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
Mia Mildenstein
Mia Mildenstein is in Germany and Hungary this week, celebrating the successful completion of her Bat Mitzvah earlier this year. She visited the largest synagogue in Europe – Donhány Street Synagogue. In addition, she saw the ‘Shoes on the Danube Bank’ (Hungarian: Cipők a Duna-parton) a memorial honoring the Jews and other victims murdered by the facist Arrow Cross Party during WWII.
Mom (Liz) is also along for the ride!
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 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 (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.