שׁלום Shalom!
We are a vibrant Jewish collective, renewing ourselves and one another through community. Together, we reach outward to build a world of justice, peace, and purpose.
שׁלום Shalom!
We are a vibrant Jewish collective, renewing ourselves and one another through community. Together, we reach outward to build a world of justice, peace, and purpose.
By Rabbi Julie Roth / Jun 14, 2025
By Nick Liberis / Jun 7, 2025
By Rabbinic Intern Jacob Lipkin / May 17, 2025
By Rabbi Julie Roth / Jun 14, 2025
By Nick Liberis / Jun 7, 2025
By Rabbi Julie Roth / Jun 14, 2025
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Board of Trustees, Home Page Blog Feature, People of Shomrei
Welcome to the Board of Trustees 2025
Yasher koach to the 2024-25 Board of Trustees. Special thanks to outgoing board members – Risa Bernstein and Adam Dembrow. Welcome to these new board members – Jenni Friedman, Mike…
Home Page Blog Feature, Lampert Library
Celebrating Pride Month
June is Pride Month. Jews have been at the forefront of human rights. So it’s no surprise that Jews were also very much involved in rights for LGBTQ+ people. To…
Home Page Blog Feature, People of Shomrei
Poem for Bruce Baff
This poem was written for Bruce’s 80th birthday in March 2019.
Home Page Blog Feature, People of Shomrei
Obituary for Bruce Baff
Bruce Baff, a long-time marketing and advertising executive and travel writer for Jewish publications, passed away on June 11, 2025, at the age of 86. Bruce was the beloved husband…
Home Page Blog Feature, News & Events
Update on MERCAZ USA Voting
Thank you for supporting MERCAZ USA, the voice of the Conservative/Masorti movement, during the spring voting campaign. The Mercaz votes increased from 15,000 in 2020 to 27,893 due to a…
Home Page Blog Feature, People of Shomrei
Studying with my Havruta
What little Jewish education I had when I was a kid mostly went in one ear and out the other. When I joined Shomrei in middle age, I decided to…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social Action
MESH Report for June 10, 2025
On a beautiful late spring afternoon, Aileen Grossberg led an experienced team of MESH cooks. The kitchen hummed with activity as Sarah and Charles Steindel, Lou Hammerman and Susan Rosenblatt…
Home Page Blog Feature, People of Shomrei
Celebrating Liberations
A couple of weeks ago I misspoke on the bimah when I said: “The miracle of my mother’s survival is the reason I am here today.” I should have said:…
Home Page Blog Feature, News & Events, People of Shomrei
Becoming a B’nai Mitzvah as an Adult
Mazel Tov to the Adult B’nai Mitzvah class of 2025! Pictured from left to right – Front Row: Lisa Haber-Chalom, Audrey Levitin, Joyce Spiegel, Sylvia Cohn; Middle Row: Anita Vogel,…
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Bearing Witness: Stories from Kibbutz Kfar Azza
We in the United States talk about the attack of October 7th. But to the residents of Kibbutz Kfar Azza, the attack lasted 2 days through the morning of October…
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Welcome to the Board of Trustees 2025
Yasher koach to the 2024-25 Board of Trustees. Special thanks…
Obituary for Bruce Baff
Bruce Baff, a long-time marketing and advertising executive and travel…
