שׁלום Shalom!
Our synagogue community is a vibrant Jewish collective where we renew ourselves and one another, reaching outward to help build a world rooted in 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.
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Home Page Blog Feature, Lampert LibraryOur Story: (More than) 250 years in North America
The 250th birthday of our country is a little more than a week away. Such a momentous commemoration deserves notice. The United States, despite weathering significant challenges over the years,…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionLast MESH Report for 2025/26 – June 22-23
MESH Tag Team Report. On Monday (June 22), Team 1 including Linda Wieseneck, Joan Zief and Lynne Kurzweil met in the Shomrei kitchen to prepare 50 MESH meals for the…
Home Page Blog Feature, People of ShomreiROMEOS, ROMEOS, Thou Art at Shomrei in Montclair!
I want to make a brief shoutout to the ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) and Marty Hochbaum for the huge support they have extended whenever needed for different ROMEOs,…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionMESH Report, June 9, 2026
From Teen MESH Leader Fern Heinig: We had our final Teen MESH for this school year. The crew led by Jordan with her executive PLATE committee consisting of Leila, Olyvia,…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionMESH Report, May 26, 2026
A happy foursome, including Linda Wieseneck, Leslie Billet, Julie Weinstein and Captain Lynne Kurzweil headed to the Shomrei kitchen on Tuesday afternoon to get the job done. The meal, which…
Home Page Blog Feature, Lampert LibraryThe American Experience in Books
As we near the end of Jewish American Heritage Month, I’d like to share with you a variety of books about the Jewish American experience. The books cover many genres…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionMESH Report, May 11-12, 2026
AP tests preempted Teen MESH this week but Fern, along with dedicated helpers, Carol Blau and Leslie Billet, stepped up at the last minute. Lynne Kurzweil Lynne is a long-time…
Home Page Blog Feature, Lampert LibraryJewish American Heritage Month: Short Stories
We’re not in Camelot but it is the “lusty Month of May.” May plays host to Jewish American Heritage Month, Short Story Month, Children’s Book Week and a plethora of…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionTeen MESH April 27-28, 2026
This week we had two phases to our meal prep. On Monday, Shirley Grill met Jordan in the kitchen after school. Fern Heinig planned the meal and provided a shopping…
Home Page Blog Feature, Social ActionShomrei Gives Back
Three summers ago, I was lying on my couch in terrible pain from messing up my back. Every time I moved, I was yelling out loud (it is good I…
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Our Story: (More than) 250 years in North America
The 250th birthday of our country is a little more…
Last MESH Report for 2025/26 – June 22-23
MESH Tag Team Report. On Monday (June 22), Team 1…
ROMEOS, ROMEOS, Thou Art at Shomrei in Montclair!
I want to make a brief shoutout to the ROMEOs…
MESH Report, May 26, 2026
A happy foursome, including Linda Wieseneck, Leslie Billet, Julie Weinstein…
The American Experience in Books
As we near the end of Jewish American Heritage Month,…
