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.
By Rabbi Justus Baird / Oct 14, 2025
By Rabbi Julie Roth / Oct 4, 2025
By Rabbi Justus Baird / Oct 2, 2025
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World Zionist Congress Voting Results
Mercaz USA, the Conservative/Masorti Movement slate nearly doubled its votes from the 2020 campaign to 28,000. This resulted in Mercaz acquiring 19 seats in the World Zionist Congress (WZC) this…
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Books about Genesis
Some first families live in white houses. Others live in palaces. Our Jewish first family lived in Paradise, in the Garden of Eden. Of course, the first family was unable…
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A Vegan Kiddush for Sukkot
This year Shomrei is participating in the Synagogue Vegan Challenge. As part of this program, we will have one completely vegan event each month. It seemed fitting to schedule our…
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Project Isaiah Cereal & Soup Drive a Success!
Thank you to everyone in our community for your overwhelming outpouring of generosity during the Project Isaiah Cereal & Soup Drive that we completed last week just before the start…
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Shabbat Sukkot: Providing Shelter
Talk given on October 11, 2025. During Sukkot, when we build temporary shelters, we reflect on what it means to not have stable housing. Daniel Nachman View all posts
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Shomrei Accepts the Synagogue Vegan Challenge
We are excited to announce that Shomrei has been accepted into this year’s Synagogue Vegan Challenge, sponsored by the Jewish Animal Advocacy organization, Shamayim.
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Yom Kippur, Haftorah Introduction: How Can We Not Help?
Congregants Fern Heinig and Dale Russakoff are active participants in Social Action at Shomrei. Fern Heinig is a frequent volunteer cooking for Shomrei’s MESH Cafe and spearheaded Shomrei’s first…
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Prayer Project: Tishrei 5786
Rabbi Julie met with congregants who heeded a call to discuss the Prayer for Israel, the Prayer for Our Country, and the Prayer for Peace that we as a congregation…
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Days of Awe
On September 25, 1974 my 50-year-old father sustained a major heart attack. He was at home; I was in synagogue for Kol Nidre. It was my final year of medical…
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MESH Report for September 9, 2025
The MESH season for 2025-2026 kicked off in the Shomrei kitchen with an A+ Team of volunteers including Sarah Steindel, Linda Wieseneck, Joan Zief, Captain Lynne Kurzweil and 5 Star…
