As the Jewish New Year peeks around the corner, it’s time to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with ourselves and each other. Selichot is a beautiful tradition of evening prayers that help us gear up spiritually for the High Holidays. (more…)
For everything there is a season – and late summer in New Jersey is definitely the season for corn.
Fresh corn is naturally sweet, but it becomes starchier as it ages. So I prefer to make these recipes in the summer when we can get it fresh. (more…)
Many things happened in Shomrei’s garden during the spring and summer of 2025 to keep the gardens beautiful and productive.
This year’s new blooms started in the fall of 2024, when Shomrei Emunah again received 125 bulbs from May in Montclair. About ⅔ of the bulbs were daffodils; the rest were red and yellow tulips. Eliot Fischer and I created a new bed for these bulbs to the left of the main synagogue entrance by the driveway, and then planted the bulbs. The pachysandra plants that we removed were given to another Montclair gardener who was most appreciative of that ground cover plant. The daffodils and tulips burst into colorful bloom this April and May. (more…)
Summer is unofficially over as of Labor Day, although there are still about 3 weeks until the seasons officially change.
Kids want summer to go on forever; their parents are happy to see school on the horizon; and older folks are amazed at how fast the summer has flown by.
We welcome fall in the Shomrei library with a selection of books about back to school, learning, finding one’s place in the world, making new friends, and how to face challenges. (more…)
Meet our Service Leaders for the High Holy Days: Rabbi Julie Roth, Talia Lakritz, Sarah Kamenetsy, Rabbi Justus Baird, Karen Kamenetsy, Craig Eichner, and Suzanna Grobman. (more…)
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