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 year. (more…)
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 2nd event during Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. These holidays provide an opportunity for us to reflect on our connection to nature, food, and shelter. (more…)
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. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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