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…)
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…)
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 strong campaign across the Conservative synagogues & institutions. The increased votes translates to more seats in the World Zionist Congress (WZC) and ultimately supports Conservative institutions in Israel (including the pluralistic prayer area of the Kotel) as well as Camp Ramah & Schechter Day Schools. (more…)
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, Fran Legman, Amanda Gold, Katie Toledano; Back Row: June Zimmerman, Nick Levitin, Kelli Mason (more…)
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