Shalom Shaare Torah Community, Today, as we observe our holiday, we also weep with our siblings in Israel. We mourn the loss of hundreds of lives in the horrific incursion this morning from Gaza and we pray for thousands injured and dozens taken hostage. We know many of you are deeply concerned for family members Continue Reading »
Presented by Beth Ami, Beth Sholom, Bnai Israel, B’nai Tzedek, CESJDS, Har Shalom, Kol Shalom, Shaare Torah, Washington Hebrew Congregation, ADL and AJC. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. Available in person at Har Shalom or virtually by livestream. More information and babysitting for ages 5-11 Continue Reading »
The Shaare Torah Jewish Book Club, which reads books of Jewish interest, meets nine times per year. We create the annual reading list through member input. Our goal is to read varied voices writing in different places and different times around the world. Our eclectic selection includes books that challenge, entertain, and educate us. Discussions Continue Reading »
While Montgomery County’s new suburbs were booming and the real estate industry was busy creating new subdivisions, Jewish homeowners were often purposefully excluded from the new developments. In the Downcounty region, nearly 25% of the racially restrictive covenants specifically targeted the Jewish community. Rebeccah Ballo will explore how Montgomery County enshrined antisemitism, and highlight the Continue Reading »
It is always wonderful to celebrate adolescent coming of age for our children at Shaare Torah. We know that our families have very diverse understandings of their own Jewish priorities, as well as what they hope the Bar/Bat/B’nai Mitzvah experience will look like. Our “B’nai Mitzvah Experience” goal is to “launch” each student and family Continue Reading »
