At one time, there were 40,000 Jews in India. Today there are less than 4000, most having made aliyah to Israel in the 1950s after the establishment of the State of Israel and in the face of uncertainty about their fate in the newly independent state of India. On our recent trip to India, we visited synagogues in three principal areas – Mumbai (west coast of central India), Kolkata (east coast of central India) and Cochin (southern coast). Continue reading →

For Purim

Posted on Wed, Mar 12, 2025 by Aileen Grossberg

What’s a hero or heroine? Shortly we will be celebrating the story of a quintessential heroine, Esther, also known as Hadassah. She exhibits so many qualities of a heroine from her initial reluctance to get involved to her final confrontation with the villain. Heroes are not always brave-at least not at the beginning of their journeys: heroes overcome their fears to undertake difficult tasks, often ones that they are totally unprepared for and challenge authority. How much more difficult it must have been to be CHOSEN as queen than to be BORN to take that role. Continue reading →

B’nai Mitzvah Families Do MESH: March 10 & 11, 2025

Posted on Wed, Mar 12, 2025 by Sarita Eisenberg

B’nai Mitvah families shopped and prepared meals for MESH this week under the guidance of experienced MESHer Sarita Eisenberg. The meal was Sarita’s usual – barbequed chicken, roasted potatoes, and salad. We cooked and did some packing on Monday and then reheated the food and completed the packing on Tuesday.

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Klinger Korner – March 2025

Posted on Fri, Mar 7, 2025 by Ehud Klinger

Friends,

We had a couple of exciting and busy months here at Shomrei.

I want to thank all of those who organized and participated in this year’s Art Mazel Tov. It was great to recognize Nancy, Charlie, and Romy for all their contributions to our community. It was very meaningful to celebrate as a congregation, even if I didn’t get to participate in the “fairy hair” booth.

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