From Captain Fern Heinig:
The MESH Cafe had a light night given the major thunder storms last night. We had only 13 guests.
A huge thank you to Alana, Margalit, Amalia – our Shomrei teen volunteers and Susan Rosenblatt for being soux chefs and servers. MESH staff Adrienne rounded out the MESH crew. Continue reading
Passover is the Jewish holiday, almost every person who relates to being Jewish, celebrates. How a person or family celebrates, is truly individualized and personal.
My family has two seder nights. We have almost the same menu since the time my Bubbe hosted Passover. I actually spent years trying to recreate her recipes since she did not write English (though spoke and read 7 languages) and they died with her. When my nieces and nephews were young, they wanted to know if this was a Jewish food holiday. If so, they knew they were getting to eat some foods that were only cooked once a year, or maybe twice, Rosh Hashana we have some repeats. Continue reading
As of today, the painting has been completed of the entire first floor. Tomorrow the new flooring is suppose to be delivered. The flooring has been the delay over the last two weeks. The manufacturer is in Georgia and due to the snow storms, the truck had problems coming up the East Coast. Installation is to begin on Tuesday and it will take approximately two business weeks.
After the floor is installed, we need to unpack the pods to move the furniture and supplies back. This will need as many volunteers as we can get. I hope many of you will be able to join. No date yet, but definitely will let everyone know. Continue reading
Operation Anthropoid Memorial, Prague
My new commute is to Prague. Some people commute to Manhattan; my commute is overseas. My business trips are usually two weeks, although there are times I am living in a city for a month. The great thing for me, living in an international city, is that I have the opportunity to develop friendships with local colleagues and learn about the culture and the history from their perspective. Continue reading
A core value of Shomrei Emunah is Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam. We describe this on our website as: We believe we have a responsibility to “repair the world” and commit ourselves to caring for the homeless, the hungry and those in need of loving kindness in our own congregation and beyond.
I am happy and excited to let you know the abatement has been completed and we received our Certificate of Occupancy. This means we can enter the building and have access to the second floor which includes the Sanctuary, Social Hall, and Gallery. On the first floor, the office will be open once agin for business.
On Monday, January 8, a pipe burst in the first floor service closet at the rear of the synagogue. The damage to the YAC, Library, and Rabbi’s office was extensive especially to the floors. The water damage lifted the tiles and we discovered that the subfloor tiles contained non-fryable asbestos. Continue reading
There is a statement that starts most of our communications – “Shomrei Emunah, A Vibrant Community serving ……”
Through my years on the board, I have spent many hours listening to board discussions about how to make us “vibrant” again. Vibrancy, a state of high energy and enthusiasm, can be fostered but cannot be forced. Vibrancy is something we feel and experience.
From Captain Fern Heinig
Dear Members and Friends of Congregation Shomrei Emunah:
Each year Shomrei Emunah’s Ad Journal honors congregants who have had a significant impact on our community. It is my privilege to inform you that this year’s honorees are the people of Shomrei—the volunteers who bring solace, safety and joy to our congregants and to others in the wider community through the Mensch Squad and IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network). And this peaceful army of mensches is led by our own Dale Russakoff who has kept these vitally important services going at Shomrei. Continue reading