Videos from Rabbi Julie, Lily Lucey & Talia Lakritz in preparation for Yom Kippur.
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A Niggun for Elul
A video from Rabbi Julie, Lily Lucey & Talia Lakritz in preparation for the High Holy Days, during the month of Elul.
TGIS (Thank God it’s Shabbat)
Shabbat provides a change from the rest of the week, a time to disconnect from the day-to-day and reconnect with our friends and family. Starting in October we will introduce a Friday night rotation to provide a range of ways to experience Shabbat.
Welcome Tal Sagi
We are pleased to share that Tal Sagi has joined the Shomrei staff as full time administrator and Assistant Program Director for the JLC , with Marjorie Steffe transitioning from the front office to head teacher of the young 2s during preschool hours. Continue reading
Fran Legman, Moments in Motion
Update: Closing Reception, Artist Talk and Benefit for MESH
Fran’s recent paintings and monoprints are informed by an inexhaustible supply of images, colors and textures milling about in her head. These elements combine to create shapes and forms that push and pull at each other. Gestures and touch are directed, but surrender to the energy and physical nature of the materials. Continue reading
Announcing the Zelda & Rabbi David Greenstein Fund for Social Justice
Thanks to an initial anonymous donation, the Congregation Shomrei Emunah Zelda and Rabbi David Greenstein Fund for Social Justice Fund is being established to support special projects that represent Zelda’s and the Rabbi’s legacy. Shomrei congregants can submit a proposal to apply for funds that will be used by the member or a group of members to advance the Shomrei community’s commitment to and involvement in social justice. Continue reading
Earth Day Shabbat – Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Scholar-in-Residence
Welcome Marjorie P. Steffe, Office Assistant
Shomrei welcomes Marjorie as the new Office Assistant.
Marjorie P. Steffe
Originally from Florida, I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I met Greg, my husband of over 33 years. After job-related moves took us from North Carolina to Kansas City to Baltimore to Atlanta, we finally settled in Montclair in 1998 & joyfully raised our 3 children (ages 27, 25, & 19) in this lovely town! Continue reading
Elul, Like A Passing Shadow – 9/29/22
Elul Message from Guest Prayer Leader Talia Lakritz
The Unetaneh Tokef melody that we sang together on Rosh Hashanah and we’ll sing again on Yom Kippur was composed by Israeli songwriter Yair Rosenblum, inspired by a kibbutz’s heavy losses during the Yom Kippur War. In 1990, Rosenblum visited Kibbutz Beit Hashita in northern Israel, which lost 11 members during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. During his visit, he was inspired to write this melody to Unetaneh Tokef and stayed up all night composing it. The tune is unique in that it contains Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and modern Israeli musical influences. Continue reading
