We were a small but mighty crew for Teen MESH this week. Jordan, Eva, and Sena, with some help from Fern, made it happen on Monday evening.
Sermon for Parshat Ki Tissa and Purim: Perhaps For A Time Such as This
Jewish India
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
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
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.
Klinger Korner – March 2025
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.
MESH Report: Feb 24th, 2025
MESH this week was prepared on Monday (to be delivered on Tuesday) by teens in PLATE – Providing Local Aid to End Hunger. This is a Montclair High School Club led by Shomrei teen Jordan. The enthusiastic teens who have been participating in Teen MESH inspired the creation of PLATE.
Sermon for Parshat Yitro
Sermon for Parshat Beshalach
MESH Report: Feb 11th, 2025
This past Tuesday three newly minted MESH team members joined Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil to prepare a delicious comfort food meal for 50 MESH guests. Continue reading