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SHA'AREI SHALOM, founded
in 1995, is a member-driven, diverse congregation offering
the warmth of a small community. We recognize the wide
range of views in our congregation and provide both
tradition and innovation, giving us the opportunity
to learn and grow as a community. We encourage and support
efforts to reach out to those in need both within and
outside of our membership family.
High
Holiday Services:
(All services except Sukkot to be held
at 118 Main St. Ashland.)
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 9/8 7:30pm
RH Day 1 9/9 9:30am
RH Day 2 9/10 9:30am
Kol Nidre 9/17 7:00pm
Yom Kippur 9/18 9:30am
Neelah 9/18 5:45pm
Sukkot 9/24
7:30pm at our new home
The Ashland Community Center
162 West Union St. Ashland
We are all
connected by the support we give and the support we
receive.
For information
on upcoming service projects visit our Social
Action Web Page.
If you are in need of support visit our Helping
Hands Page or
our Jewish
Community Services contact list.
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The saddest day
in Jewish history is the 9th of Av (Tisha Be’Av),
which this year fell on the 20th of July. On this
day, the Babylonians destroyed the First Temple
in 586 BCE and the Romans burned down the Second
Temple in 70 CE. It is also the day in which the
Jews of England and the Jews of Spain were expelled
in 1290 and 1492, respectively. Tisha Be’Av
culminates the period of mourning that begins
three weeks earlier, when the walls surrounding
Jerusalem were first breached by the Romans. (During
these three weeks weddings are prohibited). The
9th of Av is observed as a fast day; in the evening
of the 9th we sit as mourners -on the floor or
low stools and read the book of Lamentations (Eicha),
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As many of you may
know, we have been searching for a new location
for Sha’arei Shalom. While in an ideal world
we would have a place to call our own we still
are not at that point financially. We have looked
at commercial and residential property in the
area and while the real estate market is good
for buyers, the inventory in the area is either
not conducive to our needs or is financially unobtainable.
A couple months ago I met with Rabbi Sonia to
discuss the past year and to look ahead and we
shared our visions for the community. We have
come a long way since we began in 1995 but our
membership numbers have been stagnant. |
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From
our Founder – Martin Shapiro, Judy
and I are K’velling about Shabbat
Live. We founded the Congregation fifteen
years ago. We conceived it, nurtured it
for a while, and then set it free to grow
and to flourish. It has indeed done that
and Shabbat Live showed us that not all
Sabbath services are the same. That no one
has to use a ‘one size fits all’
prayer book. Congregants can select prayers
with personal meaning. Music can be used
to enhance that meaning. As the “parents”
of Sha’arei Shalom, Judy and I k’vel
because, our little congregation has successfully
reached its adulthood and is flourishing.
New
Torah Cover Needed
The first Torah for our congregation was
in need of repair and that work has now
been completed. We are looking to now replace
the cover and are seeking a volunteer(s)
to donate towards that effort. Please contact
Toni Spitzer at ritcom@shaareishalom.org
for more info.
Donate
a Siddur
click here!
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