Emily Grotta As the Shalom Club welcomed Rabbi David Rosenberg and inaugurated new prayerbooks for the High Holidays, this, the most sacred season of the Jewish year, was a tremendous success for club members and guests. A huge thanks to Jill Burnham, who orchestrated the holidays this year. It’s a huge undertaking, involving finding a…
There’s a saying in the Jewish community that the High Holidays are early or late, but never on time. That’s because the dates are set by the lunar Jewish calendar, with 12 months of 29 or 30 days. And then, every year or so, an extra lunar month is added to catch up to the…
Emily Grotta Members of the PebbleCreek Shalom Club escaped the July heat and enjoyed some sweets during a visit to the Ceretta Candy Factory.
Emily Grotta The Shalom Club is excited to introduce new prayerbooks, Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe, at this year’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, led by Rabbi David Rosenberg. (See accompanying article.) This 10-day period marks the start of the Jewish new year and are a time of introspection and atonement.…
Emily Grotta The Shalom Club is excited to welcome Rabbi David Rosenberg as the leader of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services this September. Born in Israel, Rabbi Rosenberg was raised in an Orthodox home rooted in Jewish prayer, learning and service. His father served as both a rabbi and a cantor, and synagogue life…
Emily Grotta In May, the women of the Shalom Club enjoyed lunch at Bubba’s and had an ice cream social at their monthly meeting. In June, members will enjoy an evening at the Stir Crazy Comedy Club.
The more than 70 people who attended the Shalom Club’s Seder were puzzled at something new on the Seder plate this year. Of course, all the traditional items were there: the lamb bone, a roasted egg, bitter herbs, parsley, and more. But green onions? The addition was the work of Rabbi Jeremy Lipton, who facilitated…
Emily Grotta The Passover holiday does not require a fast, but it does require Jews abstain from eating bread for eight days. Matzoh is very appealing at the start of the holiday (especially with butter and salt) but by the end of the week everyone is tired of it and longs for something leavened. To…
Rabbi Jeremy Lipton On Thursday evening, April 2, members and guests of PebbleCreek’s Shalom Club will come together in the Chianti Room to mark the Jewish holiday of Passover, as they participate in a Second Night Seder. PebbleCreek resident Rabbi Jeremy Lipton will facilitate a fully participatory and engaging event that brings together traditional and…
Emily Grotta On March 25, members of the Shalom Club will rendezvous at the Westgate Entertainment Center for an afternoon of food, games, and shmoozing at the indoor-outdoor Chicken N’ Pickle. The trip will be a highlight of the month for the Shalom Club, which offers a variety of social and educational programs. It is…