Hello everyone!
I don’t have a lot to share this week so this will be really short. One thing I do want to remind everyone about is that Adolph Abroms has a big birthday celebration this weekend! He turns 90! While there is a large, community event at the Gold Record Room on Saturday, Rabbi Nancy will be here to lead our services this Friday night where we will also celebrate the monumental event. Please come join us on Friday to wish Adolph a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Keep an eye out for information coming about the roll-out of Erwin Coleman’s updated book. We don’t have any specifics but we hope to have a book signing soon.
Small Jewish Community Survey
This is the last time I will include this reminder in the body of this message but, just in case you have not yet taken the survey: The purpose of this survey is to provide a first attempt at better understanding Jews in small communities, their values, their strengths, and their unique contribution to the American Jewish landscape. If you have not already done so, please logon and complete it before May 22.
The link to the survey can be found at: http://www.smalljewishcommunities.org/. Please be sure to use the unique community ID of THEAL03. They estimate that most people will be able to complete the survey in 10 – 15 minutes and they would really appreciate our help!
Services and Torah Study
The schedule for our upcoming services, as it currently stands, through the end of June, is as follows:
- April 21 – Rabbi Nancy
- April 28 – Rabbi Nancy
- May 5 – Rabbi Nancy
- May 12 – Rabbi Nancy
- May 19 – Rabbi Nancy
- May 26 – Buddy Bernstein
- June 2 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 9 – Ken Wolf
- June 16 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 23 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 30 – Buddy Bernstein
As always, congregants and members of the Shoals community, at large, are invited to attend the weekly Torah Study session which is held each Saturday morning at 9:30, at the Temple.
Reminder items:
- Small Jewish Community Survey from the University of Virginia – please complete by Monday, May 22. Use the link: http://www.smalljewishcommunities.org/ and the unique community ID of THEAL03 to complete it.
- Soup Kitchen – Saturday, May 19 – please bring dessert items to the Temple no later than 9:30am that Saturday.
If you are aware of something in the community that you would like me to draw some attention to in my message, please let me know! And, as always, if you have any announcements you would like for me to share with our membership, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
I hope you all have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you this Friday night!
Shalom!
Traci Welch
