Hello all! I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and were able to find a way to not only relax and enjoy it but to also think about the many lives that have been sacrificed for our freedoms. I know we don’t always agree on how things should work in this country but I expect we can all agree that taking a little time to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice – for our freedom to agree and disagree – is an important thing to do each year. I know there were a number of events around the community and on TV so, I hope you had a chance to participate in one form or another.
Thanks for the Party!
Speaking of those in the military and, in particular, our very own veteran, Erwin Coleman…we had a wonderful celebration of Erwin’s 97th birthday on Sunday, the 28th! We had a great turn out and it really seemed to mean a great deal to Erwin and his family. Thanks to everyone for bringing food to share – everything was wonderful and I saw quite a few plates stacked REALLY high! Thanks, too, to those that helped with the set-up – everything was just beautiful and the slide show was such fun! And, of course, many thanks to all who stayed and helped clean-up after the party was over. With all those hands, it made for a quick clean-up and reset of the sanctuary! And, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Howard Zeff for his efforts at organizing the whole thing – you are a blessing to us all, Howard! (Because I am afraid I will miss someone that helped set-up or clean-up, I am not going to try and name names here but, you know who you are and please know how very much your efforts are appreciated!!!)
Board Meeting
The next Temple Board meeting will be held this Sunday at 10:00am at the Temple. As always, congregants are welcome to attend. We have a packed agenda, so you are welcome to sit in and observe, if you would like to.
Service Schedule
The schedule for our upcoming services for the month of June, is as follows:
- June 2 – Ken Wolf
- June 9 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 16 – Robert Adler
- 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:
- Temple Board Meeting – Sunday, June 4, 10:00am, at the Temple
- Soup Kitchen – Saturday, June 17 – please bring dessert items to the Temple no later than 9:00am
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 had a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you Friday night.
Shalom!
Traci Welch
