Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

Rabbi Wiener and his first Bar Mitzvah at Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel on the second Friday of the month from September through June at 7:30 p.m. In July and August, a rabbinic led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a great…

The Music in Heaven

Dr. Marc Drake, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes A few years ago, world-famous violinist Joshua Bell stood incognito at a Washington, D.C. Metro Station during the morning rush hour. As part of an experiment, he played a brilliant classical repertoire for 45 minutes. Now, Joshua Bell routinely fills up concert halls worldwide.…

Savvy Travelers summer news

Monthly meetings will be suspended for the summer and resume on October 13, November 10, December 8 and January 12. Please join us this fall on the second Thursday at the Cottonwood Country Club, normally in the Phoenix Room. We have members talking about and sharing their travel experiences and have travel vendors that make…

A groom’s thoughts

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. In the summertime we find ourselves attending weddings. It is a fun time and most often when we think of marriage we are directed to the bride. After all it is “her day.” We tend to forget the groom. There is the hustle and bustle of finding a suitable wedding dress…

Ed Rockland

Sue Moore Ed Rockland was born 74 years ago, July 27, 2016. Ed Rockland “died” on September 3, 2014. Ed was struck full force by a vehicle on his Cannondale Touring bicycle in the Sun Lakes Arizona area. His family was summoned. Neither driver observed one another on this sunny September day and the impact…