Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood Events

Esther Spear The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood knows how to throw a party. Our annual Paid-Up Membership Luncheon/Hanukkah party was a huge success. The catered affair was held in the Chapel House where we ate delicious latkes and played Hanukkah Bingo for prizes. The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood is holding its annual fundraiser,…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

The regular monthly Shabbat service for February will be held on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. The Sisterhood will be honored during the service. Full services are conducted each month starting in November, except for July and August, on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. For additional…

Love One Another: Building Community in February

Reverend Jennifer Lambert February is often called the Month of Love, and while Valentine’s Day fills the shelves with hearts and flowers, there is a deeper and more transformative love that deserves our attention. This is the love that Jesus spoke of when He said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As…

Dancing in the Rain

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. One of the most daunting prospects in human existence involves growing old and the feeling of abandonment. Sometimes we have visions that we will become helpless and a burden to those who know and care about us. A large segment of the senior population gravitates to retirement communities that offer the…

Faith, Resilience, and Black History

Rev. Dr. Derrick Elliott, Pastor, Sun Lakes United Church of Christ My great-grandmother (Elvira Ellis) was 105 when she passed away, and her life remains one of the greatest stories of faith and resilience I’ve ever known. Growing up, I would sit at her feet, captivated by the stories she told about her life and…