Michael Cohen Lone Soldiers are volunteers from all over the world who desire to serve in Israel’s military (IDF) to defend the security of Israel. The Lone Soldier Project at Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation has developed a program to both recognize and support these brave young men and women. Chandler’s own Hadar Hamu has served…
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. 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 opportunity to meet new…
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. 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 opportunity to meet…
Joyce Spartonos/Michael Cohen The Lone Soldier Project has recently been launched by Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. This social action project will be managed by the congregation’s Friends of Israel Committee. By way of explanation, Lone Soldiers refers to those young men and women who come from all over the world and travel to Israel to…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Many of us have seen movies, heard stories or read books about the Holocaust. Most of us received some message or meaning from the experience. But through all the telling, there is one theme that is the common denominator – survival. All Holocaust depictions have that unmistakable message. Whether it is…
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation invites family, friends and neighbors to join us in the celebration of the festival of Passover at our Second-Night Passover Seder which will be held on April 11 at Palo Verde Country Club. The service will be led by Rabbi Wiener and Cantor Ronda Polesky. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., and…
Michael W. Cohen The friends of Israel, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation, presents “Is Israel a Jewish State or a State of Jews?” by Rabbi Michael Beyo. The Jewish fabric of Israel is a patchwork of numerous factions from many cultures and all corners of the earth. Meeting the needs of all these groups and their…
On Friday, March 10, 2017, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will honor Lana Shagrin Oyer for 25 years of volunteering as music director at the Annual Music Service. The Annual Music Service will be held at The Sun Lakes All Faiths Chapel, which is open to all members of the community. The service begins at 7:30…
Esther Spear Attention all Canasta, Bridge and Mah Jongg enthusiasts, Scrabble players and all card players! It’s time for the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation’s annual fund-raising event for local charities on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Oakwood Clubhouse. There will be lots of extravagant gift baskets, cash raffles,…
Allan Levy 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 thru June. 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 opportunity to…