Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. It is not easy growing up. Most often, however, the tendency is to ignore the difficulties of life and pretend that they are really not happening, just a dream. After all, life is supposed to be great and exciting. The teenage years seem to be the worst. Changing from childhood to…
Tag Archive for Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Religion, July 2015
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation news
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 at 7:30 p.m. from September through June. Lay led Twilight Services will be held on Friday, July 10 and August 14 in the Chapel House at 5:30 p.m. Services are…
Religion, July 2015
Membership drive begins for Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation is kicking off its summer/fall membership drive. The congregation meets on the second Friday of each month in the Sun Lakes Country Club interdenominational chapel. The $150 membership fee per person includes tickets to the Fall High Holidays services. Bar and Bat Mitzvah lessons, along with baby namings, can be…
Religion, June 2015
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation June news and happenings
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 at 7:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced at the service and members of…
Religion, May 2015
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation news and events
Allan Levy The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on the second Friday of the month. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. Rabbi Weiner is our leader and has guided the congregation for…
Religion, April 2015
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood news
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 at 7:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced at the service and…
Religion, April 2015
A day with our Czech Torah: One of the greatest honors of my life
Harriet Nelson and Gloria Bitting On Monday, February 9, the Memorial Scrolls Trust of London, from whom our Czech Torah is on loan, held a workshop and an evening program commemorating the 51st anniversary of the liberation of the Czech Torahs. The event took place at the Jewish Historical Society in Phoenix. Jeffrey Ohrenstein, CEO…
Religion, March 2015
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation news
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 at 7:30 pm. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced at the service and…
Religion, March 2015
SLJC looking for help
SaraRuth K. Rossow Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation is looking for a person to help us get ready for our monthly services in the Sun Lakes Chapel. We have services on the second Friday evening from October through June. This involves bringing religious articles out from the store room, setting everything up in the open area,…
Religion, March 2015
Czech Memorial Scroll Trust workshop recap
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation participated in the Czech Memorial Scroll Trust Workshop on Monday, February 9. SLJC was honored to participate and brought our scroll No. 77 that was originally from Kolodeje. The Torah was brought to our congregation in honor of our member, Ella Lerner. She is from Czechoslovakia and is a Holocaust survivor…