Joyce Spartonos Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation’s esteemed Rabbi Wiener is always reminding us to be grateful for what we have, rather than bemoaning what we don’t have. This lesson is one we really need to heed as the Passover holiday approaches, since, once again, we will not be able to join together in person for…
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Religion, March 2021
Dreams Are Not Only for the Young
Rabbi Dr. Irwin Wiener, Spiritual Leader, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Several years ago, I read a story about a man who owned a horse ranch and had agreed to let the house on his ranch be used for a benefit to assist the needy. When he introduced the speaker, he told of his motive for…
Religion, February 2021
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Happenings
Joyce Spartonos The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC), ever on the lookout for new and exciting ways to keep us feeling unified, even if it is only virtually, came up with a great plan for our service last month. It was decided to hold an Oneg Shabbat via Zoom immediately following the service. What fun!…
Religion, January 2021
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Joyce Spartonos As the start of 2021 begins, the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is eagerly looking forward to the time when we can once more gather in person to enjoy our monthly services under the leadership of our wonderful Rabbi, Irwin Wiener, and talented cantor and choir director, Ronda Polesky and Lana Oyer, respectively.…
Religion, December 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Joyce Spartonos As we look towards winding down the year, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) continues to operate virtually. The congregation is happy to announce a full, rich calendar of events for December. It’s called “going out with a bang,” and SLJC is delighted to have been able to keep its membership involved throughout this…
Religion, October 2020
The Lessons We Learn
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D., Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation The Scriptures are filled with anecdotes describing acts of one human being toward another to enhance our values and encourage humanities’ call for good. There are so many ways to accomplish benevolence and consideration. Hopefully, during our journey, and particularly at this time of frustration, we will…
Religion, October 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Events
Joyce Spartonos The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is continuing to follow the path of caution in relation to its services and related programs. This means that for the near future at least, SLJC will still be relying on virtual technology rather than in-person meetings for all its activities. One of the benefits coming out…
Religion, September 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Service Schedule
Joyce Spartonos The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) was hoping against hope that they would be able to conduct in-person services for the High Holidays. Unfortunately, this is not to be the case this year. As you can imagine, this decision was not made lightly. However, taking in all the facts and info available to…
Religion, July 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Summer Update
Joyce Spartonos As of this writing, the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation has not made a final decision as to when in-person services will begin but, for now, will continue with at least a streamed service for July. Summer services are always abbreviated, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and generally lasting less than an hour. This will…
Religion, June 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Joyce Spartonos As June comes upon us, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will make the decision of whether or not to continue services virtually or in person as we continue to navigate back into some sort of normalcy. Thank goodness for our wonderful Rabbi, Irwin Wiener, who continues to deliver weekly email messages of hope and…