The Mothers/Parents Circle
program is an umbrella of free educational events and resources for parents
raising Jewish children within the context of intermarriage or a committed
relationship. The program, which focuses on Jewish rituals, ethics and
the creation of a Jewish home, includes regular meetings and group Shabbat
and holiday observances. Meetings will start in the fall after the regional
kickoff activity September 13, 2009 at the Jewish Community Center of
Northern Virginia in Annandale, VA. The class will meet about 16 times
during the year. Meetings will be held in Ashburn, VA on Monday evenings
starting in late September 2009. Other locations available in Northern
Virginia are shown at http://www.shalomdc.org/page.aspx?id=182507. For
more information, please contact Sheri Brown at Congregation Sha'are
Shalom at 703.737.0686 or rujec@sha-areshalom.org.
Congregation Sha'are Shalom, the Conservative synagogue in Loudoun County,
Virginia, is a thriving, egalitarian community, authentically Jewish
and fully engaged in the world. Affiliated with the United Synagogue
of Conservative Judaism, Sha'are Shalom welcomes new members and serves
families and individuals through religious services, Jewish education
for all ages, programs for interfaith families, and social events. Founded
in 1996, CSS is led by Rabbi Michael Ragozin and now counts more than
140 households in its membership.
The congregation holds Kabbalat Shabbat
services welcoming the sabbath every Friday evening at 7.30 PM and Shabbat
morning services every Saturday at 9.30 AM.
Congregation Sha'are Shalom is located at 19357 Evergreen Mills Road,
Leesburg, Virginia. For more information, call Congregation Sha'are Shalom
at 703.737.6500 or write to CSS at P. O. Box 4518, Leesburg, VA 20177-8577.
Visit Congregation Sha'are Shalom on the Internet at www.sha-areshalom.org
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