Sherry Weber

May 20, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 689: Weekends at Beth Mordecai

Dear Hevreh, One of the signs of a growing and thriving community is the ability to run multiple (successful) events on the same weekend. Nowhere was this on display better than during the Homecoming Weekend when we had wonderful Friday night and Saturday morning services, a memorable Saturday evening cruise, and a fascinating Sunday brunch (with prior Megillah reading). All of these events were well attended, helped develop bonds among members (and alumni), and showed that we have the requisite size and energy to spend entire weekends together. But, you might say, that was a special weekend with many months of planning. Can that happen the rest of the year? If this past weekend was any indication, yes it can. Whether it was[...]

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Sherry Weber

August 15, 2013
By bethmordecai
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DAY 411: This is what community is all about…

Dear Hevreh, This is what community is all about... After a wildly successful Shabbat by the Sea this past Friday night, we still managed to make a minyan the next day on Saturday, something that would have been very unlikely not so long ago. This is what community is all about... Last night 16 people got together at the schul for a weekday evening service so a member could say Kaddish on the day of her father's actual yahrtzeit. Through phone calls made by Sherry Weber and the Caring Committee, and through our other outreach efforts especially through Facebook, we showed how our community can come together at a moment's notice. This is what community is all about... Earlier in the day a handful of volunteers[...]

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Tag : alan roy caring committee community minyan rabbi rabbi's journal rubber duck race shabbat by the sea Sherry Weber