Due to the impending significant snowfall for this weekend we will be cancelling all activities beginning with Friday night Shabbat Services (2/5/2010) and continuing through the entire weekend. There will be no T' b shvat in Central Park which was rescheduled from last weekend and there will be no Religious School on Sunday (2/7/2010)
Congregation Sha'are Shalom (Gates of Peace) is a young and rapidly growing Conservative synagogue, located at 19357 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, Virginia, across from Heritage High School. Explore our web site, discover our warm and enriching community, and come meet us. Join us for a Shabbat service, stop in to one of our many educational, youth or social events or call to make special arrangements. We look forward to welcoming you at Congregation Sha'are Shalom.
For Rabbi Ragozin's office hours, please click here.
Congregation Sha'are Shalom Welcomes Interfaith Families Our community welcomes interfaith families raising Jewish children. Our community recognizes that this can be a complicated commitment and we commend the non-Jewish spouse's involvement with their child's activities in the synagogue. If you would like to speak to one of our many interfaith families, please email us at membership@sha-areshalom.org
Jewish Federation and JOI Launch Mothers/Parents Circle The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is partnering with the Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI) to launch the Mothers/Parents Circle in the greater Washington area. 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. For more information read the Adult Education page.