| May 2025
The days are getting a bit warmer and the flowers and trees are blooming! It’s also wonderful to have light longer in the day. Just a couple of things to think about before summer is upon us. If you are interested in leading a Summer Shabbat Service, reading Torah, or giving a D’var Torah, a short sermon based on Torah, please contact me at 860-443-3005, and I will be happy to sign you up. If you are interested in joining the choir for the High Holy Days, let me know this month or in June. Our 1st Annual Terri Goldsmith Golf Tournament is on May 5, and will support Temple Emanu-El and the Smilow Cancer Hospital. I hope you have signed up to play golf, be a volunteer, or maybe sponsor a hole. If you don’t golf, you are welcome to go to the Terri Goldsmith Memorial Golf Tournament website and sign up for dinner that evening. Terri Goldsmith was a very special person who loved helping others. Sometimes you knew she had helped, but many things she did were done quietly. Terri taught her students how important it was to do mitzvot. For many years her students would adopt a family to help at Thanksgiving. They would put together a basket of food to make sure this family had a special holiday. Her students also helped out a local animal shelter by donating blankets, food, and toys. Terri was definitely a mensch. Just sharing these memories with you puts a smile on my face and reminds me of how special she was and how much I loved her laugh. I’m looking forward to honoring her memory on May 5, by participating in this mitzvah, getting to share stories with others who knew her, and sharing who she was with those who may not. Thank you to Jeff Elkin for chanting Torah at the Share Shabbat Service. B’shir,
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