Sha'arei Orah Announcements

Candle Lighting - 6:42 PM

Mincha, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv - 6:50 PM

Please join us for our first Friday evening service in our new home!

Shacharit - 9:00 AM

Latest Shema (Gra & Baal HaTanya) - 9:50 AM

Youth Programming (ages 4+, drop-off) - 10:00 AM - End of Davening

Tot Shabbat (ages 0-3 with parents) - 10:45 AM led by Jacob Warren

Shabbat Ends - 7:41 PM

This week's D'var Torah will be given by Ross Weissman.

Kiddush this week is unsponsored.

All services will be held in our new home, Gratz College Bala Campus, 382 Bala Avenue in Bala Cynwyd.

We extend condolences to the SimonHazani family on the passing of Yisrael Menachem Hazani, beloved father of Rabbi Moriah SimonHazani.

המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

Thank you to the following people who helped with the move to our new location, 382 Bala Avenue: Dan Dayanim, Alisa Dayanim, Matt Hamermesh, Hannah Hamermesh, Ari Schwell, Hannah Lee, Eyal Barzel, Joel Landau, Mickey Landau, Rabbanit Leah Sarna, Avi Feldblum, Jacob Warren, Joel Hecker, Rachel Rabin, Roseanne Lesack, Matt Weitzman, Chani Pearlstein, and Susie Ratner.

Please consider donating to purchase Selichot books. You can donate on the shul website here. We would love to get around 50. Extra donations will go towards the cost of the Fire Station rental for the event.

It is time to register for Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur seats at Shaarei Orah. We will be davening in our new space, Gratz College Bala Campus (formerly the Levering Mill Tribute House), 382 Bala Avenue, and we will additionally be offering youth programming and childcare for children over age 3.

Tickets are free for members. Members can sign up here:

https://forms.gle/Ae7GQBRQxERkHrsr8

Tickets cost $50/person for non-members over age 3. Non-members can sign up and pay here:

https://shaareiorah.shulcloud.com/form/high-holidays

The deadline to sign up is Friday, September 27, 2024.

We have moved into a new space at the Gratz College Bala Campus, 382 Bala Avenue!

This move to a larger space includes a significant expansion of our services: Weekly Friday night davening as well as semi-regular Shabbat afternoon mincha/maariv, and nighttime davening for all Chagim. For the first time, we are also offering indoor High Holiday services in our new space, which includes childcare for children over age 3. Under the leadership of Rabbanit Sarna, we are adding new programs for important moments in the Jewish calendar such as Yom Hashoa, Tisha B'av, and Selichot. With the larger space, we are finally able to expand our youth programming to include training teen leaders, and offering organized programs for kids ages 2-11+. We will also continue to offer beautiful davening, delicious kiddushes, community-building social events, joyous holiday celebrations, and inspiring educational events and visiting scholars.

To continue providing vibrant Torah, davening, programming, and learning, and to provide adequate security so we can continue to support this amazing community as we grow and expand our services, we need your support.

Click here to renew your membership.

Sha’arei Orah membership continues to be set at an affordable rate so everyone can invest in our community. To achieve our goals of financial stability, we encourage everyone to give generously. Please consider going above and beyond the base membership dues. Suggested donation amounts are Founder ($2,500), Pillar ($1,800), or Builder ($1,000). In addition, if your employer offers a matching gift program, consider asking if your donation to Sha’arei Orah can be matched. Matching gift programs are a form of corporate philanthropy, where businesses match the donations their employees make to charitable organizations.

Of course, financial circumstances should not be an obstacle to membership for anyone. Please reach out to a member of the Board to make alternate membership arrangements.

At our annual membership meeting, we had the opportunity to hear about all of the accomplishments and plans of our shul's lay-led committees. Going forward, there's so much that we can build together, but it's going to take everyone's talents. There are committees that could use new members, and in addition to committees, there are lots of other big and small ways you can volunteer your talents. On the form below you can sign up for committees and also let us know what kinds of talents and skills you would like to offer our community.

Here's a link to the form: https://forms.gle/5gUwFFyYSP2ZBFeZ8

Kiddush Setup and Clean Up Sign Up

As a lay led shul, we ask that each member household sign up twice per year to help set up and clean up Kiddush. You can sign up here: "Kiddush setup/clean up signup sheet" Please add your name to two different weeks to ensure we have coverage.

Hi everyone! With our growing membership, we wanted to help everyone learn about each other. The project that we are starting for this purpose is called "Meet the Sha’arei Orah Community,” which would include a short bio and a picture of everyone that participates. Note
that this document will only be accessible to members of the Shaarei-Orah-members@googlegroups.com google group. For more information, some samples, and directions on how to participate, please click here or simply send an email to Shaarei-Orah-members@googlegroups.com with your introduction.

Support Sha'arei Orah While Shopping at House of Kosher. Mention the code 7656 at Checkout and 2% of your bill will be sent back to Sha'arei Orah. Also, any first-time customers that are members of Sha'arei Orah will receive a 10% discount on a total of over $100! House of Kosher is located at 9806 Bustleton Avenue. WWW.HOUSEOFKOSHER.COM

Kiddush sponsorships are strongly encouraged!

Basic - $80

Enhanced - $125

Simcha - TBD

If you are interested in sponsoring Kiddush, please contact kiddush@shaareiorah.org.

If you are interested in sponsoring other items or events, please contact contact@shaareiorah.org.

Approved list of Kosher Agencies

The next available date for leining is 10/17/24 (Sukkot I & II) - Google Sheet

For questions about Leining, please contact Matt Hamermesh.

The next available date to give a D'Var Torah is 10/26/24 (Shmini Atzeret) - Google Sheet

For questions about Divrei Torah, please contact Moriah SimonHazani (divreitorah@shaareiorah.org).

All women are invited to participate in our services by reciting the prayers for governments and militaries after Torah reading during Shacharit. Please sign up here to volunteer for any day. Please contact Sara Weinstein at sgweinstein2@gmail.com if you have any questions.

If you would like the gabbai to quietly recite the name of a loved one who is ill during the misheberach l'cholim, please fill out this short form. If you have any questions, please contact gabbai@shaareiorah.org.

shaareiorah.shulcloud.com

contact@shaareiorah.org

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