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The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at Congregation Or Shalom on July 16, 2024, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event is located at 205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477.
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The annual Pride Shabbat, honoring the diversity of gender identity and sexual orientation of the community, will be celebrated Saturday, June 8 at Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel [BEKI]. A festive meal will follow. Details at beki.org.
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Or Shalom hosted the Yom Hashoah program, Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, May 5th for the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. What an amazing turnout. Thank you to the Co- Chairs, Lynn Brothman and Gladys Horowitz and the whole Holocaust Memory Committee.
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Please join us for an outdoor Rosary honoring Our Lady of Fatima on Saturday, 5/25/24 at 10am. It will be held on the front lawn of Holy Infant church, 450 Racebrook Road in Orange, by Mary’s statue. Bring a lawn chair if it’s not raining. If it is raining we will pray the rosary in the lower level
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The Holy Infant Church Women’s Guild is having their Installation and Scholarship dinner on Tuesday May 14 at 5:45 pm. It will be at the Birchwoods Banquet Hall at Oakland CC, 1027 Racebrook Rd in Woodbridge. Tickets are $40 per person which includes appetizers, entree, and dessert.
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Featured speaker, Daphne Geismar, author of "Invisible Years," will share her family's story of resilience during the Holocaust. With a background in design and academia, Geismar's insights offer a unique perspective on history and hope.
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Join Congregation Or Shalom for A Taste of Passover with Rabbi Zoe B Zak. Sunday April 14 10am -11:30 am. A delicious exploration of the Jewish holidays, with illuminating conversations and meals to enrich both your spirit and your seder this Pesach. Enjoy tasting two delicious recipes from the book
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Join us for a delicious exploration of the Jewish holidays, with illuminating conversations and meals to enrich both your spirit and your seder this Pesach.
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The Congregations of Orange Collaborative invites you to expand your horizons and engage in meaningful discussions through our Interfaith Book Club!
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A few weeks ago, Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus of Congregation Or Shalom designated a seat in the sanctuary as a "Seat of Hope. "The plaque on the seat, created by their member Frank Celmer, reads: "Congregation Or Shalom has set aside this empty Seat of Hope for the hostages in Gaza. May the evil designs
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