Baltimore Hebrew Congregation again proved why it “gets” our community so well.
In the same spirit as its acclaimed “Rosh Hashanah Under The Stars,” Baltimore Hebrew invited the community last Wednesday evening, the second night of Shavuos,” for a free scoop of ice cream in honor of the holiday.
The event was called the Community-Wide Free Scoop Night and was held at Maggie Moo’s in the Quarry.
Rabbi Andy Busch and Rabbi Elissa Sachs Kohen, congregation president Philip Abraham, program director Andy Wayne as well as other Baltimore Hebrew officials were on hand to meet and to greet the lines of people who came out to be with one another, have a taste of Shavuos and a great deal of friendship. It was just a beautiful night all around.
The evening was a perfect complement to the congregation’s Rosh Hashanah Under The Stars, which by the way is only a little over three months away.
Also on Friday night, Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore Hebrew’s across-the-street neighbor, is holding (or depending when you read this, held) a healing service for survivors of trauma.
At least two of its congregants will speak on the issue, beginning 7:30 p.m.
Temple Oheb Shalom, in conjunction with the Shofar Coalition, a constituent agency of the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, is taking a lead on this difficult issue.
It is the second such healing service in our community for trauma survivors. The first occurred last fall at the Park Heights JCC just prior to Rosh Hashanah.
At that service, an audience member was so moved to make contact with the Shofar Coalition, and the follow up is Friday night’s service at Oheb Shalom.
Both of these events were open to the community, the entire community. And both congregations gave us all an opportunity to come together in the spirit of friendship and healing.