Kim Schweitzer As the holiday of Passover approached, members of the Shalom Club came together for a warm and welcoming social gathering focused on friendship, conversation, and community. The group gathered at the beautiful outdoor patio of The Ranch House. While there was no formal program or religious observance, the get together offered an opportunity…
Kim Schweitzer This Chanukah, a group of Ranchers gathered at The Bistro for the first night of Chanukah to light the traditional menorah (a candelabra used in Jewish worship). Joel Barnehama, Gary Gilman, and Larry Schweitzer welcomed the large group and together recited the traditional holiday blessings. Eli Offer, grandson of Leslie and Stuart Offer lit…
Marlene Diskin On Dec. 8, almost 50 members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Shalom Club gathered at the clubhouse to light the Hanukkah menorah, signifying the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights.” The holiday commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple where, according to legend, Jews had risen up against their oppressors and even though…
Kim Schweitzer This Chanukah, Ranchers had several opportunities to celebrate close to home. For the 11th year in a row, our local Chabad held a menorah lighting in the Gaslight Theater Parking lot. It was a perfect night to be outdoors. There were goody boxes with latkes, applesauce, jelly donuts, light-up hair clips, dreidels, and…
Kim Schweitzer Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 7 (first day of Rosh Hashanah), at 5 p.m. The Shalom Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch invites you to gather by the pond (across from La Hacienda Club) for a short Tashlich service. The Tashlich service is wherein we symbolically cast our sins into the water and leave our…
Arlene Wong Just like many other firsts in 2020, over two dozen members of the SBR Shalom Club celebrated Hanukkah together with the compliments of Zoom. On the first night of Hanukkah, we recited the prayer and lit the first night’s candle. One candle is lit on the first night of Hanukkah, and an additional candle…
Kim Schweitzer On Sept. 20, a group of residents from The Shalom Club gathered by our pond to observe the ritual of Tashlich. The Tashlich ceremony is performed before a body of running water as small pieces of bread or breadcrumbs to represent sins, are tossed into the water. The purpose, as stated in our prayer, is to…
Kim Schweitzer The Shalom Club’s second annual Passover Seder will be on April 9, 2020, (Second Seder Night) at 5:30 p.m., in The Ranch House Private dining room. Join us as we celebrate a mostly traditional Passover Seder at The Ranch House. No shopping, no cooking, no cleaning, or setting up. Take a break and…
Kim Schweitzer and Arlene Wong The Shalom Club is dedicated to the enrichment of Jewish life for SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming environment that builds life-long relationships, celebrates together, and supports each other in times of need. A group of Shalom Club members met on Nov. 19, to…
Got Matzah? Please join us on April 20 at 5:30 p.m. as we celebrate Passover together as a community with a traditional holiday dinner, ceremonial wine, dessert, tea, coffee, grape juice and traditional holiday treats. Our Second Night Community Seder will be prepared by our own Jose in The Ranch House private dining room. Our…