A LETTER
FROM DEBE BLOOM,
PRESIDENT
JCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
September 2025
Last month I started my monthly letter to you talking about my fruit trees and how I wait for them to bear fruit for most of the year. I was texting with my daughter and realized how perfectly my trees offer their gifts, in rotation: first peaches, then plums, figs are next, oranges happen closer to the winter (the sunshine fruit…go figure!). I’m not sure when our avocados will be ready to pick—so time will tell on that. Its just amazing to me how perfectly this is all working out. Of course then comes the challenge of preserving the fruits. You can make jelly/jam or baked goods or can them in sweet water. I’ve chosen to dehydrate and freeze and lucky for me, as I mentioned, the fruits ripen on the trees in rotation so I’m not overwhelmed.
The thoughts of the fruits sort of parallel with our activities at JCO. We have a rotation of things that we offer (The Red Tent, Men’s Group, Book Club, Bunco, Speaker Series, Security Seminars, Saturday Torah Study, Torah Study from a Women’s Perspective - open to anyone-, etc). All of our activities are spaced out in rotation so you can pick and chose what you want to attend and not get overwhelmed. You’re notified weekly in our eNewsletters that are sent out routinely every Wednesday morning at 9am, on our website and also behind the members page on the calendar. And if you ever have a question of what is happening or when, please send an email and you’ll get an answer.
As we do every year, it’s time to clean up our synagogue. There will be tools for the team to clean the outside and supplies to clean the inside. And of course, coffee and bagels will start the morning off at 8AM on Sunday, September 7th. Please sign up on line so we know how many fresh bagels to get.
Speaking of activities, our High Holydays begin this month, on the evening of Monday, the 22d with Rosh HaShana. I’m amazed at how fast this past year has gone bringing us back to our new year to celebrate joy together as a community Rabbi Lisa and Cantor Mitzi will be guiding us through our holydays and Morah (teacher) Hayley will be sharing Children’s services with our young ones. The schedule of services will be sent out via our newsletter so keep an eye out for it and maybe print it out for your reference.
Rabbi Lisa is bringing her latest travels to Israel to us at JCO this week for our Speaker Series event, in the evening of September 3rd. If you haven’t signed up for this very special evening, please do it right now:
In an effort to support Israel, JCO is encouraging you to attend an event at Temple Beth Torah in the afternoon of September 15. This event will have craft-persons from Israel showing their wares for sale. It’s just one of the ways we can help our brethren in Israel. And you can get an early start on Chanukah gifts, too.
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So, as the Board of Directors and our clergy continue to prepare for the High Holydays, please continue to read each weeks newsletter to see what we have to offer to our community. We have become a very vibrant and active community and it’s a pleasure to share it with all of you.
B’Shalom