Congregation Rodeph Sholom Talmud Torah Alumni

12/20/2021

Just a friendly reminder...for all your latest updates on news and happenings at the synagogue, make sure you follow the Rodeph Sholom Bridgeport page!

05/21/2021

RODEPH SHOLOM EMPTY NESTERS SPORTS MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL

If you're looking to become a new member at Rodeph Sholom, now is the perfect time to get started!

For new members, or former members that have not been members for the last 3 years, you can sign up for our "Empty Nesters" package.

Membership at Congregation Rodeph Sholom includes a gym membership at J Fitness through June 2022; High Holiday tickets; one custom private Friday night Kabbalat, Shabbat, or Havdallah service in your home for friends and family with Cantor Hirsch; and a $50 gift certificate to our gift shop.

Membership for couples costs $1,999 and includes two gym memberships through June 2022. A single membership is $1,199. When signing up, new members must agree to a two year minimum membership.

And while signing up, make sure to cheer on your University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams! If you join by August 31, 2021 you have a chance to get a second year FREE if both the UCONN teams reach the NCAA Finals.

For more information and to sign up, email [email protected] or call the synagogue at (203) 334-0159.

04/22/2021

ATTENTION!! Our page is moving!!! The Congregation Rodeph Sholom Talmud Torah Alumni page is going to be shutting down on Sunday, May 16. However, we invite you to "like" and follow our main Rodeph Sholom page. Follow us so that way you can interact with fellow members of the synagogue, past and present. In addition, use the http://www.facebook.com/bridgeportrodephsholom page to find dates of events and happenings taking place at the synagogue. Tell your friends to sign up as well so that way they are in the know about all the wonderful things happening at Congregation Rodeph Sholom!

Rodeph Sholom is a community of diverse Jews who follow the principles of the Conservative Movement.

04/13/2021

The spring time in Israel has several holidays, some religious but mostly of a national flavor. These national holidays include Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day; Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day; and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day.

These holidays are deliberately placed on our calendar at those time periods to make the connection to Pesach Passover and the idea of freedom, redemption and creation. Along the way we also mark and commemorate those who paved the way for us to celebrate our independence.

Join Rodeph Sholom as they explore these connections and understand the Israeli narrative and national story as it is told every year. Yom Ha’atzmaut begins at sunset on April 14 and ends April 15 at nightfall.

To find out more and to obtain the Zoom link to partake in Yom Ha’atzmaut, email [email protected].

04/07/2021

Don't forget to sign up for the Virtual Community Yom HaShoah Observance on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The Community Yom HaShoah Observance is hosted by Congregation Shir Shalom in Ridgefield (in partnership with the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County).

To register for the Community Yom HaShoah Observance, visit https://bit.ly/3rQGCqb.

Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties

04/07/2021

If you're a fan of classic situation comedies, you're not going to want to miss this!!

On Sunday, April 11 at 5 p.m., Rabbi Dobrusin will present several of his favorite sitcom clips which relate to Jewish themes. The selections reflect the experience of Jewish life in America and how Judaism and Jewish values have been presented to diverse audiences over the years.

Come prepared to laugh and to be moved by how these shows tapped into the beauty of Jewish tradition and the unique American Jewish experience.

To find out more and to attend the Zoom event, email [email protected].

04/03/2021

A few weeks back, our Zoom Concert Series continued as we welcomed Brett Boles, an award-winning musical theatre composer, lyricist, author and music director.

His original musical Foreverman premiered at NYMF where it garnered awards for Outstanding Orchestrations and the New World Stages Development Prize. Brett has also collaborated with composer Natalie Tenenbaum on an adaptation of Benjamin Button, which has had showings at the York Theatre Off-Broadway and the Southwark Playhouse in London.

To listen to his Zoom concert with Rodeph Sholom, click below.

02/21/2021

It's time to Get Back into talking about The Beatles! On Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m., join Rabbi Eisenberg, along with alumnus and Beatles superfan Paul Friend, for Part II of their What's Jewish About the Beatles Zoom class as they talk about the Fab Four and how they relate to Judaism.

Part I, which could be found below, was a huge success, and you don't have to travel Across the Universe, down The Long and Winding Road or in a Yellow Submarine to listen to Part II.

To all Come Together and discuss Something about The Fab Four, email [email protected] for more information and Help with the Zoom link.

02/19/2021

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, join Rodeph Sholom for another Coffee and Conversation Zoom event.

At 10 a.m., Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson will share Brazil’s fascinating Jewish history. Rabbi Nelson served as the Assistant Rabbi at the Israeli Religious Association of Rio de Janeiro for two years.

Spend some time listening to Rabbi Nelson and Alicia Nelson as they tell some of the stories they have amassed in their 50-year love affair with the only Portuguese-speaking country in a Latin continent.

To reserve your spot at this highly anticipated Coffee and Conversation and to pick up the Zoom information, email the synagogue at [email protected].

02/19/2021

Our Zoom Winter Concert Series continues on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m., as we welcome Brett Boles, an award-winning musical theatre composer, lyricist, author and music director.

His original musical Foreverman premiered at NYMF where it garnered awards for Outstanding Orchestrations and the New World Stages Development Prize. Brett has also collaborated with composer Natalie Tenenbaum on an adaptation of Benjamin Button, which has had showings at the York Theatre Off-Broadway and the Southwark Playhouse in London. He has also written original material for three of the four original Broadway Matildas, which they premiered at 54 Below. Brett’s work has been performed by Broadway greats including Jeremy Jordan, Josh Young, and Janine DiVita.

In 2013, he co-conceived From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook with Tony-winning producer and founder/president of Broadway Records Van Dean. As a vocal arranger, Brett has worked with Seth Rudetsky, arranging work for Stephanie Mills and Orfeh for the Concerts for America series.

Brett currently serves as the Director of Choirs at Hall High School in West Hartford, CT. He is a proud member of the Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, and the Dramatists Guild of America. Brett Boles hosts a new TikTok series. With over 45,000 followers and growing, the M. Tea spills the tea on all your favorite musical theater songs. Follow at TikTok .

All Rodeph Sholom members and Boles family members should be on Zoom at 4:45 p.m.

Email [email protected] to get our Zoom link and to reserve your spot at this Zoom Winter Concert Series event that is not to be missed!

02/14/2021

Rodeph Sholom members founded, owned, and operated a variety of businesses in Bridgeport.

During our most recent Coffee & Conversation we learned firsthand stories from those who followed in the family footsteps. Renee Millstein Jacobs spoke about Baena Brothers, Meredith Baum Reuben chatted about Eastern Bag and Paper, David Hochberg reminisced about Hochberg Jewelers, Claire Weiner Herer talked about Klahr Glass, and Jacqui Lipnick Garelick mentioned memories from Lipnick Plumbing Supply.

To listen to the Coffee & Conversation, visit

02/14/2021

If you're a fan, or music fan in general, you're not going to want to miss this! Listen to Rabbi Eisenberg, along with alumnus and Beatles superfan Paul Friend, as they talk about the and how they relate to .