Etz Hayim Synagogue

Etz Hayim’ Synagogue’s 16th Shabbat Service and Kayaking on Pawtuckaway Lake will be held at the lakeside home of Peggy Tucker and Steve Soreff, 32 Dolloff Dam Road, Nottingham, NH, rain or shine.  We will kayak and canoe to a lake island and hold a Shabbat Service.  Bring your own watercraft, chair, and snack. There are a limited number of kayaks and one canoe to borrow. 

RSVP to Steve Soreff at soreffs15@aol.com or 603-895-6120 by Wed, June 24 by 6:00 PM.  If you are bringing your own vessel, please come at 9:00 AM to get it in the water so we can start services at 9:30 AM.

We are excited to announce that Ms. Knoy will be joining us at Etz Hayim Synagogue to discuss her powerful debut novel, Shopkeeper of Alsace.  You may review and purchase the book through Bookshop.org, which directly supports independent local bookstores across the country.  Join us for this special event open to Etz Hayim members and friends.  RSVP by June 23 to office@etzhayim.org. 

We are excited to announce the hiring of Rabbi Lisë Stern!  Please join us on July 10 to welcome Rabbi Stern as she leads her first Shabbat service at Etz Hayim.  More info to follow...

Etz Hayim Synagogue invites you to our annual ice cream Shabbat on Friday evening, July 17 at 7:15 PM.  Shabbat services will be led by Hazzan Al Sandler.  Following services, Al will treat us to ice cream at Moo's in Derry! 

Gouiomar's life and love are upended when she learns her family are secret Jews living in the shadow of the Grand Inquisitor's dungeons.  The Silver Candlesticks by Linda Chavez is the story of a young woman who learns her family is Jewish just as the Spanish Inquisition grips Sevilla. A new Inquisitor, Padre Ignacio Dominguez, has come to town to ferret out the secret Jews who remain in Spain one hundred years after the Edict of Expulsion forced most to leave or convert.  To read more about the book and to purchase, visit bookshop.org, which directly supports independent local bookstores across the country.

For more information, contact Steve Soreff at 603-895-6120 or soreffs15@aol.com.