Jewish Congregation to Host Summer Picnic

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[Press Release] Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation will host its annual community-wide summer picnic on Sunday, August 30th at Rec Park in Plantsville from noon until 3 p.m.. This social event is an opportunity for individuals and families interested in learning more about the congregation to meet members in a relaxed setting and learn more about the community.

Gishrei Shalom holds services in the chapel of the First Congregational Church of Southington, on the Town Green. The congregation’s Rabbi, Alana Wasserman, leads services and study groups, oversees b’nai mitzvah preparation, officiates life cycle events and represents the congregation in interfaith programming.

Although small, the congregation has taken on large responsibilities including becoming guardians and restorers of a saved Holocaust Torah which dates from the seventeenth century. The congregation was founded in 1984 and is affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism. 

Please RSVP to events@gsjc.org regarding picnic attendance. To obtain general information about the congregation, visit their website at www.gsjc.org or their Facebook page at Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation. You may also call (860) 276-9113. Service dates and times are listed on the website and Facebook page.