Blue Jeans ‘n Bar-B-Q Shabbat
Congregation Ahavath Chesed, The Temple, celebrated Shabbat and the opening of school with a Blue Jeans ‘n Bar-B-Q Shabbat on Aug. 16. The Friday Night Live Band, a group of 16 Temple members who are musicians and vocalists, provided the music for the worship service and had everyone clapping and tapping their toes. Cara Jackson and Hallie Wright, two teenagers who became B’not Mitzvah in August, led a campaign to collect school supplies for the foster children whose care is provided by Jewish Family & Community Services. The Temple is committed to worship, lifelong learning, social action and community; the congregation embraced each aspect of Temple life in one evening.