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Entrance to Temple Sholom on a summer's day.
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Children look on as the sofer explains the process of repairing a Torah scroll
Bimah with 3 Torah scrolls in ark
Sofer with Temple congregants
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Breaking of the fast 2010

Recent updates

Fall 2024 Buletin

September 15, 2024 by • Tags: , •

Fall 2024 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: I’m so honored to have been chosen by you at the Annual Meeting to be the next president of Temple Sholom. The confidence you are placing in me is humbling. I have a tough act to follow! If you see Faye in the coming weeks, please thank her for her incredible […]

Adult Education Events, Fall 2024

August 30, 2024 by • Tags: •

Adult Study/Adult Events for Fall 2024    Sunday, August 11th: Movie screening: Legend of Destruction, before Tisha B’Av, and discussion session afterwards  Saturday, September 14th: Kol Nidre and Demon Bowls – beginning with Havdalah, we will spend this study session exploring the legal and magical roots of Kol Nidre.  For those interested, we will be […]

Summer 2024 Bulletin

June 15, 2024 by • Tags: , •

Summer 2024   PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: I would like all of you to think of your contributions to Temple Sholom.  Our community is strong and that strength comes from all of you.   Each of us contributes in our own way. Some teach, lead services, Bring food, send money,           Some clean, rake […]

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman

Death and Mourning
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As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land jemerman

Native American issues
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When I was a child growing up in the 1980s, the story I learned about Thanksgiving followed the classic script: it highlighted amity between the Pilgrims and their Indigenous neighbors. Due to this connection, the hunger of the European settlers was met with squash and turkey.

Ten Things We Say When We Talk About Antisemitism

Ten Things We Say When We Talk About Antisemitism sdolgov

Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
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URJ leaders have had thousands of conversations about antisemitism over the past years, especially after October 7th. The following list summarizes the ideas that arise most often in these discussions.

Putting the “Serve” Back in "Deserve"

Putting the “Serve” Back in "Deserve" sdolgov

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As the Jewish community grapples with fears of our eroding security in post-10/7 America, nobody wants to consider the question of whether we have enjoyed that security up to this point by right or by debt.