Shabbat Greetings
The special Torah portion for the intermediate days of Passover on Shabbat is from Exodus 33:12-34:26 and Numbers 28:19-25. As suggested from Reform Judaism, On the Shabbat during Passover, we are…
Shabbat Greetings
The Torah portion is Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33), and this year it falls on the Shabbat immediately before Passover and it is called “Shabbat HaGadol.” The portion has God describing the purification ritual for…
Matzah Brei Breakfast
Join us for our annual all-you-can-eat Matzah Brei Breakfast, on Sunday, April 28, starting at 9:00 AM, in the Temple Shalom Social Hall, sponsored by Brotherhood. It’s free, for all…
Shabbat Greetings
I happened to read an article about a traditional rabbi in Maryland who started out his words in a way that had me shaking my head. He started by saying…
Shabbat Greetings
This week, we read the portion, Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47). The word Shemini means “eight.” For seven days Aaron and his sons had prepared themselves for the formal inauguration into the priesthood. Now on the…
Mitzvah Day
Come join with us, on Sunday, May 5, from 9:30am – 12:30pm, as we support both our Temple and our community.
Shabbat Greetings
This week we read not only the Torah portion Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) – God continues to describe the different laws of sacrifices. A distinction is made between sin offerings, burnt offerings, and…
Rock Shabbat service/concert with Nefesh Mountain
Join us for an unforgettable evening on April 12, beginning at 7:30 PM, as Temple Shalom presents Rock Shabbat featuring the incredible Nefesh Mountain Band. Our Shabbat evening service will…
Join us to plant vegetables in our Giving Gardens
Please join us on April 14 and May 19, as we plant vegetables in the “Giving Gardens” that the Social Action Committee supports. Details are below.
Shabbat Greetings – Purim Edition
In this week’s Torah portion, we begin the third book of the Torah, Leviticus or Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26). In this portion, we learn the laws and rituals of the numerous sacrifices. The…
Shabbat Greetings
The basic lesson in this week’s Torah reading, Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38) is accountability. God demands from Moses and the others who formulated and created the Tabernacle in the wilderness, to account for all the…
Shabbat Greetings
The presence of social media and now, artifical intelligence (AI), I am sensing that it is becoming harder to find the right balance between appropriate self-esteem, tending to our physical…