Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 13, 2025

In this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16), the Torah teaches us about “manna”, the miracle food that fell daily from heaven and sustained Israel during our 40-year travels in the desert. Three…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 6, 2025

Last Sunday and Monday, we celebrated Shavuot, focusing especially on The Ten Commandments.  The Ten Commandments are familiar- how we relate to God, honoring parents, making Shabbat holy, and not…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 30, 2025

As we approach the festival of Shavuot, the timing of our Torah reading feels especially intentional. Each year, this week’s portion, Bemidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20), the opening portion of the Book of Numbers, is always…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 23, 2025

As we approach the double Torah portion of Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34) alongside Memorial Day weekend, we find ourselves standing at a powerful intersection of Torah and national memory—a moment filled…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 16, 2025

As we are in the midst of counting the Omer (the daily counting of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot), its very appropriate that we read this mitzvah in…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 9, 2025

The double Torah portion of Acharei Mot/Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27) offers rich and timely lessons, especially meaningful for a milestone like Hebrew High School Graduation (which we will celebrate tonight!). The first part of this week’s…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 2, 2025

This Shabbat, we take the time to express our gratitude for our Religious School Faculty. Each and every one of them are dedicated to teach our children about their Jewish…

Mitzvah Day

By templenjAF | April 28, 2025

Join us for Mitzvah Day, on May 4th, at 9:30 AM, at Temple Shalom. It’s that time of year again! Mitzvah Day is back, and we’re gearing up for a…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | April 25, 2025

(This week’s Shabbat Greeting is inspired by the words of Rabbi Craig Ezrig) – This week’s portion is called, Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47). The word translates to the number, eight. The Eighth Commandment is, Thou…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | April 18, 2025

This Shabbat, we celebrate the last day of Passover and observe Yizkor, a service of memory of our loved ones who have died. In case you did not know, Tevye,…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | April 11, 2025

We read in this week’s Torah portion, Tzav (Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36), “Take Aaron along with his sons, and the vestments, the anointing oil, the bull of sin offering, the two rams,…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | April 4, 2025

The book of Leviticus opens with the word, “Vayikra,” and [God] called. This is also the name of our portion this week, Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26) “And [God] called to Moses” and told him…