Religious School Registration is Open
Registration for religious school, for the 2023-2024 school year, is now open. If you have an existing ShulCloud account, you can complete registration online here. If you’re interested in learning…
Social Action Committee Summer Food Drive
Temple Shalom’s Social Action Committee is running a summer food drive to benefit two local food pantries. Details are below. Please email Rachel MacAulay with any questions.
Shabbat Greetings
I would be willing to bet that most people, when asked what the symbol of the state of Israel is, they would respond “the Magen David – the Star of…
Shabbat Greetings
As shared in last week’s Shabbat Greetings, we repeat our portion, Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89), so that we can stay in sync with the Diaspora reading. Israel’s weekly Torah portions will…
Shabbat Greetings
Last night and today, we celebrate the festival of Shavuot. We, like many Reform congregations in the Diaspora, follow a Festival calendar that is similar to that of the land…
Shabbat Greetings
This Shabbat, we begin the fourth book of the Torah – Bemidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20), or Numbers. This book is the metamorphosis of the Children of Israel into a real Nation. …
Shabbat Greetings
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. Have you heard the one about how many Jewish mothers it takes to change a light bulb? “That’s O.K.,” the Jewish mother says, “I’ll…
Shabbat Greetings
Our portion this week, Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23), deals with many commandments, the largest part relates to Jewish laws of the priestly class who served God in the Temple. One of these…
Shabbat Greetings
This week we celebrated Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha`atzma’ut (Independence Day) in Israel. Unlike in America, Memorial day is intrinsically connected to Independence day, one following immediately upon the heels of…
WTS Y.E.S. Fund
Please make a donation to the Women of Temple Shalom Y.E.S. (Youth, Education, Special Projects) Fund, to honor this year’s graduation/confirmation class. Donations can be made here.
Social Action Committee Diaper Drive
Please donate to the Temple Shalom Social Action Committee’s annual diaper drive that supports the Central Jersey Diaper Bank. Please contact Ruth Queen for any questions or to schedule a…
Classes: Counting of the Omer
Counting the Omer – An Exploration of the Jewish People’s Transformation Wednesdays – 12 pm EST April 12 – May 24, 2023 Join us as we mark the journey our…