Frozen Turkey Breast Donations

By templenjAF | November 3, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 4:30 – 6:00 P.M. The Matawan Municipal Food Pantry needs frozen turkey breasts for Thanksgiving. Many one to two-person households don’t want a large turkey. We help…

Book Drive

By templenjAF | October 28, 2022

The Social Action Committee is participating in a book drive for The Bridge of Books Foundation. The organization’s mission is to provide on ongoing source of new and gently used books to underserved…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | October 28, 2022

Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9 – 11:32) is rich with relevance. The stories of Noah and the Ark and the Tower of Babel teach us about caring for animals, honoring parents, preparing…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | October 21, 2022

Beginning the Torah anew this year with Parshat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), I have been asking myself what God was trying to tell human beings by creating us at the very end of…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | October 14, 2022

This Shabbat we will read the book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), as we do every year on the Shabbat of Chol HaMoed Sukkot. The book of Kohelet, one of the five Megillot,…

WTS “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Walk

By templenjAF | October 7, 2022

Join the Women of Temple Shalom in their Making Strides Against Breast Cancer  walk, on Sunday, October 16, beginning at 9:30 am. They will be walking around the perimeter of the…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | October 7, 2022

The next to last portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) consists of the poetic song that Moses sings to the people of Israel before he delivers his deathbed blessing.…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | September 30, 2022

In this week’s Torah portion, Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30), we are told (31:22): “That day, Moses wrote down this poem and taught it to the Israelites.” This may surprise some readers who have…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | September 23, 2022

This week’s portion, Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20), is always read right before the New Year. It is the first of the last four Torah portions left in our Torah. After the lengthy…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | September 16, 2022

This week, in Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8), we read about how Moses organizes a Rock Concert-like extravaganza, putting some the people on Mount Gerizim, whom we are told will “stand for…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | September 9, 2022

“For this to Me is like the waters of Noah: As I swore that the waters of Noah nevermore would flood the earth, So I swear that I will not…

Caring Committee Scholarship

By templenjAF | September 5, 2022

Temple Shalom Caring Committee Scholarship  SCHOLARSHIP RULES AND GUIDELINES 1 award of $500 Open to all Temple members and their dependents To be eligible, the applicant must be enrolled in…