Shabbat Greetings
In this week’s Torah portion, Vaera (Exodus 6:2-9:35), we study the continuing story of Moses confronting Pharaoh and the bringing of the initial plagues – blood, frogs, and lice. After Aaron initiated…
Shabbat Greetings
The book of Exodus (Shemot – Exodus 1:1-6:1) opens, famously, with a vivid depiction of the Israelites’ oppression at the hands of Pharaoh. By the end of the second chapter,…
Shabbat Greetings
We arrive at the end of the Book of Genesis with the portion, Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26), and spolier, everybody dies! We will go from here to 200 years into the future…
Shabbat Greetings
How many of you do basic research with computers? It is so easy. All you do is type in the key word in Google and the auto-suggest feature completes the…
Shabbat Greetings
We learn the lesson of overcoming adversity in this week’s portion, Miketz (Genesis 44:1-44:17). It shows Joseph starting as a slave in jail, innocent of the crime he was accused…
Temple Shalom YouTube Channel
Temple Shalom has launched a YouTube channel. Please subscribe to it and watch for exciting videos showing Temple Shalom activities, religious programs, and meet our clergy and educator. You can…
Shabbat Greetings
This week’s Torah portion, Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) begins the section known as the “Joseph Trilogy” – a section that gets our ancestors down to Egypt to begin the process of…
Shabbat Greetings
Yisrael. Israel. The ones who struggle with God. We are the people of Israel, the people who struggle with God. If it were not for being the people of Israel,…
Torah Tots
We are excited to introduce Temple Shalom Torah Tots. It is a free program for parents and their child(ren) from ages 2 1/2 to pre-Kindergarten. Come have fun with your…
Shabbat Greetings
In this week’s Torah portion, Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3), we learn of the events of the famous story of “Jacob’s Ladder”. Jacob is fleeing the wrath of his brother Esau after the trickery that…
Hanukkah Happenings!
Join with us as we celebrate Hanukkah! Light, Love, and Luck of the Draw Raffle Presented by the Ways and Means Committee $20 for 1 ticket / $36 for 2…
Shabbat Greetings
Toledot (Genesis 25:19-28:9), is a challenging text for a variety of reasons – here are the basic facts: Rebecca has a difficult pregnancy. Esau and Jacob are born – in…