Mitzvah Day

By templenjAF | April 4, 2024

Come join with us, on Sunday, May 5, from 9:30am – 12:30pm, as we support both our Temple and our community.

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | March 29, 2024

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

By templenjAF | March 27, 2024

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

By templenjAF | March 27, 2024

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

By templenjAF | March 22, 2024

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

By templenjAF | March 15, 2024

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

By templenjAF | March 8, 2024

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…

Services to be Streamed on YouTube

By templenjAF | March 2, 2024

Beginning on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Temple Shalom Shabbat Evening Services will be streamed on YouTube. We made this decision to change as the sound quality for music is…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | March 1, 2024

A few days ago, I was working on something and had the television on for some background noise. It was the Seinfeld show and it happened to be the last…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | February 23, 2024

Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) is a unique portion in that Moses is behind the scenes. In fact, he is not mentioned by name at all, and all the focus is on his…

Purim Celebrations

By templenjAF | February 22, 2024

Join us to celebrate Purim! Here’s what we have planned: March 23 – Purim Shpiel: Join us for our Purim Megillah reading. All ages welcomed. Please come dressed up; prizes…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | February 16, 2024

This week’s Torah portion, Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19), we learned that God asked the Jewish People to build the Mishkan (Tabernacle)?  Why? Does God need a home, or is God everywhere? The text tells us: “God…