Jewish Values to Plant: a land flowing with milk and honey

 Eretz z’vat chalav u’dvash: A Land flowing with milk and honey. At the end of a funeral, soil from the Land of Israel, specifically from the Mount of Olives, is added to the grave. Despite living outside of Israel, this is moment when we are uniquely connected to the variety of promises God made our […]

Religious School February 2021 Scroll article

Religious school continues with Sunday Zoom classes on February 7, 21 and 28 and Hebrew school mid-week. As I write this, we are planning a school family field trip to the Environmental Learning Center to celebrate Tu BiShevat – the annual “birthday of the trees” which promises to be an interesting, fun and meaningful program. […]

Sisterhood February 2021 Scroll article

This last month has been unbelievably trying for all of us. Whether it be sadness, disbelief, anger, or any of the other feelings that the invasion of the White House may invoke, we have to be able to process it and come to terms with our thoughts. It would be so much easier to be […]

President February 2021 Scroll article

Dear All, Are you looking for something to do during the pandemic? If you haven’t taken advantage of the many learning opportunities that Temple Beth Shalom has offered in the past few months you are really missing out on something special. This past week I participated in a discussion lead by Rabbi Joseph Edelheit. Rabbi […]

Cantor Sara Kheel February 2021 Scroll article

At sundown on February 25, we begin the holiday of Purim. As Jews, we have many exciting Purim traditions. We dress up in costumes, attend carnivals, and put on plays that make fun of not only the story of Purim, but also popular culture and politics. One tradition tells us that we are supposed to […]

Religious School January 2021 Scroll article

We sure ended 2020 with festivities galore! What a Hanukkah we had! From our Shining Lights Zoom ceremony to the eight nights of the Park & Spark Hanukkah Pop Up, TBS certainly celebrated the holiday bringing warmth and light to our community and our homes. We appreciate our 2020 Shining Light sponsors for their gifts […]

Rabbi’s January 2021 Scroll article What is this New Year?

Mishnah Rosh HaShanah Chapter 1: (1) The four new years are: On the first of Nisan, the new year for the kings and for the festivals; On the first of Elul, the new year for the tithing of animals; in the first of Tishrei. the new year for years, for the Sabbatical years and for […]

President’s January 2021 Scroll article

At the present time a limited number of people can participate twice a month, in person, as part of our Saturday morning Conservative service.  In addition, the Rabbi has a limited number of “in person” events at the Temple.  Our on-line services continue to be well attended and our congregation remains engaged.  I’m sure that […]

Cantor Kheel January 2021 Scroll article

One day, Honi the Circle Maker was walking along the road in his village, and he noticed a man planting a tree. He asked the man about tree. The man told Honi that it was a carob tree and that it would take seventy years for the carob to grow. Honi wondered why the man […]