Passover U – Opening New Doors Each Year
This spring, Temple Shalom celebrates the fifth year of Passover U, a tradition of learning that continues to grow and deepen with each passing year. Held on a Sunday morning
Walking Through Jewish New York – Our Next Dor Teen Trip
We ate and walked our way across New York City on this year’s Next Dor teen trip, and every step, and every bite, was worth it. Our goal was to
A Room for Memory, Renewed for Tomorrow
Eighteen years ago, members Irv and Cindy Munn dedicated the Brownstein Munn Memorial Room at Temple Shalom in honor of their parents. In Jewish tradition, the number eighteen carries deep
Getting to know Joy….is a Joy!
She’s the longest tenured employee at Temple Shalom, having worked here for more than 40 years. She started when members’ names were kept on Rolodex cards (three copies, please), and
Temple Shalom Brotherhood Celebrates the 2026 Shalom Award Honoree
On February 1, 2026, Temple Shalom Brotherhood gathered for its eighteenth Annual Shalom Award, one of the most meaningful and anticipated events on the Temple Shalom calendar. What began years
The Temple Shalom Endowment, Part 1: Everything You Need to Know
The Temple Shalom Endowment is powerful because it creates a predictable revenue stream, reducing reliance on uncertain year-to-year fundraising, and giving you, our donors, confidence that Temple Shalom will be able to sustain its mission over time. A strong endowment can help us weather economic downturns, take advantage of new opportunities, and plan strategically for the future.
A Life-Changing Adult Education Trip
“If you are not doing anything about wrongful convictions or mass incarceration, you probably would not have done anything about slavery or lynchings.” These words, from Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, greeted me when I entered an exhibit hall in the EJI Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. I’ve thought about them since. After all, what have I done about these persistent injustices?
Temple Shalom Arts Forum – The Perfect Dinner Party
You know the classic dinner party question? If you could have anyone over for dinner, living or dead, who would you invite?
The Buzz about Temple Shalom’s Beehives
In the Torah, bees are viewed as a symbol of God’s blessings, representing a “land flowing with milk and honey,” and as a metaphor for the sweetness of Torah and the promise of a good year.
Eight Nights, Not One
Every year around Chanukah, I rediscover something both beautiful and mildly stressful: this holiday lasts a full eight nights.
Not one night where we light the candles and eat a few too many latkes. Not one big event to check off.
Eight. Nights.