What Do I Do Over the Summer? I Learn From Your Children.
I was surprised to be asked recently, “You work all year, what do you do over the summer?”Truth be told, I spend much of my summer learning from your children.
Temple Shalom Celebrates Kayla Shavelson’s Leadership
One of the most meaningful parts of being a kehillah kedoshah, a holy community, is celebrating the achievements of our members. Today, we are proud to recognize an incredible milestone.
Opening the Door to Big Questions: A New Partnership with The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Continuing the spirit of Rabbi Paley’s theme for 5786: Through a New Door – Welcoming What Comes next, we are thrilled to be opening a new door on deep, rich
Loose Parts, Big Thinking: Seeing Children’s Play with New Eyes
At Temple Shalom Early Childhood Center, you might notice moments that don’t immediately make sense to an adult eye. A child moving the same basket of rocks back and forth
What makes nature-based education different?
If you’ve been exploring preschool options, you may have come across the term nature-based education and wondered what makes it different from a traditional program. In fact, it’s an approach
Growing Our Community From the Very Beginning – Temple Shalom Early Childhood Center – Opening Fall 2026
At Temple Shalom, community does not begin at bar or bat mitzvah, or even in religious school. It begins much earlier – with our youngest learners and their families. We
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
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?