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High Holiday Schedule 2022-5783
Temple Shalom High Holiday services for the year 2022/5783 will be multi-access and led by cantorial soloist Dr. Sammi Stinson with support from Jonathan Stinson and other members of the Temple Shalom community. The Temple Shalom COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan requires a signed statement indicating full vaccination (plus boosters) for everyone 5 and older…
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3 Reform Rabbis on Abortion Rights
This president’s message is a little bit longer, because we want to amplify the press release released on May 3, 2022, by three of the largest institutions in Reform Judaism. We are often told that politics and religion do not mix, but at a time when human rights are on the line and religious freedom…
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Inaugural Shabbat in the Park
We are excited to hold our first annual Temple Shalom Shabbat in the Park with the beautiful musical leadership of Sammi Stinson. As a special bonus, we are excited to have the Artosphere Festival Orchestra join us for music during and after the service! Services are Friday, May 20, 6-ish p.m. (please feel free to arrive early) at…
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A Jewish Prayer for Voting
Did you know early voting has started for the May 24 Preferential Primary Election? Midterm years are often considered “off” years in politics, but this can be the year your voice is heard and amplified more with a likely smaller turnout. Want to learn more about this election, where to vote and who is running? Check…
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What Is Lag B’Omer?
Shalom, Temple Shalom, We just wrapped up Passover, and now there is another holiday on the horizon, albeit a minor holiday. You may have heard of Lag B’Omer, or the holiday with the bonfires. But what is it? This week’s learning comes from ReformJudaism.org’s page on this holiday. Lag BaOmer is a minor, festive holiday…
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Leading up to Shavuot
Passover is now complete and hopefully yours provided many pleasant connections and memories with family and friends. On the second night of Passover, many Jews began the 49-day period of counting the Omer which will end on Shavuot. According to the Torah, this period marked the beginning of the barley harvest when Jews were to…
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Sephardic Jews in Atlanta and Montgomery
Culture — Sharing Jewish culture and preserving the unique stories of Jewish life in the South have always been at the heart of the ISJL’s work. What do you know about southern Sephardic Jewish history? And what does the Greek island of Rhodes have to do with the growth of Jewish life in Georgia and Alabama?…
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Temple Shalom Hosts Local Muslims
The board of Temple Shalom, Rabbi Jacob Adler and a few other longtime members Wednesday welcomed members of the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas to the synagogue for a nosh. About 20 Muslims joined the dozen-plus Jews for dessert and tea in the fellowship hall. The evening of Feb. 24, 2016, began with a building tour…
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Shabbat Services, January 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016 No Services Scheduled Friday, January 15, 2016 No Services Scheduled Friday, January 22 No Services Scheduled *January 23rd – Shabbat morning service at 10am conducted jointly by Rabbi Jacob and recent Bat Mitzvah, Myriah Dorf. It is a delight to see a young person taking responsibility for the conduct of worship services.…
