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Shabbat Services March 2016
Friday, March 4 at 6:00pm Lay Led service with Daniel Levine A dairy/vegetarian potluck at Darla’s house following the 6 pm service. RSVP’s welcome but not required dpnewman@sbcglobal.net. Friday, March 11 at 6:30pm Rabbi-led service with Torah reading An Oneg hosted by the Caplan family will follow the service. Friday, March 18 at 6:00pm Lay-Led Service Andrew Garber
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Jews and Muslims in North America
Schedule at a glance Sunday: March 6 at 3 PM at the Fayetteville Public Library Sunday: March 6 at 7 PM at Temple Shalom Monday, March 7 at 4:30 PM on the UofA Campus: Gearhart Hall 25 (formerly OZAR 25) In addition to his talks at Temple Shalom and the Fayetteville Public Library, Prof. Katz will present a different talk on…
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Mishloach Manot for Purim
The Sisterhood is offering everyone the opportunity to take part in a wonderful and traditional mitzvah… the giving of mishloach manot [miʃˈlo.aχ maˈnot]. Mishloach manot (literally, “the sending of portions”) are bags filled with sweets and treats that Jews are supposed to distribute to friends and loved ones at Purim. The Sisterhood will prepare mishloach manot bags…
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Film Screening: Teyve
Monday, December 8, 2014 at 6:30pm Temple Shalom, in conjunction with the UA Jewish Studies Program, will be screening Tevye, the 1939 Yiddish version of Fiddler on the Roof. The screening will be followed by a discussion led by Rabbi Jacob. The showing of this film is made possible by grants from the Legacy Heritage…
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Hanukkah at Fayetteville Public Library
Saturday, December 6, 2014, at 10:30am Temple Shalom Religious School will help Fayetteville Public Library host their annual Hanukkah event on Saturday, December 6 at 10:30am. Please come and help us celebrate and educate! Reb Daniel, Reb Ralph and Reb Jeremy will put on a wonderful performance at the children’s library. Click here for more information
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Mitzvah Project for Peace at Home Family Shelter
The Sisterhood is involved in a project called “SANTA SACK”. Our goal is collect gift items for the shelter children and their mothers. A Sisterhood member will deliver the items on Monday, December 8. Contributions are needed BEFORE December 8. There is a box, or boxes, in the temple lobby labeled “SANTA SACK”. Some gifts…
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Community-Wide Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Tuesday, November 25 from 7-8pm (Waterway 4074 SW H Street, Bentonville, AR) Congregation Etz Chaim and First Christian Church are sponsoring and hosting the first ever Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship Service in Northwest Arkansas. Join with our brethren of many faiths for an inclusive celebration of this great American holiday, which is rooted in our Jewish…
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High Holiday Prayer Book Sponsorships Now Available
Temple Shalom is adopting the newly published Mishkan Hanefesh machzor for next year’s High Holidays. This new prayer book was many years in the making and offers an integrated fully translated liturgy, expanded commentary and alternative readings, and additional study texts to enhance the meaning of the holiday. We welcome your contribution of any amount…
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Film Screenings: Fiddler on the Roof and Tevye
Temple Shalom, in conjunction with the UA Jewish Studies Program, will be screening two Jewish-themed movies: Fiddler on the Roof, and the 1939 Yiddish version of the same story, called Tevye. The two films are fascinatingly different. Each screening will be followed by a discussion led by Rabbi Jacob. Schedule: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF –…
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Contemporary Jewish Thought Course
Rabbi Jacob will be teaching a course on Contemporary Jewish Thought during the spring semester at the University. The course is a survey of Jewish thought in the twentieth and twenty-first century. We will consider how Jewish thinkers respond to such issues as assimilation, the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, suburbanization, the…
