Author: Ben Pollock

  • Hanukkah Candle Lighting, 2015 / 5776

    Candles Day Date Heb Date 1 Candle at sundown Sunday 12/6/2015 24th of Kislev 5776 2 Candles at sundown on Monday 12/7 25th of Kislev 5776 3 Candles at sundown on Tuesday 12/8 26th of Kislev 5776 4 Candles at sundown on Wednesday 12/9 27th of Kislev 5776 5 Candles at sundown on Thursday 12/10…

  • Gift Shop Features New Hanukkah Items

    Sponsored by Sisterhood Gift Shop Update ARKanukah shop new arrivals: Made in Israel silk scarfs, candles (Hanukkah, Shabbot, and Tapers), trivets Hanukkah Rubics cubes and dreydals filled with silly putty Chocolate gelt (made in Belgium and nut free) Mahjong gifts (jewelry, cases, towels. key chains, serving pieces) New Menorahs Jewish American girl doll and all…

  • Family Forum Commemorating Holocaust Education in NWA

    The Arkansas Holocaust Education Committee Jewish Federation of Arkansas and Congregation Etz Chaim invite you to a morning of inspiration. Adults and school-age children are welcome to enjoy breakfast, discussion and brief presentations from the speakers of this year’s Arkansas Holocaust Education Committee’s 24th Annual Conference. Saturday, November 7 from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Waterway Christian…

  • Victim, Perpetrator, Rescuer … Who will you be?

    Victim, Perpetrator, Rescuer…. Who will you be? The Arkansas Holocaust Education Committee, the Jewish Federation of Arkansas and Temple Shalom invite you to a special event following the Arkansas Holocaust Education Committees 24th annual conference This day long Holocaust conference will take place at the Jones Center, Springdale, AR. Intended audience: Middle school students and…

  • September Trail Clean-up

    Sunday, September 27, 2015 We will meet at 12:30 at the trail crossing at North Street, between Leverett and Gregg. Easy parking is at the North St. Mini Mart/Laundromat. Fayetteville Parks and Recreation provides the trash bags and gloves. We will have hand sanitizer and a couple of rakes and grabbers. Please feel free to…

  • Labor Day BBQ on the Patio

    What’s Labor Day Without a BBQ? Temple Shalom is throwing a Labor Day BBQ on Monday, September 7th at noon. This is going to be your lucky day. We will be grilling kosher hotdogs on the temple patio. Dogs will be served with parve buns. However, we’d like you to bring something non-dairy to share.…

  • Seder 2014

    Here are photos from this year’s community seder.