Community Life
Life at Temple Ohabei Shalom is full of opportunities for friendship, learning and meaning, through community dinners, social action projects, inspiring worship, and caring connections. We celebrate together as a congregation for Shabbat and holidays, dance in the streets with the scrolls at Simchat Torah, and share a lively second seder at Passover. Interfaith families, LGBTQ people, Jews by choice, people with disabilities, and families of “non-traditional” configuration are a cherished part of our community; our Temple family is a welcoming space for everyone who wishes to explore and experience Jewish life. Children develop strong Jewish values in our award-winning Trust Center for Early Education and Ansin Religious School, while their parents enjoy a rich sense of community and belonging. A highlight of the year is the Shul-In, when the children get to spend the night in their domed sanctuary with their classmates. In a parallel program, a beloved tradition has parents writing letters to their children, which are stored in our historic dome. Once children reach Bar or Bat
Mitzvah, they are taken up to the dome to retrieve the letters their parents wrote them through the years. Opportunities for strong personal relationships abound, for members of all ages. The TOS Sisterhood and Brotherhood create numerous learning opportunities and social events for the community, support Religious School financial aid, volunteer in the preschool and much more. OSTY (Ohabei Shalom Temple Youth) offers our children social events, leadership training, and community service projects. Shalom@Home, our award-winning program of house meetings, encourages members to form small groups for meaningful, ongoing connections. And a wide variety of cultural events – from Klezmer Havdallah to TOS Talks, our spring speaker series – makes our community a lively and enriching one. Being part of Temple Ohabei Shalom means belonging to a joyful, welcoming community that cherishes you as you are and is there for you in times of celebration, sorrow, and change. Ohabei Shalom is your Jewish home.
Fri, February 22 2019
17 Adar I 5779
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Lifelong Learning
The 2018-2019 Adult Education Catalog is here! Download and print it to see our offerings for the year or go to our Lifelong Learning web page.
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday
Feb 19
Tuesday, Feb 19th 8:00a to Friday, Feb 22nd 6:00p
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Thursday
Feb 28
Thursday, Feb 28th 7:00p to 9:15p
Hannah Arendt covered the trial of Eichmann, and what she wrote made her the most reviled Jewish thinker since Spinoza. We will examine the controversy to see how we view it in today's context. -
Friday
Mar 1
Friday, Mar 1st 5:30p to 8:00p
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Wednesday
Mar 6
Wednesday, Mar 6th 6:30p to 8:30p
The Book of Judges contains some of the most dramatic episodes in the bible. It is part of the Deuteronomic History that begins with Deuteronomy itself and continues through Second Kings, with the fall of Jerusalem and the end of the Davidic monarchy. The goals of the course are to engage in a close reading of the texts and to discover a hidden political agenda that underlies much of the Hebrew Bible. -
Wednesday
Mar 6Monthly Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group
Wednesday, Mar 6th 7:30p to 9:00p
Come celebrate the beginning of each new Jewish month with women of all ages from 13 - 113. We’ll have the chance to schmooze, learn, enjoy activities and just connect with one another, offering a variety of ways into Jewish learning, community and living.
TOS Blog
A Message from Rabbi Berkman
Friday, Nov 16 11:29aA letter of gratitude from Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman
Tuesday, Nov 6 7:26pInstallation Remarks
Friday, Nov 2 4:00p
About Ohabei Shalom
Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice, Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Jewish community committed to nurturing, sustaining, and touching Jewish lives through lifelong learning, joyful worship, and repair of the world in word and deed.