Lynda Hoffman I have been a member of Temple Ohabei Shalom since 1976 when my son needed a Hebrew School with reasonable accommodations for his writing disability. I have a few disabilities: Amniotic band syndrome [of my left hand], Cerebral Palsy, and nonverbal learning disorder, with which I was diagnosed at age 60. My nonverbal …
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Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear TOS Community, It is hard to believe that it has been one year since life as we knew it was turned upside down. Today is Purim, and one of the themes of the story we creatively retold at our observance last night was “na’hafoch hu” – things were turned upside …
Dear Friends, Our tradition calls us in so many ways to acknowledge that joy and sorrow, fear and hope, security and vulnerability, are interwoven throughout our lives as individuals and as communities. Think of how we break a glass at the conclusion of a wedding, or the tradition of sprinkling sweet challah with salt on …
The Circle of Giving is the primary annual fundraising effort of Temple Ohabei Shalom (TOS). We are so very proud of the extraordinary efforts that have been taken to permit TOS to pursue its sacred mission during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. During this once in a century event, your gift is more important than ever. Click …
The Circle of Giving is the primary annual fundraising effort of Temple Ohabei Shalom (TOS). We are so very proud of the extraordinary efforts that have been taken to permit TOS to pursue its sacred mission during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. During this once in a century event, your gift is more important than ever. …
Last Shabbat, the Jewish world lost one of the greatest thinkers and rabbis of modern times: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Sacks was a source of great inspiration and wisdom to me, along with many thousands of others throughout the world. His teachings have had a profound impact on my understanding of Jewish philosophy, theology, …
Many weeks ago we began to share our plans for the potential reopening of our building. With the support of our TOS Board of Trustees and our COVID-19 Reopening Committee, now renamed the Health and Safety Committee, we are taking a thoughtful, deliberate, and multi-tiered scientifically based approach to resuming in-person gatherings, including those in …
Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear TOS Community, On this “Erev Election Day,” I want you to know that my heart and spirit are with all of you, our beloved community, during this most difficult, anxious, and hopeful of times. Many of you have worked tirelessly for so many months to ensure that our election is …
