Sunday School + MLK Jr. Programming

Jan & Jerry's house

Sholem’s secular Jewish Sunday school meets for online classes: ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd) & GIML (3rd/4th) begin at 10am. DALED (5th/6th) at 11am. HEY (7th/8th) begin at 11:15am. VOV (9th-12th) begins at 12:30pm. […]

Purim Celebration (No School Classes)

Jan & Jerry's house

All are invited to Sholem’s virtual Purim assembly to enjoy music, history, and our Purim Shpil. Participants are encouraged to have graggers or any type of noise makers on hand. […]

Kol Nidre (9/15) Virtual Observance

Jan & Jerry's house

Kol Nidre is the highlight of the Sholem calendar. Informed by Jewish traditions in music and spoken word, we reflect on our lives and the state of the world through a humanistic and progressive […]

$50

Yom Kippur (9/16) in the Park

Rancho Park-Cheviot Hills. Picnic Area #1 (behind the swimming pool) 2551 Motor Ave. (One block south of Pico), Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us at the Cheviot Hills park for a family-friendly discussion of ethics in our daily lives. For more information, write to newyearfestivals2021@sholem.org

Free

Isaiah Edward Griffin Bar Mitsve Ceremony, Dec.4, 4pm

All are invited for our community's next Bar Mitsve ceremony, which will take place via Zoom.    Isaiah Edward Griffin's Bar Mitsvepresents "The Virtual Reality of Jewish Community" Saturday, Dec. […]

Free

CA Ballot Measures Forum w/ Mona Field, LWV

Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us as Mona Field, Co-President of the Los Angeles League of Women Voters, helps us understand all 12 statewide measures (and some local propositions) on the November 3, 2020 ballot.

Mona will discuss the pros and cons of a diverse set of issues: property taxes, rent control, parolee voting, sentence changes for some crimes, approving or rejecting cash bail, funding for stem cell research, reinstituting affirmative action, allowing some 17-year-olds to vote, governing kidney dialysis clinics, special workplace rules for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft, and new consumer privacy rules.

Be sure to have handy your sample ballot, mail ballot, and other materials for reference.

Mona Field is a notable expert in the area of state and local politics. In addition to her role with the League, she is professor emeritus, political science at Glendale Community College and author of "California Government and Politics Today (15th Edition)."

OPEN HOUSE (10am Bagels & Coffee, 10:30 Program)

Our School Principal, Ross Helford, will lead a discussion with current and prospective families about the importance, urgency, and value of a secular Jewish education – including its history and what it […]