Join the Sholem community in the beauty of the outdoors for our meaningful, secular observance of the Jewish New Year. Bring a picnic for your family and a dessert to share. Challah, apples and honey will be provided.
Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser Celebrate three dedicated community activists and support secular & progressive Jewish education. See the full event description here. The event is SOLD OUT, but you mauy still make a donation HERE.
Sholem’s in-person annual model Seder was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we are not lost in the wilderness! Sholem will host a communal secular seder on the second night of Passover We will come together on Zoom. All are welcome for this non-religious, cultural celebration of Passover, that acknowledges the holiday’s origins as […]
The story of Shvues/Shavuot, taken from the Biblical book of Ruth, is one of the most important for Sholem families. It is a story of human kindness and inclusion, bridging cultural boundaries with love, just like many of our own families. It is also the story of an immigrant joining and enriching a community. You are […]
All are welcome, no charge, RSVP here NewYears5781@sholem.org to receive the private meeting link. Welcome the Jewish New Year with stirring readings, literature, and poetry based in our Jewish heritage and our secular, progressive values. Please have apples and honey on hand to join us in our hope for a sweet new year.
Following the online event at 12 noon. Please bring your own lunch, a blanket or folding chairs, and face masks. Veterans Memorial Park Questions? Write to newyear5781@sholem.org
Sholem student Sam Nordon will become a Bar Mitsve in Sholem’s first virtual ceremony! Sam will present "Jews and the Comic Book Industry," the research project he worked on with his mentor, Board President Sheila McCoy. If you like, have some wine and challah on hand to join in the Kiddush at the end. Also, guests […]
All are welcome for Sholem’s second virtual Bar Mitsve ceremony! Please join us for Gil Maruvada's presentation, "Artificial Intelligence or Stupidity: Jewish and Indian Perspectives on Synthetic Life” Sholem’s secular Bar/Bas Mitsve observances meet the needs of families who honor their heritage and define their Jewish identity as cultural, historical, or ethnic, rather than religious. Students in […]