Shvues Assembly

On-line Everywhere, on the Internet, CA, United States

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 […]

Summer Meeting

online

This meeting will require a login and password, so if you're planning to attend, please rsvp to ross@sholem.org.

New Year’s/Rosh Hashanah Festival

Jan & Jerry's house

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.

Unofficial, in-person, physically-distanced picnic

Veterans Memorial Building 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA, United States

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

Classes

Jan & Jerry's house
Free

Kol Nidre

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 prism. This is a moving opportunity to renew ourselves for the upcoming year; to grieve our losses and reinforce our hopes. $200 Supporter tickets (Each Supporter will […]

Free

Kol Nidre

Jan & Jerry's house
Free

Yom Kippur

Jan & Jerry's house

All are welcome, no charge, RSVP here NewYears5781@sholem.org to receive the private meeting link for our communal discussion of ethics.

Free

CA Ballot Measure Forum w/ Mona Field, LWV

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)."

Classes

Jan & Jerry's house
Free

Classes (No Adult Activity)

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) & HEY (7th/8th) begin at 11am. VOV (9th-12th) begins at 12:15pm. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now

Free

Sharing Holiday Traditions (Wednesday Eve)

Jan & Jerry's house

Sholem has annually hosted a “December Dilemma” discussion to talk about issues faced by Jewish and multicultural families during the winter holiday season (such as whether or not to have a Xmas tree.) This year we’re confronted with more than one December Dilemma. Let’s gather virtually to talk about our holiday traditions and ideas for celebrating during this […]

Classes, Parent Mixer & Hanukkah/Khanike Assembly

Jan & Jerry's house

SCHOOL PARENTS MIXER  10:30-11:30am (PT) All school parents and guardians are invited to join us for this virtual meet-up. (At least one adult from each household is encouraged to attend.) This is an opportunity to reconnect with long time school families, welcome new members, and get better acquainted with the parents in your child/ren's class. CLICK HERE […]

Free