Sholem Community

Sunday School
2024-11-10, 2024-11-17, 2024-11-24, 2024-12-08, 2025-01-12, 2025-01-26, 2025-02-02, 2025-02-23 and 5 more dates | CA

Thanksgiving Break- No Sunday School
2024-12-01 | CA

Sunday School - Khanike Assembly
2024-12-15 | CA

Winter Break- No Sunday School
2024-12-22 - 2025-01-05 | CA

Sunday School - MLK Day Assembly/Event
2025-01-19 | CA

Sunday School - Tu Bishvat Assembly/Event
2025-02-09 | CA

Presidents' Day Break- No Sunday School
2025-02-16 | CA

Sunday School + Jewish Dance with Bruce Bierman
2025-03-09 | CA
Sholem is delighted to welcome Bruce Bierman for two Joy of Jewish Dance workshops – one for adults and one for kids.

Sunday, March 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. Check-in, bagels & coffee
10:30-11:30 a.m. Dance for adults
11:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Dance for children

NOTE for visiting families: Sholem’s non-religious Jewish Sunday school will be in session for the first hour while the adult programming is taking place. Families with children 4 years and up are welcome to sit in on a class. Please contact Sholem principal Ross Helford for more info: ross@sholem.org.

The Joy of Jewish Dance — a smorgasbord of global Jewish music, moves and grooves including: the ancient hand gestures and steps of traditional Yemenite dance, the dancing shoulders of the Ethiopian Jews, soulful Hasidic nigun dancing, mad hot Klezmer and the choreographic gems of classic Israeli Folk dance. This participatory dance celebration welcomes all bodies and invites all backgrounds to learn the moves of the ancestors to the grooves of your own imagination.

Bruce Bierman is the co-artistic director of the award-winning Yiddish Theatre Ensemble of Berkeley and is a leading presenter of Jewish dance throughout California. Among his extensive credits, Bruce was a lead dancer and teaching artist with the acclaimed Aman Folk Ensemble of Los Angeles and a regular at the Skirball Museum with Mostly Kosher and John Anson Ford Theater with the L.A. Jewish Symphony.
Click here for a short video introducing you to Bruce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2Uh7fxSQw&t=1s

Sunday School - Purim Carnival
2025-03-16 | CA

Sunday School - Field Trip Day
2025-03-30 | CA

Model Secular Seder (Pre-Passover, Saturday 4/5)
2025-04-05 11:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Farragut Elementary School, 10820 Farragut Dr., Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Model Secular Seder
Community Potluck Luncheon
SATURDAY, April 5, 2025
(1 week before Passover holiday begins)
Sholem’s non-religious cultural celebration of Passover acknowledges the holiday’s origins as a spring festival and honors the tradition of “Exodus” as a symbolic tale of freedom. This communal event will feature readings from Sholem’s secular family Hagada, a potluck luncheon, singing & musical accompaniment, with plenty of opportunities for children to participate.
11:00 a.m. Doors Open
Please arrive by 11:30 with your food. This will give us time to organize the potluck buffet, find our tables places, and get everyone seated.
12:00-2:30 p.m. Program
The program will begin promptly at noon.
Veterans Memorial Building
Rotunda Room
4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230
Suggested donation is $18 per person (children 12 yrs & under free) to help cover costs including venue rental. You may contribute at the Seder with cash, or we will have a QR code to scan.
Step 1) CLICK HERE
to reserve your seat(s)
Step 2) CLICK HERE
to choose your potluck item(s)
Please feel free to share this notice and invite family & friends.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Sholem’s SECULAR Hagada
Click here to download a PDF
For questions regarding the Seder, please email rachel.braude@verizon.net or call/text 310-291-7379.
We look forward to a wonderful, freylekh (festive) Sholem Community Potluck Seder. Hope to see you there!

No Sunday School (the day after Seder)
2025-04-06 | CA

Spring Break- No Sunday School
2025-04-13 | CA

Sunday School + Klezmer Dance 101 with Bruce Bierman
2025-05-04 10:00 - 12:30 | Short Avenue Elementary School, 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, United States
Classes will meet as usual this Sunday, May 4, beginning at 10 a.m. Please come early for coffee, bagels and schmoozing.
Also, we are delighted to bring back Bruce Bierman for another workshop in Jewish dance. All are welcome! There will be a one hour adult workshop from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a workshop for the entire school and parents from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Klezmer Dance 101: A Mitsve to be in Simkhe
Come move, laugh, and connect at this joyful workshop for youth and their families! Once nearly forgotten, the traditional Jewish folk dances of the Ashkenazi Jews—like the Freylekh, Joq, Husidl, Sher, Bulgar, and Patsh Tanz—are now joyfully returning to life, thanks to a renaissance sparked by the tireless work of passionate Yiddish music and dance folkologists and researchers.
No experience is needed. whether dancing in community, with a chaver (a friend), or stepping out solo in a moment of shayning—showing off your own unique flair—there’s room for everyone. Led by an experienced dance leader—but always invited to dance to the beat of your own drummer—this is dance for the Folk, where joy matters more than perfection.
Bruce Bierman is the co-artistic director of the award-winning Yiddish Theatre Ensemble of Berkeley and is a leading presenter of Jewish dance throughout California. Bruce has studied with a handful of great Jewish dance masters including Felix Fibich–who with his wife and mentor, Judith Berg, choreographed the 1937 Yiddish classic film, ‘The Dybbuk’. Bruce was a lead dancer and teaching artist with the acclaimed Aman Folk Ensemble of Los Angeles and a regular at the Skirball Museum with Mostly Kosher and John Anson Ford Theater with the L.A. Jewish Symphony. He recently served as Yiddish dance and theater dramaturg for several productions of Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’ at the Arena Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the critically acclaimed production at the San Francisco Playhouse. Here’s a short video introduction to Bruce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2Uh7fxSQw

Sunday School - Last day of 2024-25 School year
2025-05-18 | CA

Theater Party at the Ahmanson
2025-06-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
JOIN SHOLEM FOR A THEATER PARTY/ FUNDRAISER AT THE AHMANSON WHICH IS HOSTING A JEWISH COMMUNITY NIGHT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 22
(deadline to order tickets is May 15)
PARADE is a powerful musical telling the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager wrongly convicted of murder in Georgia in 1913, and his wife Lucille’s fight for justice.

Parade was the winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical. Parade has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival to hit Broadway in years” (Deadline).

The evening of June 22 will be a Jewish community night at the Ahmanson, hosted by the Center Theatre Group.

The tickets to this event will include a pre-show cocktail party hosted by the Ahmanson beginning at 5:00 p.m., with curtain time at 6:30 p.m. In addition, at a later date, the Ahmanson will be conducting a Zoom Q&A for the show’s patrons.

Sholem has reserved a bloc of tickets for the evening performance on June 22. This performance will be sold out. If you wish to secure a ticket for this event, please place your order by May 15, 2025. Sholem will release any unsold tickets back to the Ahmanson after that date.

Rear orchestra seats are $125, mezzanine seats are $100 and balcony seats are $75. This event is a fundraiser for Sholem. All are welcome. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible as a donation to Sholem.

For more information and tickets:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sholem-theater-fundraiser-parade-at-the-ahmanson

2025 Summer Planning Meeting
2025-08-17 | CA
This meeting is open to the entire Sholem community, and is for anyone interested in serving in leadership or in taking on a volunteer role.

Jewish Sunday School Begins, Los Angeles
2025-09-07 10:00 - 12:30 | CA
Jewish Sunday School | Secular Jewish Education for Kids Ages 4-17
Join Sholem’s secular Jewish Sunday school serving families throughout Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Westwood, Venice, Culver City, Beverly Hills, and the greater West Side.
Next Session: Sunday, September 7th at 10:00am Location: Sholem Community
Why Choose Sholem’s Jewish Sunday School Alternative?
Sholem’s secular Jewish education program offers an engaging curriculum for children ages 4-17, focusing on Jewish identity, history, culture, and social justice traditions – perfect for families seeking non-religious Jewish education in Los Angeles.
Our inclusive approach welcomes:

Interfaith families from Santa Monica to Beverly Hills
Parents seeking cultural Jewish learning without religious doctrine
Families looking for progressive Jewish education in West LA
Children interested in Jewish history and traditions

What to Expect at Our Jewish Sunday School
10:00am: Classes begin with bagels and community time
12:15pm: Weekly assembly brings all ages together
12:30pm: Dismissal
✨ Try Before You Commit: Families are welcome to visit any Sunday to experience our secular Jewish community firsthand.
Serving Jewish Families Throughout Los Angeles:

Los Angeles
Santa Monica families
Brentwood and Westwood communities
Venice and Culver City residents
Beverly Hills area families
Mid-City and Hollywood families welcome

Registration Information
Online registration opening soon – or attend any Sunday and register in person. No family turned away.
Questions? Contact our principal, Ross Helford, to learn more about our Jewish cultural education program.
Perfect for families seeking:

Alternative to traditional Hebrew school
Jewish education for interfaith families
Secular Jewish community in Los Angeles
Progressive Jewish values and social justice education
Jewish Sunday school that welcomes all backgrounds

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