Temple Beth Ha Sholom

01/28/2023

01/27/2023

Always remember.

01/27/2023

Help Israel AND our students!

We’re participating in the Jewish National Fund’s tree sale and your support would be GREATLY appreciated.

To buy a tree, please click this link: https://my.jnf.org/tu-bishvat-schools/Member/MyPage/6138085/
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01/08/2023

A bus trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is being organized by the United Churches of Lycoming County. Please see the below post and flier for details and information on how to reserve your spot.

Join us on a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on February 20, 2023. $70 includes bus transportation and entrance to the Museum. 5:45 a.m. depart Williamsport. 10 a.m. arrive at museum. Limited to 56 people so reserve your spot today. Email [email protected] or call 570-322-1110. Please share this post to get the word out!

05/17/2021

George Altshuler, our student rabbi from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, published a short essay in this past Saturday’s issue of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. If you missed it in the print copy, you can view it online by clicking the attached link.

In order to understand Reform Judaism at its best, we can study the life of one person, Rabbi Leo Baeck. Baeck served as a rabbi for the Jewish community of Germany before and during the Holocaust. As a prominent rabbi, he declined offers from Jews outside of Germany to help him escape the N***s. In...

02/24/2021

Purim begins this Thursday evening (February 25), and is one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish religion. To kick off the fun, test your knowledge about Purim by taking this quiz from ReformJudaism.org, and let us know how you did!

Do you know what a Hamantaschen is? Or about what is written in the Megilat Esther? Show your friends how much you really know about the Jewish holiday of Purim.

10/27/2020

We remember.

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and all Israel. To which we say: Amen.

May the One who creates harmony on high, bring peace to us and to all Israel. To which we say: Amen.

We will forever remember the 11 victims of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation, Congregation Dor Hadash & New Light Congregation who we lost 2 years ago today on October 27, 2018.

Additional resources may be found at treeoflifepgh.org or 1027healingpartnership.org.

07/17/2020

What a fun bat mitzvah surprise! Check out Cantor Azi Schwartz singing "Adon Olam" to the tune of "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton.

Cantor Azi Schwartz (Park Avenue Synagogue) sings Adon Olam to the tune of 'You'll Be Back' (Hamilton) by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Zoe Cosgrove's Bat Mitzvah, Oct...

04/19/2020

Passover 2020 may be done, but that doesn’t mean the memes can’t continue.

04/08/2020

As we prepare for tonight's Passover seder while facing our own modern plague, ReformJudaism.org has posted LOTS of helpful resources on their website, including free online haggadot, recipes, guides to hosting a virtual seder, kids activities, and more.

Passover Introduction Passover Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish spring festival, celebrating freedom and family as we remember the Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The main observances of this holiday center around a special home service called the seder (meaning "order"), w...

03/28/2020

When you can’t go to temple, temple goes to you. Thanks to Student Rabbi Thalia for hosting our Friday evening Shabbat services on Zoom!

03/19/2020

Wise words from Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky of B'nai David-Judea Congregation.