Streaming Services

Pesach at Temple Sholom

Monday, April 22nd - First Night of Pesach - Seder on your own.  If you have an extra place or two (or three) or are looking for a place, let us know.  We will try to make a match.

Tuesday, April 23rd - Second Night Congregational Seder - 6pm - Join us for a home (or Temple kitchen)-cooked Seder meal and service, using the Reform movement's Baskin Haggadah, and led by Cantor Sharlein and Rabbi Abraham.  If you have an heirloom seder plate, bring it, and we'll fill it up.  Register here.

Friday, April 26th - Kabbalat Shabbat Pesach - 6pm (see below) with Matzah Pizza (prepared by Rabbi Abraham) Nosh at 5:30pm.

Saturday, April 27th - Shabbat Pesach Shacharit - 10am (see below) followed by Matzah Brei Brunch - 11:30am, with Rabbi Abraham at the omelette station and different types of matzah brei - for you, your family, friends, and prospective members.

Monday, April 29th - Pesach Yizkor and Potluck - 10am - Join us on the last morning of Passover for our shacharit and yizkor service, followed by a potluck meal.

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

You are invited to join us for Shabbat evening worship in one of three ways: Participating onsite in our sanctuary, connecting online via Zoom through this link, or watching the live stream (see below for instructions).

Friday May 3 - 7:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat - Sofer Neil Yerman will share his journey with our Czech Torah scroll to the Westminster scrolls celebration in London this past January. Join us as we celebrate Shabbat together with song and Torah. Shabbat Acharei Mot

Friday May 10 - 7:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat - National Mental Health Awareness Month - Our service will lift up those battling issues of mental health and celebrate the diversity of our community. Shabbat K'doshim

Friday May 17 - 7:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat - Teacher Appreciation/5th Grade Shabbat- Our fifth grade class will lead us in worship as we celebrate our Hebrew and Religioius School faculty and staff. Our teachers will join us for a congregational Shabbat dinner before the service at 6:30pm. You can register here. Shabbat Emor

Friday May 24 - 7:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat - Join us as we celebrate Shabbat with song and prayer, and read from Torah. Shabbat B'har Sinai

Friday May 31 - 6:00pm Sunset Kabbalat Shabbat - 3rd Grade Service  - Led by our rabbi and cantor, our 6pm service intertwines lively music, dance, and celebration to create a worship  experience for our whole community. Children and adults of all ages enjoy playing instruments, singing, and celebrating together during this warm and welcoming service. Before the service, we have a family friendly Nosh at 5:30pm. We will also honor our Prayer Buddies of the Week. Our 3rd grade students will have a special role, as they celebrate having completed learning their alef-bet. There may be s'mores around teh firepit afterward. Shabbat B'chukotai

Saturday Morning Shabbat Worship

You are invited to join us for Shabbat morning worship in one of three ways: Participating onsite in our sanctuary, connecting online via Zoom through this link, or watching the live stream (see below for instructions). All Saturday morning services begin at 10am.

Special Saturday Morning Shabbatot 

Saturday, May 4 - 10am - Potluck Shabbat - Join us for an informal Shabbat morning service, followed by a potluck Shabbat lunch.

Saturday, May 11 - 10am - Shabbat Pray'n'Play - A monthly combination of a "Caregiver and Me" event and a Shabbat morning service. We'll sing the sh'ma and there will also be a parachute - and bagels! For children ages 0 to 5 and their parents/caregivers. (This service/event is not livestreamed.  You have come here and be on the floor to participate.)

Saturday, May 18 - 11am - Zoom Torah Study - Anyone and everyone is welcome to join - from those new to Torah study to long-time experts.  This week is the portion known as emor which lays out the calendar and expectations for the Biblical Jewish holidays.  There is no homework, but be prepared to answer the question, "When have you had a moment of celebration that felt just right to you?"  See you then.

Saturday, May 25 -  No Shabbat morning service this week.

Upcoming B'nei Mitzvah

Online instructions for all services:

1) Connect and participate - You have the option to be seen by the other participants (and on the YouTube below), to see who else is on the Zoom part of the service, and to participate when invited.

Join: Follow the Zoom link (in blue above for the service you wish to join). Even if you have never used Zoom, you can use this link on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Agree to the download and a window will open.  We ask you to stay muted through most of the service (Not only are background noises distracting, but it will make your video move to the featured position, instead of the service leaders.) 

View: You should have the choice of gallery (graphic of nine squares in a square formation) or speaker view.  Gallery gives you a "Brady Bunch" arrangement of many of the participants. Speaker view gives you a row of participants with the speaker featured in a larger square.  We recommend speaker view for the service. At times during the service, we will post slides with the prayers  At that time, the windows of participants will shrink to the side or top of your screen.

Chat: You can also chat with other participants through the chat feature - with all participants, or with specific ones in the pulldown tab.  Be careful which you select.  The service leaders may not be able to check messages sent to them during the service.

Video: You can toggle between being seen by others or not, with the video icon in the Zoom window.  It is usually next to the microphone icon that toggles whether you are heard or muted.

2) Watch - through the embedded YouTube viewer below you can watch the service that is being led remotely.  No one can see you, nor can the service leaders hear your participation, or see your comments in real time.  (The link should be live by a few minutes before the service. If the link is not working for you, try refreshing your screen, or closing your browser and re-opening it.)

You can find a collection of previous Temple Sholom services preserved on our YouTube channel - sholomnj.