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Social Justice Updates

Justice    Justice    Justice –  Tzedek    Tzedek   Tzedek Dear TBS Community – Our TBS Social Justice Committee has been meeting with interested temple members both individually and at House Meetings (hope you were able to attend one!) responding to the question, “How are you experiencing the brokenness of the world?”  We are excited to announce that […]

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Anat Hoffman

Special Shabbat Speaker: Anat Hoffman, Friday, Oct. 5, 7:30pm

Temple Beth Sholom invites you to join us for a special Shabbat speaker: “If it Ain’t Broke – Break it” A Chronology of Jewish social activitsm.  This presentation will follow the great Jewish tradition of breaking the tablets.  Jew by birth, rebel by choice. Anat Hoffman became Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center […]

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TBS Teens Take On Washington DC!

Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling with six of our 11th/12th grade students to L’Taken. This four day intensive social justice program is organized by the Reform movement’s legislative office, the Religious Action Center. During this seminar students learned about current issues in our country and the Jewish values around each. The culmination […]

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Tikkun Olam at TBS via Mitzvah Day!

On Dec. 13 the members of Temple Beth Sholom donated to our community: 10 birdhouses for Habitat for Humanity 350 PB & J sandwiches for the homeless and Mary’s Kitchen (pictured to below) 39 bead bracelets for the victims of domestic violence at Mercy House 29 fleece pillows for injured Israeli and Jewish American soldiers […]

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