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Temple Shalom
Medford MA

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Upcoming Events

Kabbalat Shabbat
Fri Sep 10 @07:30PM - 09:00PM

Torah Study
Sat Sep 11 @09:30AM - 10:00AM

Shabbat Services
Sat Sep 11 @10:00AM - 12:00PM

Tot Shabbat
Sat Sep 11 @11:00AM - 12:00PM

Board Meeting
Thu Sep 16 @07:30PM - 09:30PM

Sukkah Building
Sun Sep 19 @02:00PM - 04:00PM

Sukkot Story Telling and Dinner
Sun Sep 26 @04:30PM - 06:30PM

Fleece Robe Making
Sun Oct 10 @10:00AM -

Welcome to Temple Shalom

Temple Shalom is a warm and welcoming fully egalitarian community whose diverse members come together to celebrate all that Judaism has to offer. By learning, praying, and celebrating together we have built a community that has been around for over 60 years. And while we still keep the traditions that helped build and sustain the Jewish community in Medford, we have embraced new traditions, so that we can fulfill the needs of not only our members who founded this Synagogue, but also our newer members who will help keep the Jewish community alive for the next 60 years. We invite you to take a look around our web site, to visit us at the temple at any time and to learn about who we are as individuals and as a community. Welcome.

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High Holiday and Sukkot Service Times and Events

The High Holidays are a time for reflection, prayer, wishing friends a Shana Tova, and the start to a brand new year filled with possibilities. Whether you are a regular service davener, a person who comes twice a year, or someone who has not been to services in several years, please join the Temple Shalom family for the start of a Shana Tovah Um'tukah; a happy and healthy New Year.

In addition to the standard services we have several other programs: Family services, a Sukkot dinner, and a Simchat Torah celebration for all ages. You can find out the times for all these events below or you can download a PDF with all the information.

Click here for a PDF with all the service and event times including children's services and events.

Service and Event Times for High Holy Days 5771/ 2010

Saturday Evening, September 4th -

Selichot

8:30PM Study session and oneg followed by services (dedication of Yahrzeit Plaques)

Wednesday Evening, September 8th -

Erev Rosh Hashanah (Day 1) - 6:50PM Candle Lighting

7:00PM Maariv Service

Thursday, September 9th-

Rosh Hashanah (Day 1)

9:00AM Morning Services (Main Sanctuary)

10:00AM-11:00AM Tot Rosh HaShanah. Led by Mindy from Tot Shabbat (Chapel)

11:00AM-1:00PM Child Sitting (Activity Room - School Building)

1:00PM Tashlich – meet behind Temple following services

1:15PM Kiddush Luncheon following services (all are welcome)

Erev Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) - 6:48PM Candle Lighting

7:00PM Maariv Service

Friday, September 10th-

Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)

9:00AM Morning Services (Main Sanctuary)

10:00AM-11:00AM Family Service (Chapel)

11:00AM-1:00PM Child Sitting (Activity Room - School Building)

1:00PM Kiddush Luncheon following services (all are welcome)

Friday, September 17th -

Erev Yom Kippur - Candle Lighting 6:34PM

6:00PM Kol Nidre

Saturday, September 18th -

Yom Kippur (Yizkor)

9:00AM Services Begin (Main Sanctuary)

10:00AM-11:00AM Children's Activities (Children may be dropped off)

11:00AM-1:00PM Child Sitting (Play Room)

4:15PM Mincha/Neilah

7:32PM Yom Kippur Ends - Bring your own Shofar if you would like to participate in the final Shofar blast)

Sunday September 19th -

2:00-4:00PM Sukkah Building - Come help build the Temple's Sukkah. We need adults to help put up the scach (roof branches) and children to help decorate. Snacks will be served.

Wednesday Evening, September 22nd -

Erev Sukkot (Day 1) - 6:25PM Candle Lighting

7:00PM Maariv Service

Thursday, September 23rd-

Sukkot (Day 1)

9:30AM Morning Services followed by kiddush

Erev Sukkot (Day 2) - 6:23PM Candle Lighting

7:00PM Maariv Service

Friday, September 24th-

Sukkot (Day 2)

9:30AM Morning Services followed by kiddush

7:00PM Maariv Service

Sunday, September 26th-

4:30 PM Story-telling in the Sukkah
5:30 PM Falafel dinner in the Sukkah (or inside in case of rain)
Cost: $10/adult; $5/child under 12; RSVP to Temple office by Mon. Sept. 20th

Wednesday, September 29th -

Erev Shmini Atzeret - 6:13PM Candle Lighting

7:00PM Maariv Service

Thursday, September 30th -

Shmini Atzeret

9:30AM Morning Services (Yizkor) followed by kiddush

Erev Simchat Torah - 6:11PM Candle Lighting

6:00PM Simchat Torah Celebration

Friday, October 1st -

Simchat Torah

9:30AM Morning Services (Dancing with the Torah) followed by kiddush

It is forbidden to live in a town that does not have a green garden.

(Jerusalem Talmud, Kiddushin 4:12)

The whole thing began with a little seedling of an idea at a Social Action meeting long ago. We’d build raised beds, tiny hands would sow the seeds, blossoming flowers could be cut and grace the bima on Shabbat. Most importantly, harvested vegetables would donated to the heading Home Shelter in Medford. The children in the Hebrew school voted on a name for the garden. How appropriate that they called it Gan Tzedakah.

Jewish Learning for Parents of Young Children

Temple Shalom in Medford is thrilled to be the only synagogue North of Boston to be offering families the opportunity to take part in Ikkarim, Jewish adult learning for parents of young children.

Parenting is awe-inspiring. Beyond the practical issues of how to get your baby or toddler to go to sleep, parenting invokes in all of us deeper questions about meaning, core values, and the world around us.

See what people are saying about us...

I had lived in Medford for the past 15 years as a single Jewish person and I had been looking for a temple off and on. I knew I wanted something that was conservative, and yet modern. In the past, I visited Temple Shalom along with several other temples in the area. To me, Temple Shalom felt steeped in tradition, proud of its long history in Medford. It still is all that- they have an amazing amount of respect for the elder’s in their community who have created and sustained the temple. However, I also feel that recently Temple Shalom has made a real effort to do more to welcome new members. They engage families from the start, especially those with young children. Many of the "new members" of Temple Shalom are interfaith marriages with young children such as ours, and the Temple embraces this diversity.

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High Holiday and Sukkot Service Times and Events

Service and Event Times for High Holy Days 5771/ 2010

Saturday Evening, September 4th -

Wednesday Evening, September 8th -

Thursday, September 9th-

Friday, September 10th-

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Wednesday Evening, September 22nd -

Thursday, September 23rd-

Friday, September 24th-

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Friday, October 1st -

It is forbidden to live in a town that does not have a green garden.

(Jerusalem Talmud, Kiddushin 4:12)

Jewish Learning for Parents of Young Children

See what people are saying about us...

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