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Current Events at TBS

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Services

Torah Study

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on Zoom (link in weekly email)

Jewish Spiritual Practices

Fridays at noon via Zoom

First Friday Potluck at 6:00 pm

Only dairy and parve (non-meat) dishes please

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Fridays at 7:30 pm

Shabbat Morning Service

1st & 3rd Saturdays at 9:30 am

Spiritual Practices with Stephen Lipton

Wednesdays at 9:00 am

Held at Boone Ridge Retirement Living

Brivele concert cancelled

Sunday, May 18

Chair Yoga with Dr. Zohra Campbell

1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month* at TBS 9:30 – 10:30 am

Tuning Your Inner Instrument: Shabbat Yoga at TBS.
Join Judith Brown and Zohra Campbell for all-levels chair Yoga classes.

Each class will include movement and stretching, and either sound bath or breath work meditation.
*We are committing to provide classes thru April and May to gauge interest.
Questions? Click to email Zohra

Mussar Study

3rd Sunday of the month at noon

In Person ONLY

The study of mussar can be engaged by anyone, including non-religious Jews, because it focuses on personal ethical conduct, while being rooted in the Jewish textual tradition and contemporary science. We will be engaging the best-selling book Everyday Holiness by Alan Moranis in which, chapter by chapter, he presents Jewish thoughts on particular middot (patience, love, kindness, etc.).

There will be time for one-one and small group learning as well as with the whole group. Clifford Hartman, a retired psychologist with a deep, secular spiritual practice rooted in meditation, will be facilitating the group with support from Rabbi Eli.

Tour Salem's Mikvah

You are warmly invited to tour Salem’s only Mikvah. Join us for this educational opportunity to learn about the beautiful and meaningful tradition of Mikvah,
a ritual bath of purification.

During the tour, you will:

* Learn about the history and significance of Mikvah.

* See the Mikvah facility and understand its construction and operation.

* Have the opportunity to ask questions in a respectful and open environment.

This tour is open to all members of the community, regardless of background or prior knowledge.

Tuesday, May 20 at 7 pm
Location: Chabad Center for Jewish Life

Click for directions

Email to RSVP

Jessica Rehfield — Jew Outta Know...

In celebration of Jewish-American Heritage Month, TBS’ Jessica Rehfield will give a presentation called “Jew Outta Know…” at Bush Barn Art Center on Wednesday, May 28 from 6-7 pm.

Did you know some of your FAVORITE pop culture phenomena were created by Jewish-American artists and authors?

Jessica covers surprising cultural contributions in a one-hour talk featuring Leonard Nimoy and Spock’s famous Vulcan salute; The Princess Bride (William Goldman); The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle); The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats), The Mandalorian and the bonus history of how a Jewish-American song defeated the Nazis, in Bai Mir Bistu Sheyn. Learn about these and other beloved cultural icons in celebration of Jewish-American Heritage Month.

Please RSVP so they can set out enough chairs.

RSVP for this free event

Song of Miriam Brunch

Sunday, June 1st, 10:00 am

The Jewish Women’s Round Table presents the 30th Annual Song of Miriam Awards Brunch Honoring Outstanding Women Volunteers.

Temple Beth Sholom is honoring Carol Goldfarb.

If you would like to attend the brunch at Mittleman Jewish Community Center, please RSVP by May 21st.

Click to RSVP

drawing of candlesticks, covered challah, wine and kiddush cup

TBS annual meeting Jan 2020 group photo

About Us

Members holding Torah on Simchat Torah

Membership

Jewish Studies: 1st-5th Grade (TBS member) $350

Baneinu

Lecture series

Jewish Cultural Education

Joan chanting Torah with Rabbi Eli, Kim Herb, and Rabbi Gary

Services

Images of the various havurot that TBS offers

Havurot (interest groups)

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Mitzvah Opportunities

Friday Night Onegs

Consider sponsoring in honor of a simcha or in memory of a loved one. Onegs are held after Shabbat services (except for the first Friday potluck), and after Shabbat Morning Services on the first and third Saturday each month.

Sponsor an Oneg

Donate Supplies from our Amazon wishlist

Donate Supplies to TBS from our Amazon Wishlist

TBS now has a wishlist of basic supplies and wants that you can help us purchase. Click here to view the wishlist and check back often for updates. These items don’t need to be purchased on Amazon if you want to shop elsewhere. We appreciate all the ways that our members support our needs.

You can also make a donation toward higher cost items here.

Deposit Bottles for Baneinu Scholarships

This program raises funds specifically for Baneinu Scholarships. Pick up a pre-labeled blue bag from TBS and fill it with your clean cans and bottles for deposit redemption. You can either drop off the full bags at any Bottle Drop location or bring it to TBS.

Volunteer at Marion-Polk Food Share

Join us on the 2nd Thursday of the month to volunteer at the Marion Polk Food Share. Please Email Shelley Kaplan for details.

Legacy Giving

You may contribute to the future of Temple Beth Sholom and of the general Salem Jewish community by planning for a special kind of gift. You can help ensure the synagogue’s future by creating a trust while you are living or by including TBS in your will.

More about Legacy Giving

Jewish Free Loan of Oregon

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland supports those in need through “life’s ups and downs,” with small interest-free loans. Ensuring the strength and vitality of our community now and into the future.

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TBS kids with rainbow "Everybody is Welcome" sign

Welcome in Hebraic-style English over listing of various types of Jews that we welcome; e.g. agnostic Jews, high holy day Jews; all hues of Jews; etc.