Celebrate Shabbat

Friday, June 9th 7:30 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat - Board Installation and Chai Service

Saturday, June 10th 10 am - Shabbat Shacharit - Bat Mitzvah Sabrina Bogatz



Temple members who would prefer a virtual option, can get all the links of our Temple services on the Temple webpage under Worship and streaming https://www.sholomnj.org/worship/streaming-services

Chai Service

Come celebrate our Chai (18 years), Double Chai (36 years) and Jubilee (50 years) members at a Special Shabbat Service at which we will also install our Board of Trustees for 2023-24.

We have more Chai members than ever - we hope to see you there!

Camp Send off Havdalah



Kids heading off to camp this summer?

Join us for a community send-off celebration at the Fire Pit on June 10th from 6 - 7:30 pm.

To celebrate Juneteenth, Temple Sholom will be joining with others in the Fanwood - Scotch Plains Ministerium for an interfaith celebration of freedom. Rabbi Abraham will be leading a Shabbat Service at the heart of the event.

Scrip News

• May 31st was the end of the 2022-23 'scrip year' - rebates earned on purchases through May 31st will be credited to your account and reflected on your June statement
• Purchases starting June 1st will count toward the next fiscal year and the new 'supplemental fee' outlined in the budget proposal for next year
• Scrip is generally available any time the office is open, or you can make arrangements with Linda Nieporent

For more information on the scrip program, click here.

Temple Sholom Supper Club!

Love to cook and eat all kinds of foods?

A group of Temple Sholom members is starting a family supper club. Once a month we'll get together to share what we've made with each other. Each month will have a different theme! All ages welcome.

Louisiana cuisine, South American.. what will be next?

Please email Jackie Lieberman at jliebs77@comcast.net if you're interested.

Temple Sholom Book Club

The next zoom book club meeting is on July 12th at 7:00pm, and we will be discussing the historical novel The Thread Collectors by Alyson Richman and Shauna Edwards. It is a story inspired by the authors' family histories of two women who risked everything for love and freedom during the Civil War.

The following book will be The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa.



https://zoom.us/j/96021322428

For more info on the Temple Sholom Book Club, click here.

Interested in learning Hebrew as an Adult?



Linda Wolf offers lessons online. She volunteers her time - you just need to purchase the book (~ $20). She's helped many others along this path and would love to help others. Contact the office and we'll put you in touch.

Summer Office Hours

Thanks to a volunteer, the office will be open on Monday mornings - if you'd like to help out, let Linda Nieporent know.

Monday - 9-11am

Tuesday 1pm - 4pm

Wednesday - closed

Thursday Noon - 3pm

Friday - 9am - 1pm

If you need to come to the office outside of these hours, please contact Bill Nadel (president@sholomnj.org or 201.923.7638) or Linda Nieporent (2ndvp@sholomnj.org or 908.420.3871) to arrange access.

Emails and voicemails are being monitored as well.

Lunch with the Rabbi

BYO Lunch and share in good conversation.

June 29th

12:30 - 1:30pm

Members of our Somerset Hills Chorus (including Temple Sholom Member Janet Faust Weinstein) are hard at work preparing for their upcoming performances of James Whitbourn's Annelies, which is based on The Diary of Anne Frank. We are excited for the opportunity to come together as a community and share this story in a way that is captivating, hauntingly beautiful, and sure to touch the collective heart of our audiences in that special way that only music can. We hope you will join us in June as we bring the words of Anne's diary to life with our friends at Rise Up Chorus. 

We're Hiring!

Temple Sholom is looking for a new Temple Administrator - if you or someone you know is looking for a meaningful part-time opportunity working with a great staff in a wonderful community, see the job description job description here.

MID-WEEK MEDITATION WITH CANTOR SHARLEIN

Thursdays, 9:30-10am

Join our

Temple Sholom Bakers

June 15th

12:30 - 2:30pm

RSVP to the office

WOMEN ON OUR OWN

WOOO meetings are held every Sunday at 3:00pm

For more information on WOOO, click here.

COME PLAY

MAH JONGG!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Players of all levels of skill can get together to socialize and to play mah jongg once or twice a month.

It's challenging, social and lots of fun! If you have a set, please bring it. Questions?

Contact April Rosenthal (aprilclaypots@gmail.com)

Federation Spotlight:

One night only! Explore the fascinating treasures and stories of our community and support the important work of the Jewish Historical Society at the Sharing Our Stories event on Thursday, June 15! Delicious authentic Jewish deli dinner will be served! RSVP

Emma’s Closet Collection

Emma’s Closet is a service provided by Hearts for Emma, a charity founded by the Rothman family. It is a supply of travel sized toiletries that Emma started as her mitzvah project & has developed into a mainstay for the hospitals for families that arrive without the time to pack at home, or in many cases cannot afford toiletries.



We have some exciting news!!

Hearts for Emma now provides Emma’s Closet supplies to 3 hospital’s pediatric cardiac units!! (Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NY, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and NY Langone)

Everyone: We now have an Amazon wish list that you can purchase Emma’s Closet supplies from. Please use this link: Amazon.com

All caregivers & teachers: We have had great success with different school clubs, teams & organizations collecting for Emma’s Closet. Please contact Nancie to arrange a collection in your child’s school, club or team.

Donations can be dropped off in the Temple. A new donation bin will be clearly marked in the Temple’s coat closet. Please note, Emma’s Closet does not collect snacks or any food of any kind. Please be mindful of keeping the bin for Emma’s Closet donations.

Items in need- all travel sized:

Deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, soap bars/wash: facial and body, fem hygiene products, oral hygiene products, combs and brushes, makeup remover wipes, all lotions, eye drops,

Items not accepted: Tweezers, nail clippers of any kind, scissors.

The Rothman Family and the entire Hearts for Emma team thank you for your donations. For additional info or inquiries please contact Nancie Rothman NBR1317@hotmail.com

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