📅 Your Weekly Temple Shalom Update: July 19

Click to Register for High Holy Day Services

Friday, July 24
Service: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:30pm

Bring your own dinner to enjoy after services and we'll provide the ice cream treats and toppings. New faces and old friends warmly welcomed.

Shabbat Service Usher Sign Up

Serving as an usher is a meaningful way to welcome your fellow congregants and be an essential part of our Shabbat community.

Rising 6th-8th graders: These services count toward your service credit!

Shabbat

Saturday, July 25

10:00am

A fairly brief Shabbat morning service in the Chapel that includes a reading from the Torah scroll and prayer, followed by in-depth Torah study and informal congeniality.

If you or a loved one would like to be on our Mi Shebeirach (prayers for healing) list, please complete this form. Names remain on the list for thirty days unless otherwise specified. For assistance, please email rabast@templeshalom.net or call (301) 587-2273.

Morning Minyan

Wednesdays, 8:00am (Hybrid)

Lay-led prayer service followed by social time with bagels. Link sent with registration confirmation.

News and Views

Thursdays, 10:30am (Zoom)

Group discussion of current news issues to explore topics for thoughtful discussion. Send an email to receive the Zoom link.

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Erev Tisha B'Av Service

Wednesday, July 22

8:00pm

We gather to commemorate the losses that have befallen the Jewish people on the 9th of Av throughout history, from the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem through today. This service was previously advertised at 7:00pm. Please register to join us at 8:00pm.

See Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with the Renaissance Group

Ticket Purchase Deadline July 28

Join us at Bethesda's Round House Theatre for the October 4 matinee performance of August Wilson’s acclaimed play. Pre-order your tickets here so we can get the best seats.

Craft Night at Capital Jewish Museum with Temple Shalom Gen Xers

Thursday, August 6

5:00-7:00pm

Bring your own project or start a collage with other crafters. This pay-as-you-wish event has the friendship bracelet and Mod Podge vibe you've been missing since the art barn at summer camp.

Now through August 22:

Donate Hygiene Kit Items

to Benefit SOME

Our community partner, SOME (So Others Might Eat) needs hygiene items, socks and underwear for all genders, particularly in larger sizes. Choose your donation and drop it off at Temple Shalom through August 22! Join us at our Community Kickoff on Sunday, August 30 to lend a hand assembling dignity kits from our members' donations.

Who's Who? Finding Answers at Temple Shalom

Got a question for us? Whether you're looking to schedule time with clergy, rent our building for an event, get the info on B'notai Mitzvah, or anything else - check out our staff Meet Us page to find the right person to reach out to.

Enrolling Now: Temple Shalom's ELC

Two spaces remain in our new 12-18 month classroom. The ELC is a Reggio-Emilia inspired preschool with learning rooted in Jewish values. Our school is a welcoming, inclusive, and nurturing environment for ages twelve months to five years.

Email to schedule a tour.

URJ Fall Intro to Judaism Class

Introduction to Judaism is open to all, beginning September 29. This course, taught by Rabbi JoHanna Potts, is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, as well as individuals considering conversion. Enroll here.

Support Immigrant Justice with JUFJ

Thursday, July 23

5:30pm

31 Hopkins Pl, Baltimore, MD 21201

JUFJ is hosting a Tisha B’Av ritual action in support of immigrant justice. This action will bring together Jewish Marylanders, partners, and allies in downtown Baltimore to demonstrate our continued commitment to protecting immigrant communities from attacks by the federal government.

November 6-8

Kunkletown, PA

Keshet welcomes families with LGBTQIA+ members to its first-ever East Coast family camp weekend. Further information is here.

URJ Biennial

December 10-13

Philadelphia, PA

Join Reform Jews from across North America at the URJ Biennial December 10-13 in Philadelphia.

Visit URJ.ORG/BIENNIAL26 for more information. Please email info@templeshalom.net any questions.

NEW: The Summer 2026 Shofar

The Shofar features messages from our clergy and leadership, welcomes new members, and highlights those who sustain our congregation and the many ways we support one another as a community. If you are looking for ways to get involved, we would love to hear from members with experience creating newsletters or those interested in learning; please contact us at shofar@templeshalom.net.