Purim Celebration (No School Classes)
Jan & Jerry's houseAll are invited to Sholem’s virtual Purim assembly to enjoy music, history, and our Purim Shpil. Participants are encouraged to have graggers or any type of noise makers on hand. […]
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Gil Maruvada’s Bar Mitsve Ceremony
Jan & Jerry's houseAll are welcome for Sholem’s second virtual Bar Mitsve ceremony! Please join us for Gil Maruvada's presentation, "Artificial Intelligence or Stupidity: Jewish and Indian Perspectives on Synthetic Life” Sholem’s […]
Free
Rediscovering Our Radical Roots w/ Hershl Hartman (#4): Radical Jewish Women
This session will focus on the historical contributions of radical Jewish women leading the Immigrant Revolt of the 1880s-1920s. As we mark International Women’s Day (March 8), we recall that […]
Sunday School + Holocaust Survivor Story: Dr. Marianne Richter @ 11:30 am
Jan & Jerry's houseSholem’s secular Jewish Sunday school meets for online classes: ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd) & GIML (3rd/4th) begin at 10am. DALED (5th/6th) at 11am. HEY (7th/8th) begin at 11:15am. VOV (9th-12th) begins at 12:30pm. […]
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Summer Potluck & Planning
All school parents and community members are encouraged to come together to learn what’s planned and share ideas for Sholem's 2021-2022 year. Bring something for the potluck brunch; bagels & coffee will be […]
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Rosh Hashanah (9/7) in the Park
Rancho Park-Cheviot Hills. Picnic Area #1 (behind the swimming pool) 2551 Motor Ave. (One block south of Pico), Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWelcome the Jewish New Year with stirring readings, literature, and poetry based in our Jewish heritage and our secular, progressive values. Please B.Y.O. picnic, challah, apples, honey, and have a […]
Kol Nidre (9/15) Virtual Observance
Jan & Jerry's houseKol Nidre is the highlight of the Sholem calendar. Informed by Jewish traditions in music and spoken word, we reflect on our lives and the state of the world through a humanistic and progressive […]
$50
Yom Kippur (9/16) in the Park
Rancho Park-Cheviot Hills. Picnic Area #1 (behind the swimming pool) 2551 Motor Ave. (One block south of Pico), Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us at the Cheviot Hills park for a family-friendly discussion of ethics in our daily lives. For more information, write to newyearfestivals2021@sholem.org
Free
POETRY READING & CONVERSATION with Author JACK ROTHMAN, Oct.3, 10:30am
In honor of National Poetry Day, we are delighted to host Jack Rothman, UCLA Professor Emeritus and author, for a poetry reading and discussion. Jack Rothman has combined his academic fields of social work and […]
“ORCHESTRATING CHANGE” Screening & Discussion (World Mental Health Day) Oct.10, 2pm – 4pm
ORCHESTRATING CHANGE is the documentary film that tells the inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those […]
Dialogue about the book “RECLAIMING JUDAISM FROM ZIONISM” (Part 1) Oct. 17, 2pm
This will be a dialogue about the book “Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism,” an opportunity to explore this important, emotional and complex issue. In the book, Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism, edited […]
Dialogue about the book “RECLAIMING JUDAISM FROM ZIONISM” (Part 2), Oct. 24, 2pm
This will be a dialogue about the book “Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism,” an opportunity to explore this important, emotional and complex issue. In the book, Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism, edited […]
Isaiah Edward Griffin Bar Mitsve Ceremony, Dec.4, 4pm
All are invited for our community's next Bar Mitsve ceremony, which will take place via Zoom. Isaiah Edward Griffin's Bar Mitsvepresents "The Virtual Reality of Jewish Community" Saturday, Dec. […]
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CA Ballot Measures Forum w/ Mona Field, LWV
Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us as Mona Field, Co-President of the Los Angeles League of Women Voters, helps us understand all 12 statewide measures (and some local propositions) on the November 3, 2020 ballot.
Mona will discuss the pros and cons of a diverse set of issues: property taxes, rent control, parolee voting, sentence changes for some crimes, approving or rejecting cash bail, funding for stem cell research, reinstituting affirmative action, allowing some 17-year-olds to vote, governing kidney dialysis clinics, special workplace rules for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft, and new consumer privacy rules.
Be sure to have handy your sample ballot, mail ballot, and other materials for reference.
Mona Field is a notable expert in the area of state and local politics. In addition to her role with the League, she is professor emeritus, political science at Glendale Community College and author of "California Government and Politics Today (15th Edition)."
Mindful Awareness: Practices for Daily Living (10:30am)
Marilyn McLaughlin, parent of two Sholem school graduates, returns to share a unique approach to mindfulness that is both quiet and interactive, in stillness and in motion. Learn a few simple techniques […]
OPEN HOUSE (10am Bagels & Coffee, 10:30 Program)
Our School Principal, Ross Helford, will lead a discussion with current and prospective families about the importance, urgency, and value of a secular Jewish education – including its history and what it […]
Sunday School + CA Ballot Measures Forum with Mona Field
CA Ballot Measures Forum w/ Mona Field, Professor Emerita, Political Science We are delighted to have longtime Sholem member Mona Field back to lead one of her always popular and […]