Sukkot (at Sunday school)
Sholem Sunday School Meets on the campus of: Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave Los Angeles, CA 9006 ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd), GIML (3rd/4th), DALED (5th/6th), and HEY (7th/8th) classes meet […]
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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 […]
Hanuka/Khanike Assembly & Carnival (11:30am)
Sholem's celebration recognizes the roots of Hanukkah as a winter solstice festival. We celebrate Hanukkah in honor of the Maccabees and a freedom struggle for an oppressed people. We also seek […]
Classes resume (Sunday school)
Sholem Sunday School Meets on the campus of: Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave Los Angeles, CA 9006 ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd), GIML (3rd/4th), DALED (5th/6th), and HEY (7th/8th) classes meet […]
MLK Day Assembly & Singalong (noon)
THIS SUNDAY we commemorate a holiday Hershl Hartman, our Education Director, is fond of saying is as important a Jewish holiday as anything else on the calendar: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Adults are warmly […]
Tu BiShvat (at Sunday school)
Sholem Sunday School Meets on the campus of: Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave Los Angeles, CA 9006 ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd), GIML (3rd/4th), DALED (5th/6th), and HEY (7th/8th) classes meet […]
Purim carnival (Sunday School)
All are welcome for our Purim festivities! We'll be doing our usual pantomime reading of Sholem's Super-Colossal Purim Mishmash shpil, adapted from megiles ester by Hershl Hartman, our Education Director. As is our tradition, our Sunday school classes will each […]
Jordan and Coral’s Secular Bar/Bas Mitsve Ceremony
RSVP* by March 7 Required Hosted by the Leeds and Southers Families Jordan and Coral's Secular Bar/Bas Mitsve Ceremony (Luncheon to follow) Jordan will discuss the importance of community in […]
Model Secular Seder
Culver City Middle School 4601 Elenda St., Culver City, CA, United StatesSholem's non-religious cultural celebration of Passover acknowledges the holiday’s origins as a spring festival and honors the tradition of “Exodus” as a symbolic tale of freedom. This communal event will feature […]
Last day of 2022-2023 Sunday School
Sholem Sunday School Meets on the campus of: Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave Los Angeles, CA 90066 ALEF/BEYS (preK-2nd), GIML (3rd/4th), DALED (5th/6th), and HEY (7th/8th) classes meet […]
1st day of 2023-24 school year
Are you culturally Jewish but not religious? Would you like your children (or grandchildren) to connect with their Jewish identity? Do you have an intercultural family? Sholem's secular Sunday school […]
Rosh Hashana / Rosheshone in the Park
Clover Park 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesSATURDAY, Sep. 16, 2023 at 11:00 am Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Group BBQ Area #1) Welcome the Jewish New Year with stirring readings, literature, […]
Sunday School + Annual Board Meeting at 10:30am
Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAre you culturally Jewish but not religious? Would you like your children (or grandchildren) to connect with their Jewish identity? Do you have an intercultural family? Sholem's secular Sunday school […]
Kol Nidre / Erev Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur) Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 7:00 -9:00 pm (PT) - Doors open at 6:30pm Morgan-Wixson Theatre 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica 90405 In-Person, Indoors Kol Nidre, […]
Yom Kippur / Yonkiper in the Park
Clover Park 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesYom Kippur/Yonkiper Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 am (PT) Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Group BBQ Area #1) Join us at the park for […]
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Holiday Carnival & Puppet Show
What do Yiddish comedy, hip hop, puppetry, and a story about love during a pandemic have in common? They’re the main ingredients in The Girl and the Water Carrier, a 40 […]
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MLK Day screening and assembly
Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSunday, January 14, 2024 This Sunday at Sholem, to commemorate MLK Day, we will have a special screening and assembly. As our long time education director Hershl Hartman was fond of saying, at Sholem, Martin Luther […]
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Sunday school (Tu Bishvat)
Are you culturally Jewish but not religious? Would you like your children (or grandchildren) to connect with their Jewish identity? Do you have an intercultural family? Sholem's secular Sunday school […]
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Sunday school (Purim)
Are you culturally Jewish but not religious? Would you like your children (or grandchildren) to connect with their Jewish identity? Do you have an intercultural family? Sholem's secular Sunday school […]
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Field Trip Day
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Model Secular Seder – Community Potluck Luncheon
Veterans Memorial Building 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA, United StatesSholem's non-religious cultural celebration of Passover acknowledges the holiday’s origins as a spring festival and honors the tradition of “Exodus” as a symbolic tale of freedom. This communal event will […]