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 […]
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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 […]
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Hershl Hartman Celebration of Life
This Saturday, the Sholem Community, together with his family, invite you to join us for a Celebration of the Life of Hershl Hartman (1929-2023), our esteemed Mentor, Principal, Education Director, […]
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Sunday School – 1st day of 2024-25 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 […]
Sunday School – Open House
Short Avenue Elementary School 12814 Maxella Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOur School Principal, Ross Helford, will discuss the importance, urgency, and value of a secular Jewish education. We will also have an overview of our school, curriculum, philosophy and classes, […]
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Rosh Hashana/Rosheshone in the Park
The Sholem Community’s holiday observances draw from Jewish history, folk traditions, contemporary readings, and social justice themes. Our secular humanistic adaptations of Jewish holidays are creative and imbued with a […]
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 […]
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Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur)
Robert Frost Auditorium 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City, CA, United StatesKol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur) Friday, October 11, 2024 7:00-9:00 pm (PT) Doors open 6:30 pm Co-sponsored by SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workers Circle Presented at the Robert Frost Auditorium 4401 Elenda […]
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Yom Kippur/Yonkiper in the Park
The Sholem Community’s holiday observances draw from Jewish history, folk traditions, contemporary readings, and social justice themes. Our secular humanistic adaptations of Jewish holidays are creative and imbued with a […]
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Sunday School – Sukkot/Sukis Assembly
The Sholem Community’s holiday observances draw from Jewish history, folk traditions, contemporary readings, and social justice themes. Our secular humanistic adaptations of Jewish holidays are creative and imbued with a […]