Sunday School (No Adult Activity)
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now
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Jan & Jerry's houseSunday School
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now
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. The celebration will be followed by socializing in the main Zoom room and “carnival" games for kids of all ages in breakout rooms. Costumes […]
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 secular Bar/Bas Mitsve observances meet the needs of families who honor their heritage and define their Jewish identity as cultural, historical, or ethnic, rather than religious. Students in […]
Sunday School
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now
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 sweatshops, tenement houses and streets saw struggles against economic oppression, often by Jewish owners exploiting their own. We will meet some heroes and explore the heritage with […]
Sunday School + David Pettit, Natural Resources Defense Council
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now Sholem is pleased to present David Pettit, Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program […]
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now
Sunday School
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now
Sunday School; Community Kibbitz @ 10:30am (PT)
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. Enrollment is open! Questions about Sholem’s school? Email ross@sholem.org. Enroll Now It’s been a while since we’ve kibbitzed together. Here’s another opportunity for the community […]
Sunday School; Dialogue on Houselessness at 10am
Sunday School; Dialogue on Houselessness at 10am
Sunday School; No Adult Program
Sunday School; No Adult Program
Sunday School; Holocaust Survivor Story: Irwin Kra at 11am
Sunday School; Holocaust Survivor Story: Irwin Kra at 11am
Sunday School Graduation
Sunday School Graduation
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 provided. Kids are welcome to hang out and take a dip in the pool - bring your own towels and plan to supervise them. Saturday, […]
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 mask on hand. COVID protocols will be observed. All are welcome NO CHARGE
1st Day (9/12) of Sunday School Classes
Join us on the first day of Sholem's 2021-2022 school year for an in person meet up outdoors at Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City. Come meet Sholem's principal, teachers and Sunday school families, both continuing and prospective. (Remember to bring your own water, snack, sunhat/block, face mask.) FREE - All are welcome! If you […]
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 prism. This is a moving opportunity to renew ourselves for the upcoming year; to grieve our losses and reinforce our hopes. Tickets start at $50 for members. […]
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
Sunday School – 2nd Day
Jan & Jerry's houseSholem's secular Sunday school engages kids (ages 4-17) in an exploration of Jewish identity rooted in Jewish cultural literacy and traditions of social justice. This day, our ALEF/BEYS class (preK-2nd grade) meets outdoors at Well Baby Center in Mar Vista; the rest of the classes will meet via Zoom. During these first weeks of September, […]
Sunday School – Sukkot Observance at Stoneview Nature Center
Jan & Jerry's houseAll are welcome for the 3rd meet up of Sholem's 2021-2022 school year: Sukkot-themed classes outdoors at Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City. REMEMBER to bring your own water, snack, sunhat/block, and face mask. Stoneview Nature Center 5950 Stoneview Dr. Culver City, CA 90232 General: (310) 202-3002 Sholem's secular Sunday school engages kids (ages 4-17) […]
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 sociology with his passion for social justice to develop practical ways for communities to organize. He has been active in issues from opposing blockbusting by real […]
“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 who support them. Co-founded by Ronald Braunstein, once a world-renowned conductor whose career was shattered when his own diagnosis of bipolar disorder was made public, […]
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 by Carolyn L. Karcher, forty Jews of diverse backgrounds tell a wide range of stories about the roads they have traveled from a Zionist world view […]
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 by Carolyn L. Karcher, forty Jews of diverse backgrounds tell a wide range of stories about the roads they have traveled from a Zionist world view […]
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. 4, 2021 4:00 p.m. (PDT) RSVP to sabrinajoanna@yahoo.com to receive the Zoom link About Sholem's secular observance... The bar/bas mitsve candidate chooses a topic for in-depth […]