Temple Beth Sholom - A Jewish Center of Life, Learning and Connections in Orange County, CA
A Jewish Center of Life, Learning and Connections serving OC Reform Jewery since 1943
Join us Sunday, September 26 at noon for lunch, laughter and live music with The Swing Tones — featuring TBS’s own Devyn Kontur! Click here to buy a ticket Imagine stepping into a room and being fully engrossed in a once in a lifetime, experiencial phenomenon. this is The Swing tones, a 7-piece live big […]
By Mike Winston, President As the High Holy Days approach each year, my wife Mimi and I like to reflect on the previous year. We remember the good things, but also think about the challenges that come with raising two young kids. We share our high and low moments, what made those moments meaningful, and […]
As the 29 days of Elul come to a close today, Rabbi Lipper shares “A Meditation” for us to read and contemplate. I hope Elul has been an insightful journey for us all, filled with awareness, forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude. Risè Kirbo A Meditation. God, I have precious time to give to those I love, […]
By Cantor David Reinwald What is it about a rainbow that immediately excites us and draws our attention? This just happened to me. I was driving and looking at the sky. It was totally grey and cloudy, a state of the weather that can bring us down here in perpetually “sunny Southern California.” And then […]
By Rabbi David A. Lipper It is humbling to pen a High Holy Day message to a congregation that I have yet to meet. Creating spiritual movement for a community is a daunting task. I look forward to the opportunities that this year of “Return and Renewal” affords us. Dora and I are excited to […]
Alan Shebroe As the Maharal of Prague said, “All the month of Elul, before eating and sleeping, a person should look into his soul and search his deeds, that he may make confession.” Well, here’s mine… I do not do well with change. It’s uncomfortable. It’s different. It makes me nervous. It requires effort – […]
The origins of Sukkot are both historical and agricultural. Historically, Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Agriculturally, Sukkot is a harvest festival and is sometimes referred to as Chag HaAsif (חג האסיף, the “Festival of Ingathering”), as it celebrates the gathering […]
Suzette Zazueta During a period of debilitating depression, my grim reality seemed to last forever. I longed for a magic solution. Thus, I sat, year after year, during High Holy Days, hoping that the ritual would give me what I needed: Renewal. Like magic my depression would be lifted, and I would have the ability […]
Monica Engel I have a small tray on the counter where I fix my face every day. I happened to take notice of a small blue and silver oval shaped metal box that contains safety pins. It was a face powder box that belonged to my mother and for whatever reason it called my attention […]
Cindy Grossberg One of the joys of being a “Nana” is being able to see the world through the eyes of a child, or in my case, the eyes of my granddaughters; Libby, 2 years old, and Riley, 1 year. Through them I experience for a second time, the innocence of childhood and how magical […]
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