Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom

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Upcoming Events

JUN

Jun.21.2013 7:45pm - Jun.21.2013 8:45pm
Shabbat Service

JUN

Jun.24.2013 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Torah Study

JUN

Jun.25.2013
Fast of the 17th of Tamuz

JUN

Jun.28.2013 7:45pm - Jun.28.2013 9:15pm
Shabbat Service

JUL

Jul.05.2013 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Shabbat Service

JUL

Jul.06.2013 10:00am - 11:00am
Shabbat Service

JUL

Jul.08.2013 - Jul.12.2013
Sisterhood Rummage Sale Set Up

JUL

Jul.12.2013 7:45pm - Jul.12.2013 10:00pm
Shabbat Service

JUL

Jul.15.2013 - Jul.19.2013
Sisterhood Rummage Sale Set Up

JUL

Jul.16.2013
Tisha B'Av

News from the URJ

Coming in 2014: The First Reform-Run Day Camp! Big news: The URJ and Camp Harlam, our Philadelphia-based regional overnight camp, recently announced that in 2014, we’ll be opening the first URJ-affiliated day camp! With 14 URJ overnight camps across North America serving more than 8,000 children and young adults, this entry into day camping is expected to create exciting new opportunities... Read the Full Story

Communities Taking Hold of Youth Engagement To celebrate Shavuot last week I joined with friends at a nearby community-wide tikkun leil Shavuot (an all night Torah study) hosted by our congregation, Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn. As in so many communities, it was a lively scene as people gathered together, listened, learned, questioned and challenged each other. This inclusive form... Read the Full Story

A Long Night of Advocacy: The Dawn of Equality in Rhode Island On May 2, Rhode Island’s governor signed a marriage equality bill, making it the tenth state to take this important step. Shortly afterwards, Delaware and Minnesota also passed marriage bills, making this a remarkable spring of advancement towards equality. I composed the following reflection after the last critical step in the long process of ad... Read the Full Story

More Than Just The Corners of Our Fields As a fellow Eisendrath Legislative Assistant, Raechel Banks, wrote yesterday, “There are many ways to ‘share our bread with the hungry’ (Isaiah 58:7).” She discussed a very tangible way of helping to combat hunger in our midst (I still have blisters on my fingers from cutting potatoes for 3 hours straight). Today, however, I want to talk about a w... Read the Full Story