Shabbat Service Schedule
All services at Temple Sholom are open to anyone who wishes to attend. Please visit our calendar to see service times for this month. Services can also be watched online on our website.
Regular Shabbat
Begins at 7:30PM each week, with the exception of Family Shabbat services.
Open to all congregants and guests.
Family Shabbat
Held on the 2nd Friday of each month and begins at 7:00PM.
Geared towards families with school-age children, open to all congregants and guests.
Tot Shabbat
Held on the 2nd Friday of each month and begins at 5:30PM.
Geared towards families with preschool-age children, open to all congregants and guests.
Holiday Observances in 2025-26 / 5786
In Jewish tradition, holidays begin in the evening at sundown. At Temple Sholom, our primary holiday observances are held in the evening, unless noted otherwise below.
S’lichot
Saturday, September 13
S’lichot marks the start of the High Holy Day season and falls on the Saturday prior to Rosh Hashanah. Click here for our full high holy day service schedule.
Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 22 - Tuesday, September 23
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, celebrating the Creation of the world and the start of the season of repentance. Click here for our full high holy day service schedule.
Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 1 - Thursday, October 2
Yom Kippur is our solemn Day of Atonement, observed with abstention from physical comforts (e.g., no eating, no makeup or jewelry, no physical intimacy) and a focus on repentance. Click here for our full high holy day service schedule.
Sukkot
Monday, October 6 - Monday, October 13
Erev Sukkot Services - October 6, 7PM
Sukkot is celebrated by building temporary structures (“sukkot”) outside and spending time with family and friends in them. We enjoy nature and savor our gratitude for the world.
Simchat Torah
Monday, October 13
Simchat Torah Services with Consecration - 6:30PM
Simchat Torah is our celebration of the Torah, as we read the final words of Deuteronomy and immediately read the first words of Genesis. At Temple Sholom, we also celebrate Consecration on Simchat Torah, welcoming all of our new Rimon students.
Chanukah
Sunday, December 14 - Sunday, December 21
The “Festival of Lights” celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian-Greek empire that restricted Jewish observance in the 2nd C. BCE. We light candles each night for eight nights, recalling the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days when it should only have been enough for one day.
Purim
Monday, March 2
Temple Sholom’s Annual Purim Spiel - 7PM
Purim is a fun-filled holiday that celebrates the story of Esther in the Bible. The story is acted out in a “Purim spiel,” which retells Esther’s story with silliness and parody songs.
Passover
Wednesday, April 1 - Wednesday, April 8
Passover is observed for seven days in remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt and the transition from slavery to freedom for the Israelites. It also heralds the arrival of Spring and the season of renewal and regrowth.
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Monday, April 13, 7PM
Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
Wednesday, April 22
Shavuot
Thursday, May 21
Erev Shavuot Services - 7PM
Shavuot commemorates the receiving of the Torah on Mt Sinai and is traditionally celebrated with Torah study and eating dairy.