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There is a lot going on at Temple Shalom! 

To learn more, check out our comprehensive Calendar of Events.   

 
 
 
 

Temple Shalom

 
July 26, 2010 / 15 Av 5770
 
 
 
Our mission is to inspire in you a relationship with God, Torah and the Jewish people. Do you know someone we should invite to the Temple, someone who is new to Dallas or is not connected to a congregation? Please contact Steve Lewis so we can show them that Temple Shalom is their place. 
This Week
  
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Tuesday, July 27 
Adult Choir
7:00 PM   Choir Room    
 
Friday, July 30
6:00 PM Wine & Cheese Reception  Adult Lounge
6:30 PM  Shabbat Service   Epstein Chapel
 
Shalom Y.A.L.L. (Young Adults to 35)
Davening and Dining
Join us for this monthly event! 
6:00 PM Wine and Cheese at Temple Shalom
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
7:45 PM Freebirds at 5000 Beltline, Dallas 75254
RSVP to Anna.
 
Saturday, July 31
8:45 AM Torah Study   Library
9:00 AM Judaica Study  Room 136
10:30 AM  Shabbat Service    Epstein Chapel  
Mark Your Calendars!
 
Sunday, August 8
Rosh Chodesh Program
Location: The Legacy at Willow Bend in Plano
Time: 6:30 PM Hosted by Bernice Polins
Program Led by Debbie Massarano
Our Rosh Chodesh programs are co-sponsored by Temple Shalom Sisterhood and Temple Shalom Lifelong Learning.  Attendance is open to all Temple Shalom women.  Rosh Chodesh is a program by and for women.  Food, wine and friends! Laugh, learn and enjoy!
Please RSVP to
Robyn Carafiol, 214-460-8016.
 
Friday, August 13
Blessing for College Students
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
All college students invited! Please RSVP to Barrett Harr
 
Sunday, August 15
Shalom Silver Bingo Party!
1:00 PM  Social Hall
RSVP by 8/13 to Judy Utay.
Free to Shalom Silver members, $5 for non Shalom Silver members.
 
Friday, August 20
Blessing of the Kindergarten Backpacks, New and Prospective Member Shabbat, Jewish Camp Shabbat
6:30 PM   Sanctuary
 
Please RSVP to Karen with names of Kindergartners attending this service!
 
Singing cowboy dot with guitarReturning from GFC and other Jewish summer camps? Come and enjoy camp tunes and your camp friends!
 
Congregational Shabbat Dinner, sponsored by Sisterhood
Meet and greet prospective and new Temple members!
Traditional Chicken dinner after 6:30 PM services
Complimentary dinner for prospective members, so invite your unaffilated friends and neighbors! (Please RSVP for them!)
For RSVP flyer and details, click here. All RSVPs with payment must be turned in by 8/13.
 
Sunday, August 22
New and Prospective Member Brunch  
10:30 AM - Noon   Social Hall
Invite unaffiliated friends and neighbors! Activities for children, tours for adults, food for all!
RSVP by Tuesday, August 17.
 
Party on the Plaza: A Celebration of Israel
Noon-5:00 PM  Victory Plaza, Downtown Dallas
Temple Shalom needs volunteers for its table
at this community event. Two volunteers are needed for each 30 minute shift, for a minimum of 10 volunteers.  Come help share Temple Shalom with the greater Dallas Jewish community!
To volunteer or for more information, contact Mark Fisher at 972-732-6646. For more information on the event, click here.
 
Sunday, August 29
1st Day of Religious School
9:30 AM
 
Sisterhood/Brotherhood Membership Coffee
8:30 AM-Noon  Adult Lounge
 
 
Register for Religious School!  
 
Please stop by the Lifelong Learning office to review your Registration Forms and enroll your children for Religious School.  You can also click here to download forms and send them into our office. 
 
Registration fee is now $75 per child.  
Preschool Registration  
 
At the Temple Shalom Preschool, we lead our children to feel, to understand, to live, and to love their Judaic heritage.  Registration for our nationally accredited Early Childhood program continues for the 2010-2011 school year.  Families with children from 14 months through pre-kindergarten are eligible. We offer both part time and full day options and our program is open to the community. For information, contact Jane Kadosh, Director of Early Childhood Education at (972) 661-5025.
Attention College Students and Parents!
 
We want to keep in touch with our college students! During the year, we send small care packages at holiday and finals time. In order to continue this tradition, we need a new address for your college student. Students must be signed up each year.
 
Since the High Holy Days are so early this year, we need all college connection forms no later than Sunday, August 15 so that we can send our Rosh Hashanah packages on time.  Please click here for the form and then send it to Temple, ATT: Barrett Harr. If you have any questions, please contact Barrett Harr at 972-661-1810 ext. 232.
 
Monday, August 9
College Ties Community Get Together
Starbucks (Frankford/Preston)
9:00 AM-11:00 PM
Students 18-22 welcome! Incoming freshman welcome!
Questions? Contact Susie Avnery.
Community Events  
 
People linking hands
Tuesday, August 17
Taste of Melton, Free Sample Class
Sukkot, the Meaning and Joy of Sukkot 
Taught by Gail Stolovitsky
7:00 PM  Levine Academy
$25 tuition discount for first year students registering that evening!
RSVP to Rachelle Weiss Crane at 214-239-7128.
 
Unemployed? Check out www.CareerDFW.org. Free job board available to view and to post a job.   
JFS is also offering expanded job-lead access, workshops, community triage and consultations.
For further information, including days and times, click here or call (972) 437-9950.
 
Quick Links
 
 Preschool  
Our Fiscal Year Began June 1
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Please read your monthly statement to be sure that your account is accurate. If you are charging your membership commitment, please make arrangements each year to charge the appropriate card. The High Holy Days come early this year, so be sure that your account is current! If you have any questions, please contact Deena at 972-661-1810 ext. 203. Thank you!
 
Traditions
  traditions
  Your gift shop at Temple Shalom!   
   See
website for pictures! 
July and August 
25% off Clean Sweep Sale begins July 1! 10% off CDs and Books. Merchandise marked down at registers.
   
New Summer Hours
Monday and Wednesday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:25 PM
 
CLOSED SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS THROUGH THE SUMMER
 
 
Special orders are our specialty!
Call us at 972-661-1850.
Shalom Silver Needs You!
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JOIN SHALOM SILVER!
  
Temple members 55+ are invited to join us! Click here for information and enjoy the fun, food and camaraderie of friends!
 
B'nei Mitzvah Students
Mitzvah Opportunities
 
Downloads of Prayers
Notes on a Staff
 
You can now download your prayers from the Temple Shalom website!
Looking for some great tunes for your MP3 player? Click here and hear Cantor Croll chant prayers you will need to learn.
 
Don't forget--once the festivities are over, please send a photo or two of your service to Heidi JPEGs preferred.  .
Davening and Dining
restaurant dining
Each week, this group enjoys camaraderie, conversation and cuisine at a local restaurant. Join us and "c" for yourself how much fun it is to meet new people and enjoy a meal together! Dinner times vary depending on the times of Shabbat or holiday services. This group is open to everyone! To receive the weekly email with dining details and RSVP information, please email Toba Reifer, the group's organizer.
 
Join a Havurah!
Friends
Make friends, celebrate, socialize, learn together!
New groups are being formed. To join a Havurah, contact Marcia or Ted Gold at 972-618-7088.  
Caring Community
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Due to privacy laws, hospitals can no longer give us this information and we can only get this information from you. Please contact Joy at 972-661-1810 ext. 201 with information about illness, hospitalization, death, birth, etc.  
Social Action
  Toiletries needed for The Stewpot! 
 Bring your vacation goodies to the Administrative Office. No expired items, please! 
 
 
 
 
Help Serve Lunch to the Homeless
Temple Shalom serves lunch at The Bridge in downtown Dallas on the first Tuesday of the month from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Arlene Kreitman at 972-233-3754.   
 
Social Action Cell Phone Collection
Temple Shalom is participating in "Cell Phones for Soldiers." Drop off box is in the Temple Administrative Office. 
  
 
Shabbat Dinners
Shabbat Dinner
 
  Enjoy a festive Shabbat dinner with old and new Temple Shalom friends! It's a way for you to take time out of your busy life to remember that Judaism is a part of who you are. Create a new tradition! To sign up or for more information, email the Membership Committee.
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For further information on Temple Shalom activities and events, please visit our website. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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