Temple Beth Shalom is a reform congregation dedicated to Jewish values of study, worship and social responsibility.  As a caring community and House of Peace, we strive to meet the spiritual, intellectual, social and cultural needs of each member of our Temple family.

Worship Schedule

We truly celebrate times of holiness at Temple Beth Shalom.

We have services every Shabbat-Friday night at 7:30pm and most Saturday mornings at 9:30am.

Saturday  mornings give us an opportunity to provide for a wide range of Jewish practice as we alternate between the conservative Silverman Siddur and Reform Gates of Prayer. Shabbat is also experienced beyond our walls with our Shabbat at the Shore.

We observe our holiday cycle with regular events throughout our years. From family programs to services, we look to create moments of joy, meaning and celebration.

Being a small Jewish Community
It’s different quantitatively, of course. We don’t have as many members as large congregations do.

 It’s different qualitatively as well. There are things they have that we don’t. But there are also things we have that they don’t.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF FAMILY.
We have members who we are close to, members who we get along with, and members who drive us crazy. We need each other. We care about each other, and we know that every last one of us is important. We aren’t an institution — we’re people

WE HAVE A SENSE OF TENACITY.
We know how fragile our presence is and how important it is that we stay alive, stay involved and stay together no matter what — so we do.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT.
Organizational research indicates that most organizations operate on an average level of involvement of five percent of the membership. It’s rewarding to know that most of us are involved most of the time.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
There is saying that goes, “Pray as if everything depends on God; act as if everything depends on you.” When everyone depends on you, you tend to carry through. You may not always want to, but you do what you have to do — and more often than not, you end up glad that you did.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF TOLERANCE.
We often exist in areas isolated from mainstream Jewish life, where most of our best friends (and our kids’ best friends) are not Jewish, and where many of our marriages are or were mixed. Here, our survival may depend not on turning in on ourselves, but on sharing what we have so that others may see we have something worth looking for.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF INTIMACY
We get to know our rabbi, one-on-one — and the rabbi gets to know us.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF CONTINUITY.
We grow up with close, personal role models of all ages. We have a wide diversity in age, but we aren’t big enough to stratify by age. We’re not a group of old folks and a group of young folks — we’re just folks.

We realize that we have the responsibility to carry on the traditions of Judaism in places not ordinarily known for their Jewish culture — and we do it with all the enthusiasm and energy we can summon.

Adapted from words by Mary Hoffman of Congregation Etz Chaim in Merced, CA.