We welcome you to our community!
Congregation Shir Shalom (Song of Peace) is located in the City of Sonoma, California. We are an intimate community that welcomes different levels of Jewish practice in a beautiful setting—providing inspiration for worship, learning, and friendship.
If you live in Sonoma or are visiting and would like to attend our services or events you are welcome to join us. Please email i[email protected]
Congregation Shir Shalom (Song of Peace) is located in the City of Sonoma, California. We are an intimate community that welcomes different levels of Jewish practice in a beautiful setting—providing inspiration for worship, learning, and friendship.
If you live in Sonoma or are visiting and would like to attend our services or events you are welcome to join us. Please email i[email protected]
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SAVE THE DATE
SAVE THE DATE
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Adult Education Opportunity
Restless Soul: Mordecai Kaplan and the Reinvention of American Judaism
Three consecutive Thursdays, February 12th, 19th, 26th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Community Room
Join Rabbi Steve in our Community Room for three consecutive Thursdays in February as we learn together about the marvelous biography of Mordecai Kaplan, examining Kaplan's place in American Judaism and his own remarkable character and career.
These studies will be based on the book by Prof Joselit, who will share a conversation about Kaplan, her research, and her conclusions. The program is presented in partnership with The Melton Foundation.
It is free and open to the community.
No need to RSVP, just show up. You can read more about this class HERE, but there's no need to sign up. Rabbi Steve and friends will be viewing this presentation together via Zoom in our Community Room.
Restless Soul: Mordecai Kaplan and the Reinvention of American Judaism
Three consecutive Thursdays, February 12th, 19th, 26th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Community Room
Join Rabbi Steve in our Community Room for three consecutive Thursdays in February as we learn together about the marvelous biography of Mordecai Kaplan, examining Kaplan's place in American Judaism and his own remarkable character and career.
These studies will be based on the book by Prof Joselit, who will share a conversation about Kaplan, her research, and her conclusions. The program is presented in partnership with The Melton Foundation.
It is free and open to the community.
No need to RSVP, just show up. You can read more about this class HERE, but there's no need to sign up. Rabbi Steve and friends will be viewing this presentation together via Zoom in our Community Room.
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Mindfulness Training Program
February and March
Community Room
Starting in the new year, the CSS Sisterhood and Men's Club will sponsor a Mindfulness Training Program for all CSS members.
Judi Cohen, CSS Member and teacher of mindfulness meditation, will teach the classes. There will be two sessions of four meetings each, held on consecutive Tuesdays.
Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 - 5:30 PM in the CSS Community Room.
Course II dates will run from February 24th, March 3rd, 10th, and 17th.
February and March
Community Room
Starting in the new year, the CSS Sisterhood and Men's Club will sponsor a Mindfulness Training Program for all CSS members.
Judi Cohen, CSS Member and teacher of mindfulness meditation, will teach the classes. There will be two sessions of four meetings each, held on consecutive Tuesdays.
Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 - 5:30 PM in the CSS Community Room.
Course II dates will run from February 24th, March 3rd, 10th, and 17th.
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UPCOMING SERVICES and EVENTS
All Zoom links will be sent via the newsletter, Rabbi Steve's Friday Message or contact us through i[email protected]
SATURDAY TORAH STUDY
February 7, 14, 21, 28
March 7, 14, 21, 28
9 am via Zoom
Come join us as we engage in the Torah portion for the week - Parshat HaShavuah.
WEDNESDAY JEWISH BIBLE TEXT STUDY
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
9 am via Zoom
We study the Mussar approach, delving into the challenges of the practical application of the wise words of our sages. We read in both English and Hebrew.
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT
February 14th & 28th
March 14th
10 am in the Sanctuary
Via Zoom and In Person
FRIDAY NIGHT POTLUCK AND SHABBAT
February 27th
March 27th
5:30 pm Potluck in-person in the Community Room
6:30 pm Shabbat in-person
CSS IS MAKING NEWS . . .
JWeekly
A Sonoma Hebrew School opens to non-Jews in bid to combat antisemitism
ABC7 News
North Bay Hebrew school opens up to non-Jewish students in bid to combat antisemitism
A Message about the Bondi Beach Shooting
THEY WANT US TO FEAR.
That’s not going to happen.
The 15 Jews martyred in Sydney are a cross-section of the Jewish world: Two rabbis. A Ukrainian survivor of the Holocaust. A pre-Bat Mitzvah girl. An Israeli. And ten others. All killed for the “crime” of being Jewish in public.
There are no words to express our shock, anger, and grief at this vicious and hateful turn of events, because you know them all anyway, because they’ve all been said before, again and again and again.
What I will say is this: We are not leaving. We are not cowering. We are not giving up our identity. We are who we are, as we’ve been for millennia, and will be – G?d willing – for millennia more.
We are an eternal people, and we will survive.
Deal with it.
-Neal Ross Attinson
THEY WANT US TO FEAR.
That’s not going to happen.
The 15 Jews martyred in Sydney are a cross-section of the Jewish world: Two rabbis. A Ukrainian survivor of the Holocaust. A pre-Bat Mitzvah girl. An Israeli. And ten others. All killed for the “crime” of being Jewish in public.
There are no words to express our shock, anger, and grief at this vicious and hateful turn of events, because you know them all anyway, because they’ve all been said before, again and again and again.
What I will say is this: We are not leaving. We are not cowering. We are not giving up our identity. We are who we are, as we’ve been for millennia, and will be – G?d willing – for millennia more.
We are an eternal people, and we will survive.
Deal with it.
-Neal Ross Attinson
Social Action and Community Outreach
Meal deliveries to the home-bound through S.O.S. (Sonoma Overnight Support)
We still have an immediate need (which has increased in Sonoma) to deliver meals. The delivery takes about one hour + once a week or as often as you would like to volunteer. Some people volunteer each week, others every other week, or once a month, and others when they can. All are needed. With questions or to get more information contact: Barbara Sachs Senn ( Social Action Committee) at [email protected]
Sunday Supper for H.A.S. (Homeless Action Sonoma)
Every other month members of Shir Shalom gather in Burlingame Hall on a Sunday afternoon to prepare and then deliver a family style meal for H.A.S. For more information on this please reach out to Lee Wanetik at [email protected].
Meal deliveries to the home-bound through S.O.S. (Sonoma Overnight Support)
We still have an immediate need (which has increased in Sonoma) to deliver meals. The delivery takes about one hour + once a week or as often as you would like to volunteer. Some people volunteer each week, others every other week, or once a month, and others when they can. All are needed. With questions or to get more information contact: Barbara Sachs Senn ( Social Action Committee) at [email protected]
Sunday Supper for H.A.S. (Homeless Action Sonoma)
Every other month members of Shir Shalom gather in Burlingame Hall on a Sunday afternoon to prepare and then deliver a family style meal for H.A.S. For more information on this please reach out to Lee Wanetik at [email protected].
How to support Israel and each other at this difficult time.
Click here for a message from our leadership.
