Spiritual meaning and purpose are the center and focus of everything we do.

As a community we aspire…

1. SHALOM שָׁלוֹם Spiritual Welcoming

Just like Abraham and Sarah, Temple Sholom extends our welcoming hands, meeting all generations WHERE they are. We are proactive and inclusive.

2. SHEMA שְׁמַע Spiritual Communication

Communication is about trust. Transparency, accessibility, and engaging modalities are top priorities in the way we speak and listen as a community. Reaching demographics beyond the scope of our congregational walls promotes our central value of inclusivity.

3. KEMACH קֶ֣מַח Spiritual Spending

We are a group of people from all different walks of life – we turn no one away. When we spend, we spend smartly. Understanding that we need to invest our capital in staff and meaningful programs rather than infrastructure.

4. TZEDEK צֶדֶק Spiritual Engagement

We seek out meaningful, long-term social justice partnerships that further goals of harmony, human rights, and wellbeing for all people in this world. Through education, meaningful prayer, and communal calls to action we seek to better our world with our unique gifts.

5. DERECH דֶרֶך Spiritual Journey

We understand that each of us are on our own journey of spiritual fulfillment. Individuals find that Temple Sholom activities, worship, and classes are directly relevant and connect to personal, articulated spiritual goals.

6. MAKOM מָקוֹם Spiritual Home

Our space reflects who we are as a congregation. Our house is welcoming, inspiring, accessible, and appropriate to our size. Our home extends to our online community, knowing that we exist both within and outside of our physical walls. Finally, our place of belonging is in the greater community where we engage in Tikkun Olam.