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Our Next Education Shabbat
Once per semester, Temple Shalom hosts an Educational Shabbat service sponsored by the University of Arkansas Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace. This service is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about Judaism, Jewish spiritual practices, and the Jewish community in Northwest Arkansas. If you are not Jewish and are curious…
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Standing in Solidarity with the People of Israel
Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas stands with other Reform Jewish congregations across the U.S. and around the world to condemn the attacks on Israel Saturday, October 7. Statement from the Reform Movement On this Shabbat Atzeret Simchat Torah morning, the day after the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, our North American Jewish community woke…
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Judaism and Reproductive Rights
There is widespread agreement among scholars and rabbinical authorities that the right to an abortion is accepted and supported across Jewish law and tradition. Even in the most conservative interpretations of Jewish law, many agree that an abortion to save the life of the pregnant person is permitted. As we try to understand what the…
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Resolution on Israel, Temple Shalom Board of Directors
Enacted unanimously at January 13, 2010, Board Meeting Whereas the Land of Israel has been central to the Jewish religion and Jewish history for over three millennia; and Whereas, in modern times, “Reform Judaism affirms the central tenets of Judaism — God, Torah, and Israel” [URJ website: “What is Reform Judaism?“]; and Whereas other modern…
