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# Sim Shalom

World's only fully Online Synagogue

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## Posts

- [Sim Shalom News](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-blog/) - The Sim Shalom News Page is a place to catch up on current events within the Sim Shalom Community.Read exciting news about Sim Shalom here.
- [Sim Shalom continues evening services all summer](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-continues-evening-services-all-summer/) - Sim Shalom Online Synagogue continues to grow and soars into Summer with ongoing nightly services. Sim Shalom offers Friday night Shabbat and weeknight services Monday through Thursday. These evening services are led by a cadre of unique Rabbis from across the country who were trained at the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute. Monday nights are led
- [Rabbi Blane participates in Connecting Communities event in Harlem](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-blane-participates-in-connecting-communities-event-in-harlem/) - Rabbi and Singer Songwriter Steven Blane joins the Connecting Communities Initiative event on June 11th at Shrine World Venue in Harlem. The Project People Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York, Meals for Good, JCC Harlem, Based in Harlem, and Shrine are hosting the event which will feature world class music, inspiring conversation, and scrumptious bites and
- [Singer Songwriter Rabbi Steve Blane releases new album](https://simshalom.com/singer-songwriter-rabbi-steve-blane-releases-new-album/) - Acclaimed Pop-Jazz Singer-Songwriter Steven Blane will unveil his latest musical offering, "Songs for New York Lovers" on March 15, 2023. Blane is also a Rabbi and Cantor who leads High Holiday Services at The Bitter End in NYC. He is the founder and Dean of JSLI Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute and the Rabbi of Sim
- [Rabbi Elias Zwang joins team who offer daily services for Sim Shalom Online Synagogue](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-elias-zwang-joins-team-who-offer-daily-services-for-sim-shalom-online-synagogue/) - 4/26/22 Rabbi Elias Zwang of San Francisco joins the team of Rabbis leading nightly services for Sim Shalom. Throughout the pandemic and before Sim Shalom Online Synagogue has broadcast interactive virtual services. A cadre of Rabbis log on each evening at 7:00pm Monday to Thursday to bring services (called Ma'ariv services) to people needing
- [Rabbi Blane leads a Passover seder at the Knickerbocker cafe in New York City](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-blane-leads-a-passover-seder-at-the-knickerbocker-cafe-in-new-york-city/) - 4/17/23 Rabbi Steve Blane of Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, enjoyed the annual seder at the Knickerbocker Cafe in Greenwich Village New York. The Knickerbocker, a musical icon of the early days of the Village, has been offering a seder and festive meal for several years. Rabbi Steve Blane officiated with his ukulele and
- [Rabbi Steve Blane leads a traditional Passover seder at Browne Street Community Church](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-steve-blane-leads-a-traditional-passover-seder-at-browne-street-community-church/) - 4/17/23 Rabbi Steve of Sim Shalom, the Online Synagogue, did what he does best this Passover. He shared his joy of music and Judaism through unique and innovative services to several communities. On the second night of Passover he was invited to lead a seder in Queens to a primarily Mandarin speaking congregation. Christian
- [Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, offers its 9th year of High Holiday services at the Bitter End](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-the-online-synagogue-offers-its-9th-year-of-high-holiday-services-at-the-bitter-end/) - Rabbi Steven Blane and Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, brought a jazz quartet for High Holiday Services to the iconic Bitter End in the West Village on Rosh Hashanah onMonday, September 26th, and Yom Kippur, Oct. 5th. The venue was filled to covid capacity and the audience included dozens who have joined Sim Shalom for
- [Pop Jazz Singer Songwriter Steven Blane releases new album which reflects a variety of themes, genres and with a Jewish thread](https://simshalom.com/pop-jazz-singer-songwriter-steven-blane-releases-new-album-which-reflects-a-variety-of-themes-genres-and-with-a-jewish-thread/) - 5/30/22 Rabbi and Cantor Steven Blane is a Pop-Jazz-Americana Singer-Poet in the style of Leonard Cohen, Jon Mitchell, Tom Waits, and Roy Orbison who is releasing his newest album, “The Met” on June 15th. It features ten newly written songs set in a retro-cool 1940’s American Songbook vibe, keeping with the sophisticated, jazzy style of
- [Online Conversion to Judaism: How It Works at Sim Shalom](https://simshalom.com/online-conversion-to-judaism/) - Online conversion to Judaism is real, meaningful, and possible. Here is how the process works at Sim Shalom and what to expect from start to finish.
- [Can a Rabbi Officiate a Wedding Online? Here Is How It Works](https://simshalom.com/online-rabbi-officiant/) - Yes, a rabbi can officiate your wedding online — or travel to officiate in person. Here is how Rabbi Steven Blane of Sim Shalom does both.
- [Virtual Shabbat Services: What to Expect Your First Time](https://simshalom.com/virtual-shabbat-services/) - Curious about virtual Shabbat services? Here is exactly what happens, who attends, and how to join your first online Shabbat at Sim Shalom.
- [What Is Jewish Universalism? A Plain-Language Introduction](https://simshalom.com/what-is-jewish-universalism/) - Jewish Universalism honors Jewish tradition while affirming that no faith owns God or truth. Here is what we believe and why it matters.
- [What Is an Online Synagogue? A Complete Guide to Virtual Jewish Community](https://simshalom.com/synagogue-online/) - An online synagogue is a fully digital Jewish congregation offering live prayer, community, and clergy support. Learn how it works and how to join Sim Shalom, the first online synagogue.
- [Side Bar Contact Info](https://simshalom.com/side-bar-contact-info/) - Sim Shalom New York, NY 10024 info@simshalom.com 201-338-0165
- [Jewish Universalism: An Inclusive Path to Judaism for Everyone](https://simshalom.com/jewish-universalism-an-inclusive-path-to-judaism-for-everyone/) - Learn about Jewish Universalism—the non-judgmental, interfaith-supportive movement behind Sim Shalom. An inclusive path to Jewish life.
- [What Is an Online Synagogue? How Sim Shalom Brings Judaism to You](https://simshalom.com/what-is-an-online-synagogue-how-sim-shalom-brings-judaism-to-you/) - Discover what an online synagogue is and how Sim Shalom offers daily services, Jewish conversion, lifecycle ceremonies, and community from anywhere.
- [How to Attend Daily Online Jewish Services from Home](https://simshalom.com/how-to-attend-daily-online-jewish-services-from-home/) - Join Sim Shalom's free Daily Online Services—weeknights at 7PM & Friday Shabbat at 6:30PM EST. Watch on Zoom, YouTube, or Facebook. All are welcome.
- [What Is Jewish Conversion Online? A Complete Guide](https://simshalom.com/what-is-jewish-conversion-online-a-complete-guide/) - Learn what Jewish Conversion Online involves—study, Mikvah, and Bet Din—and how Sim Shalom's self-paced program welcomes seekers across the US and Canada.
- [Rabbi Judy Ginsberg](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-judy-ginsberg/) - Rabbi Judy Ginsburgh (JSLI Class #6) has just accepted a full-time position as the Rabbi at Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim in Alexandria, Louisiana. She will begin working there on July 1. Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim is the synagogue where Ginsburgh grew up and is a 4th generation member. For the past eight years, she has served as
- [Shuls, Zooms and nightclubs: Where to do High Holiday services in New York City in 2021](https://simshalom.com/shuls-zooms-and-nightclubs-where-to-do-high-holiday-services-in-new-york-city-in-2021/) - Sim Shalom High Holiday services were highlighted in the Jewish Week as noted below: " Or skip the synagogues entirely. One exciting aspect of Jewish life in New York City is that there are pop-up efforts to offer new experiences all the time. That’s true even during a pandemic. We’ve rounded up a few of the
- [Rabbi Shoshana "Shush" Carson](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-shoshana-shush-carson/) - Rabbi Shush is a California native, who has lived in East Tennessee for the last 24+ years. She served as a cantorial soloist for various congregations in California and Tennessee for over 30 years. Rabbi Shush currently leads services twice monthly at Heska Amuna Synagogue in Knoxville, leads every other Thursday night Ma’ariv services for Sim
- [Rabbi Deborah McKenzie](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-deborah-mckenzie/) - Rabbi Deborah McKenzie has served as a Jewish spiritual leader and counselor for more than 20 years. She works interfaith and people of faith who seek to enhance or add a Jewish spiritual perspective to their understanding and experiences. As lifelong learner, Rabbi Deborah enjoys studying and engaging on the Tanach and wisdom of the
- [Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-karen-becker-marcelo/) - Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo took her passion of Judaism, working with people and teaching, to it’s culmination, by receiving smicha from the Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute in January 2017. As a member of Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC), she embraces the doctrines of Jewish Universalism including encouraging ‘Interfaith families and all people to participate in our
- [Rabbi Nancy Tunick](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-nancy-tunick/) - Rabbi Nancy Tunick is a Nashville, TN based Rabbi, cantorial soloist and composer who has served congregations in Philadelphia, PA; Meridian, MS; Jacksonville, FL and currently serves as Rabbi and cantorial soloist for Temple B’nai Israel in Florence, AL. Tunick began serving Temple B’nai Israel as their cantorial soloist and composer in 2000 and became
- [Rabbi Galit Levy-Slater](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-galit-levy-slater/) - In 1994, Galit accepted the cantorial position at Congregation Sholom of Leisure World in Seal Beach, California, eventually moving into Leisure World, a gated retirement community of 9,000. It became increasingly clear that the Jewish community of Leisure World needed a rabbi, one who was an integral part of this unique community and so Galit
- [Rabbi Elias Zwang](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-elias-zwang/) - Elias Zwang grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a family that at various times belonged to reform, conservative, and Chabad synagogues. This gave him an appreciation for the beautiful diversity of modern Jewish life as well as the challenges facing our future. Upon graduating from Vassar College with a BA in Psychology
- [Rabbi Shari Berman](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-shari-berman/) - Shari Joy Berman is a Special Associate Professor at the Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine in Northern Japan. She’s just begun her 11th year at the university, the past two at the Medical Department, exclusively. Shari has been teaching English, writing, editing, and translating from Japanese to English for over 40 years. With a
- [Rabbi RuthE Levy](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-ruthe-levy/) - RuthE (RuthEllen) was born in Orange County, California. RuthE entered the US Air Force in which she served for 12 years at duty stations around the world. In 1982, RuthE was selected to be a Certified Jewish Lay Leader, and served in thatcapacity throughout the rest of her Air Force career, having responsibility for Jewish activities
- [Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute 20th Class Ordained This Past Week](https://simshalom.com/jewish-spiritual-leaders-institute-20th-class-ordained-this-past-week/) - This past weekend the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute (JSLI) ordained its 20th class. Celebrating 10 years (+ 1 for Covid) Rabbi Steve Blane is honored to continue training relevant clergy. On June 19th a cohort of five Rabbis joined the 165+ clergy - Rabbis and Cantors - ordained by the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (JSLI).
- [We're Back! Sim Shalom Online Synagogue will be back live for the High Holidays](https://simshalom.com/were-back-sim-shalom-online-synagogue-will-be-back-live-for-the-high-holidays/) - Rabbi Steven Blane will once again lead his Jazz Quartet for High Holiday Services at the iconic Bitter End in the West Village on Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, Sept. 7th, and Yom Kippur Thursday Sept. 16th at 10:30am. Here is a link to High Holidays at The Bitter End in 2019. Also for the first time,
- [Sim Shalom, the pioneer of online worship, expands its offerings during COVID](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-the-pioneer-of-online-worship-expands-its-offerings-during-covid/) - "Our liturgy is fully participatory- you see everything on your computer screen! And our siddurim (prayerbooks) and prayers are transliterated into English so everyone can join in joyous song and prayer. We have no dues or building fund." Sim Shalom, the unique pioneering synagogue, has expanded its offerings during COVID. Designed for services to be
- [Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Celebrates Hanukkah with Jelly Donuts and Cantorial Concert,](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-online-synagogue-celebrates-hanukkah-with-jelly-donuts-and-cantorial-concert/) - On Friday, December 11, Sim Shalom the virtual Synagogue celebrates the second night of Hanukkah with five guest cantors. Rabbi Steve Blane and Sim Shalom have offered services online since 2009. To celebrate Hanukkah and the Festival of Lights this year he is joined by five (5) Cantors and one (1) Rabbi from across the
- [Sim Shalom Online Synagogue goes Live from Riverside Drive with online services for the High Holidays](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-online-synagogue-goes-live-from-riverside-drive-with-online-services-for-the-high-holidays/) - Given the current pandemic, Sim Shalom Online Synagogue, already versed in virtual services, is moving it's High Holiday services online as well. Rabbi Steve Blane, joined by Special Guests and a trio (socially distanced) will provide joyful Jazz inspired musical services once again. Sim Shalom's High Holiday season of services begins Friday night, September 11
- [Rabbi Blane and Bet Din Oversee Conversion](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-blane-and-bet-din-oversee-conversion/) - Two new Jews by Choice joined the Jewish community on February 3rd at a conversion ceremony overseen by Sim Shalom's Rabbi Steve Blane and an online Bet Din. Online conversion is a controversial topic in that some Jews tend to disparage the virtual process. However, even some mainstream denominations are now at times providing virtual
- [Jazz High Holiday Services 5780 at the Bitter End](https://simshalom.com/jazz-high-holiday-services-5780-at-the-bitter-end/) - On Monday, September 30th and Wednesday, October 9th Jews of all denominations searching for a vanguard place to celebrate the High Holidays will be offered a jazz service with vocals led by Rabbi Cantor Steven Blane accompanied by saxophone, piano, flute, drums, bass and fiddle. The participatory service will elate the spiritual uplift of new
- [Pastor Robert Brashear joins Sim Shalom for Yom Kippur 5780](https://simshalom.com/pastor-robert-brashear-joins-sim-shalom-for-yom-kippur-5780/) - Sim Shalom the Online Synagogue continues to provide innovative services for the Jewish High Holidays. The jazz inspired services are unrivaled and sell out each year. This Yom Kippur, as in the past, Pastor Robert "Bob" Brashear will join Rabbi Steve Blane and his band and will offer a Yom Kippur sermon. Joining Blane and
- [Rabbi Steve Blane holds service for Blessing of the Animals](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-steve-blane-holds-service-for-blessing-of-the-animals/) - Sim Shalom Online Synagogue and Rabbi Steven Blane are proud to include all members of the family in its services. We are Jewish Universalist and welcome all....pets are no exception. On Friday, November 1st everyone is invited to a Blessing of the Animals service online at 7:00pm EST. You can join online and chat virtually
- [Rabbi Steve Blane releases Hanukkah EP](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-steve-blane-releases-hanukkah-ep/) - Rabbi and Cantor Steven Blane has been busy adding to his prolific slate of songs and will release a new Hanukkah EP as well as a brand new Christmas song on November 5th. The six song EP, entitled “Hanukah” includes five traditional Hanukkah songs with new English adaptations and a song entitled "A Little Light”
- [Rabbi Steve Blane and Sim Shalom the Online Synagogue Ahead of Its Time](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-steve-blane-and-sim-shalom-the-online-synagogue-ahead-of-its-time/) - NEW YORK (PRWEB) MAY 28, 2020 Sim Shalom, the Online Synagogue, has been broadcasting - streaming - services for 10 years. Rabbi Steve Blane is a visionary who has always been ahead of his time. Rabbi Steve Blane, singer/songwriter, Cantor and visionary began streaming Shabbat services 10 years ago. The services Blane offers are short,
- [Pop Up Synagogue NYC newest offering of Sim Shalom Online Synagogue](https://simshalom.com/pop-up-synagogue-nyc-newest-offering-of-sim-shalom-online-synagogue/) - Pop in to Sim Shalom's new Pop Up Synagogue this upcoming Friday night, December 6th. Noting the plethora of empty storefronts in the city that have inspired an emergence of pop up retail shops, Rabbi Steve Blane, visioned a Pop Up Synagogue. "People are in need of a place to worship that is simple, free
- [Holiday Sing-a-Long in Central Park](https://simshalom.com/3913-2/) - Pop on over to Sim Shalom Live and join Rabbi Steve Blane and guest Pastor Robert Brashear for a Holiday singalong at Bethesda Terrace in Central Park on Sunday, December 22nd. Since Hanukah and Christmas coincide this year it only makes sense to enjoy an interfaith celebration to welcome the season of lights. The event
- [Rabbi Blane Releases "I Walk Alone" Album in time for Passover](https://simshalom.com/rabbi-blane-releases-i-walk-alone-album-in-time-for-passover/) - Rabbi and Cantor Steven Blane of Sim Shalom Online Synagogue has a brand new album coming. “I Walk Alone,” will be released on April 16, 2019. It’s a collection of songs that Blane wrote and produced. He played all the instruments, recorded, mixed and mastered everything. Blane says, “It’s been cathartic. It’s the closest I’ve
- [Sim Shalom Offers Services for Passover and Yom Hashoah](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-offers-services-for-passover-and-yom-hashoah/) - Sim Shalom Online Synagogue offers services during the Festival of Passover and on Yom Hashoah. Are you a firstborn child? Attend Sim Shalom's "Fast of the Firstborn Service" on Friday, April 19th at 9:00am and skip fasting. To attend all of Sim Shalom's services free go to our website and click where it says go
- [Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Broadcasts from a Little Blue Shed](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-online-synagogue-broadcasts-from-a-little-blue-shed/) - Rabbi Steve Blane founded Sim Shalom as an option for those unaffiliated or disenfranchised Jews. The innovator developed Sim Shalom as a virtual synagogue. There is no physical building. Services are not videoed from a birds eye view of a congregation worshipping. Services are designed to be interactive and streamed directly to congregants. Sim Shalom
- [Live From Paris](https://simshalom.com/live-from-paris/) - Join Rabbi Blane on Friday May 17th at 6PM New York Time. He will be in Paris, France and subject to finding a good internet connection (G-d willing), will lead a sweet Parisian Kabbalat Shabbat!
- [Sim Shalom's Weeknight Services Update](https://simshalom.com/sim-shaloms-weeknight-services-update/) - Last month more than 700 people joined us for Weeknight Services!!! Kol Hakavod to my daughter Megan for organizing and leading some of the services and to all the JSLI Rabbis who have kindly contributed their tome to this worth endeavor!!!
- [Passover 2013](https://simshalom.com/passover-2013/) - Sim Shalom's Form To Assume Personal Responsibility for Respecting Passover It is a Rabbinic tradition for a Jewish home to "sell" its Hametz to their rabbi who then acts as an "agent" and sells the Hametz to a non-Jew. While Jews have for centuries relied upon Gentiles to "buy" Hametz, and to act in
- [Recent Article in IFR News](https://simshalom.com/recent-article-in-ifr-news/)
- [FRIDAY NIGHTS at 7PM](https://simshalom.com/friday-nights-at-7pm-click-here/) - FRIDAY NIGHTS at 7PM EST
- [MONDAY-THURSDAY at 7PM](https://simshalom.com/monday-thursday-at-7pm-click-here/) - MONDAY-THURSDAY at 7PM EST
- [Banner Message](https://simshalom.com/header-message/) - 2017 High Holidays Tickets The Bitter End Rosh Hashana- Thursday Sept. 21st at 10:30AM Yom Kippur- Sat. Sept. 30th at 10:30AM
- [Sim Shalom Online](https://simshalom.com/welcome-message/) - Sim Shalom is an Online Synagogue whose mission is to nurture a Jewish connection through innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community.
- [About](https://simshalom.com/about/) - Sim Shalom is an interactive Online Jewish Universalist Synagogue liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. evolving and organically growing. Read More
- [Services](https://simshalom.com/services/) - Sim Shalom offers weeknight (Ma'ariv) and Friday night (Kabbalat Shabbat) services. They are offered Monday-Friday live online at 7PM EST. We also offer Shabbat Morning Services twice a month at 10AM EST. Read More
- [HIGH HOLIDAYS 2013- SOLD OUT!](https://simshalom.com/highholidays2004-soldout/) - And the Reviews are in: “Sure was delightful, as usual. Its just wonderful and a congregation of smiles should make you feel job well done.” – Charlotte “Rabbi Steve, I thank you. You inspire me – you console me – you wake me up each tomorrow as a Jew.
- [High Holiday 2013 Rehearsal Video](https://simshalom.com/high-holiday-2013-rehearsal-video/) - This is what you can expect to hear at Services this year at Stand Up New York in NYC!
- [JSLI's Newest Rabbis](https://simshalom.com/jslis-newest-rabbis/) - Mazal Tov to JSLI's Fifth Class of Ordained Rabbis! July 13, 2013
- [JSLI - The Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute to Host Rabbinical Ordination on July 13th 2013](https://simshalom.com/jsli-the-jewish-spiritual-leaders-institute-to-host-rabbinical-ordination-on-july-13th-2013/) - 12 Students Will Receive Their Certificate of Ordination at This Event JSLI class # 3 at their ordination ceremony in NYC! "Traditional denominations of Judaism exclude more than 50 percent of Jews who are unaffiliated or in interfaith marriages." New York, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 - The Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (JSLI), led
- [Sim Shalom, The Online Synagogue Announces Jazz High Holiday Services in NYC!](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-the-online-synagogue-announces-jazz-high-holiday-services-in-nyc/) - Rabbi Steven Blane, Founder and Rabbi of Sim Shalom will be accompanied by a jazz quartet during concert-style High Holiday Services. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Rabbi Blane blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana 2012 "Rabbi Steve, My only regret was not being in NY for Yom Kippur. The service was not only
- [Sim Shalom Now Offers an Online Minyan](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-now-offers-an-online-minyan/) - Sim Shalom, the Online Jewish Universalist Synagogue now offers an online Minyan for the Jewish and Interfaith world. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 26, 2013 - For those mourning a loss or who know someone ill,Ma’ariv services offer a chance to pray for healing. Upon discovering that no other synagogue offers weeknight online worship services
- [Donate](https://simshalom.com/donate/) - As a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization, Sim Shalom relies solely on donations. Donate today to help us continue to offer innovative services for the WORLD to view at any time. Read More
- [Convert to Judaism](https://simshalom.com/convert-to-judaism/) - Sim Shalom now offers a course on Jewish Conversion. Our course is comprised of eight Online Study Modules. You may proceed at your own pace. Read More
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- [Nicole](https://simshalom.com/nicole/) - Dear Rabbi, Shabbat Shalom ve todah raba, it was a most beautiful service today! Loved it! Best regards.
- [Elia](https://simshalom.com/elia/) - We get little to no Judaism here in Daegu, S. Korea associated with the US Army. It is rare to have a Rabbi visit us so as often as we can, we watch your program. It comes to us at 8AM on Saturday morning.
- [James P.](https://simshalom.com/james-p/) - You lead us in an hour of spiritual renewal, peace and relaxation that ends a week of working stress, rushing and general hectic endeavors. Sim Shalom provides an island of peace and harmony in a sea of stress.
- [Unknown](https://simshalom.com/unknown/) - My wife and I attended both services. By far the best High Holidays experience I've ever had.
- [Don](https://simshalom.com/don/) - Thank You SO Much For What You are Doing !!!! I live on the Southside of Atlanta nearest Synagogue is almost an Hr away Sometimes with traffic 2 Hrs ... Defeats the purpose of Services when I am so tired upon arrival that I can't even read the Prayer Book.
- [Jamie S](https://simshalom.com/jamie-s/) - Rabbi Steve, My only regret was not being in NY for Yom Kippur. The service was not only by far the most interesting and fun, but to me the most meaningful too. I never thought fun and the High Holidays could be combined but you and your team did it masterfully.
- [Craig G.](https://simshalom.com/craig-g/) - I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for the Rosh Hashana service at Smalls. Wow. I have had few experiences that brought together so many things that I feel strongly about all in one place. That service was wonderful and I hope we can return next year.
- [Hanukah Jazz Concert Candle-Lighting Celebration on Weds. Dec. 4th](https://simshalom.com/join-us-for-a-hanukah-jazz-concert-candle-lighting-celebration-on-wednesday-december-4th/) - Join us for a “Hanukah Jazz Concert Candle-Lighting Celebration" on the last night of Hanukah! “Sim Shalomers” in New York City and around the world are invited to join in the festivities online and also IN PERSON at Stand Up New York, the comedy club where they held recent High Holiday Services. "It
- [Service](https://simshalom.com/service/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHcB3rC_oVo
- [Streaming Link](https://simshalom.com/streaming-link/) - See Calendar for More Dates
- [Recent Article About Sim Shalom!](https://simshalom.com/recent-article-about-sim-shalom/) - Synagogues beginning to look at engaging members by live-streaming services Where's the story? STEVE LUBETKIN Christian mega-churches have recognized for years that they can reach many of their faithful through cyberspace. “Church Production” magazine noted in December that millions watched an Internet broadcast of Pope Benedict’s final day as pope, while a Florida
- [Mazal Tov Rabbi Barry Altmark- Accepted into Chaplaincy Program](https://simshalom.com/mazal-tov-rabbi-barry-altmark-newly-certified-chaplain/) - JSLI Ordained Rabbi Barry Altmark has been accepted into a program that will certified him as a Chaplain with the Baptist Health System in Alabama. According to Rabbi Altmark, JSLI's accreditation is deemed as acceptable as HUC, JTS and Aleph. Mazal Tov to our colleague!
- [Ordination Shabbat Service Tonight 7-11 @ 7 Streamed Live from Delray Beach, Florida](https://simshalom.com/ordination-shabbat-service-tonight-7-11-7-streamed-live-from-delray-beach-florida/) - Join us as we welcome 8 new Rabbinical candidates and celebrate with a VERY musical Shabbat!
- [High Holiday 2014 Testimonials](https://simshalom.com/high-holiday-2014-testimonials/) - Dear Rabbi Blane- Our family missed your service tonight because both my husband and I are sick with a bad cough. We are however, at home watching your service online with the kids and it was unlike anything we've seen before. Really terrific :) We will see you in person on Kol Nidre. You
- [Sell Your Hametz at Sim Shalom](https://simshalom.com/sell-your-hametz-at-sim-shalom/) - Click Below to Sell Your Hametz in the new Jewish Universalist Tradition: Loading...
- [Sim Shalom's 9th Ordination Class Shabbat Service Fri. July 10th at 7PM](https://simshalom.com/sim-shaloms-9th-ordination-class-shabbat-service-fri-july-10th-at-7pm/) - Join us for a live stream of Sim Shalom's Erev Shabbat Service featuring JSLI's newest class of soon-to-be ordained Rabbis.
- [Sim Shalom Announces Daniela Taitel and Heidi Raker Have Joined Its Board of Directors](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-announces-daniela-taitel-and-heidi-raker-have-joined-its-board-of-directors/) - Sim Shalom announces that Daniela Taitel have joined its Board of Directors. Daniela Taitel, Deputy Director of Facilities and General Administration at a NYC cultural institution and Heidi Raker, founder of Raker Goldstein, a public relations agency, bring a wealth of development, communication and programming prowess to Sim Shalom's growing organization. Sim Shalom is an
- [Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute ordains 9th Class of Rabbis](https://simshalom.com/jewish-spiritual-leaders-institute-ordains-9th-class-of-rabbis/) - The Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute (JSLI),the Online Rabbinical School of Sim Shalom, held its ordination ceremony on Saturday evening in Delray Beach, Florida. Ten new rabbis will now begin their respective missions and service as teachers and spiritual leaders- some advancing the tenets of Jewish Universalism. Each of the ten candidates were granted semicha by
- [Live Jazz High Holiday CD Released From Sim Shalom](https://simshalom.com/live-jazz-high-holiday-cd-released-from-sim-shalom/) - Sim Shalom’s new CD, fuses the raw emotion of jazz and the traditional liturgy of ancient Jewish High Holiday prayer and music. Sim Shalom, the world’s first purely virtual synagogue, brings its inventive programming to the High Holidays each year with jazzed up Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. During the High Holidays, members of
- [Check out a terrific article about our Jazz High Holiday Services 2015!](https://simshalom.com/check-out-a-terrific-article-about-our-jazz-high-holiday-services-2015/) - Thank you, Randee Mia Berman at the Huffington Post for this great article. Click Here. Let's look forward to being together again next year! ‪#‎simshalom‬ ‪#‎highholidays5776‬
- [Read This Amazing Article re: 2015 High Holiday Services in NYC's The Spirit](https://simshalom.com/read-this-amazing-article-re-2015-high-holiday-services-in-nycs-the-spirit/) - Click Here
- [Thank You- Jewish Independent- for this Great Article on our 2015 Jazz High Holidays](https://simshalom.com/thank-you-jewish-independant-for-this-great-article-on-our-2015-jazz-high-holidays/) - Click Here
- [Mazal Tov JSLI Class 10- We are now 100 Rabbis and 2 Cantors Strong!](https://simshalom.com/mazal-tov-jsli-class-10-we-are-now-100-rabbis-and-2-cantors-strong/) - https://youtu.be/z5M9F67_VHU
- [Jewish Chronicle- Jewish Denominations- On the Decline or Rise? Great Op-Ed by Rabbi Reichmann](https://simshalom.com/jewish-denominations-on-the-decline-or-rise-great-op-ed-by-rabbi-reichmann/) - In light of today’s arguments regarding the ordination of women in the Orthodox movement, of Israeli rabbis not recognizing American Jewish decision-making, of changing policies and perspectives regarding the LGBT community, of these and many more, is Jewish denominationalism a destructive force? Is it a unifying force? Something else? Clearly, the modern world does not want
- [A Bible Belt Congregant Finds His Way Home to Judaism With Sim Shalom Conversion](https://simshalom.com/a-bible-belt-congregant-finds-his-way-home-to-judaism-with-sim-shalom-conversion/) - On December sixth,2016 the journey of Robert Hadley's conversion to Judaism took on profound significance as he recited the Hebrew blessing and lit his first menorah candle wearing a yarmulke and a tallit which draped over his Seth Rogen look alike Chanukah sweater. Hadley, a Sim Shalomonline synagogue congregant, converted to Jewish Universalism and has
- [Singers Land Lifetime Role as Ordained Cantors with Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (JSLI ) Ordination](https://simshalom.com/singers-land-lifetime-role-as-ordained-cantors-with-jewish-spiritual-leaders-institute-jsli-ordination/) - On January 16, Jewish Spiritual Leaders'' Institute (JSLI ), the online Rabbinical and Cantorial School, celebrated religious and musical fulfillment with two newly ordained Cantors at an Ordination weekend celebration of firsts in Delray Beach, Florida. The two freshly ordained Cantors, Joanna P. Lind of Chicago, and Nina Fine of Florida, bring a breadth of
- [Sim Shalom Finds The Beef In Religious Responsibility And Joins Meatless Monday Campaign](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-finds-the-beef-in-religious-responsibility-and-joins-meatless-monday-campaign/) - Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, already considered the greenest of synagogues with no commuting required, joined the international Meatless Monday campaign, its latest calling to protect G-d 's creation. Tikkun Olam, to repair the world, is at the core of Sim Shalom's tenets and its Meatless Monday commitment. The goal is to cultivate an understanding
- [Article mentioning Rabbi Blane's 2016 Seder at Knickerbocker Bar and Grill in NYC](https://simshalom.com/article-mentioning-rabbi-blanes-2016-seder-at-knickerbocker-bar-and-grill-in-nyc/) - Here is a lovely article from Randee Mia Berman about her Passover journey. She includes a segment on the Seder she attended which I led at Knickerbocker Bar and Grill here in NYC :-) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randee-mia-berman/passover-the-odyssey-and-_b_9782240.html
- [JSLI Ordains the Future of the Rabbinate with 11th Class of Global Rabbis](https://simshalom.com/jsli-ordains-the-future-of-the-rabbinate-with-11th-class-of-global-rabbis/) - On the weekend of July 9th, 2016 the online Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute Rabbinical School of Sim Shalom, celebrated the ordination of 12 new Rabbis, a total of 112 strong, in Delray Beach, Florida. The school and the jubilant ordination redefines the process of Rabbinical studies to fulfill the growing need of cutting edge solutions
- [Fountain of Youth Springs with Sim Shalom Rabbi's Jazz Concert at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh](https://simshalom.com/fountain-of-youth-springs-with-sim-shalom-rabbis-jazz-concert-at-the-jewish-home-at-rockleigh/) - On Friday, September 16, 2016 Rabbi Steve Blane, Founder of Sim Shalom online synagogue, and Dean of JSLI, Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, brought his love of jazz and Judaism together at the Rockleigh, NJ Jewish Home. Joined by New York bass player Kevin Hailey they performed Rabbi Blane's original songs as well as Jazz Standards
- [NYC Rabbi Cantor Transcends Faith in Nashville and Records Inspirational Album](https://simshalom.com/nyc-rabbi-cantor-transcends-faith-in-nashville-and-records-inspirational-album/) - Steven Blane, founder of Sim Shalom, the world's only online Jewish Universalist synagogue and also a singer-songwriter is heading to Nashville to record an album of his original songs. The album, which will be produced by highly regarded Christian Music Producer, Billy Smiley will feature many of Blane's inspirational songs, two of which he will
- [Sim Shalom Rabbi Cantor Finds Heaven Singing in NYC Jazz Club](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-rabbi-cantor-finds-heaven-singing-in-nyc-jazz-club/) - On Tuesday nights, after Maariv services are concluded, Sim Shalom founder Rabbi and Cantor Steven Blane, substitutes his yarmulka for a fedora and preaches music of a smooth spiritual kind. Accompanied by the jazz musician Kevin Hailey on upright bass, Blane on piano and vocals, delivers contemporary bluesy original jazz songs about love, wit and
- [Sim Shalom and UJUC Rabbis to Offer Services of Awe for High Holidays](https://simshalom.com/2907-2/) - On October 3,Sim Shalom Online Synagogue founder Rabbi Blane, will offer a Rosh Hashanah Jazz service to an adventurous group of congregants looking for an innovative place to celebrate the Jewish New Year. "The beginning of the Jewish Calendar, is a fitting time to make beautiful noise," according to Rabbi Blane. "The Torah prescribes us
- [Sim Shalom to Provide Sustenance on Day of Fasting with Yom Kippur Jazz Service from the Bitter End](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-to-provide-sustenance-on-day-of-fasting-with-yom-kippur-jazz-service-from-the-bitter-end/) - On Wednesday October 12th the Day of Atonement, Sim Shalom founder Rabbi Cantor Steven Blane who is also a recording singer-songwriter will lead a jazz quartet and individuals hungry for creative religious fulfillment. The improvisational sounds of rhythmic jazz and traditional Jewish liturgy will allow affiliated and unaffiliated Jews a creative vehicle to cleanse the
- [All Creatures Welcomed At Sim Shalom's Online Blessing Of The Animals](https://simshalom.com/all-creatures-welcomed-at-sim-shaloms-online-blessing-of-the-animals/) - On Friday, November 4, affiliated and unaffiliated congregants from around the globe can celebrate their beloved animal companions, small and large, with an interactive blessing service assembled by Sim Shalom, the world's only E- Synagogue. The Blessing of the Animals fosters the loving relationship between all G–d's creatures. To partake in the free prayer and
- [Sim Shalom and JU-tv Plant Seeds of Wisdom of Environmental Sustainability on TuBishvat,](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-and-ju-tv-plant-seeds-of-wisdom-of-environmental-sustainability-on-tubishvat/) - The week beginning February 6, Sim Shalom Online Synagogue and JU-tV will offer Tu BiShvat celebrations planting the seeds of Tikkun Olam to repair the world and preserve the planet. The offerings will intertwine spiritual and environmental rebirth and sustainability. Celebrations, which will be offered all week with live streams on Facebook, will culminate on
- [Steven Blane, Rabbi Cantor Singer-Songwriter, Goes to Confession on New Album](https://simshalom.com/steven-blane-rabbi-cantor-singer-songwriter-goes-to-confession-on-new-album/) - On December 11th, Sim Shalom Rabbi Steven Blane, will release his Nashville recorded album "I Confess." The original lyrics reflect Blane's musings on relationships, love and fantasy. Blane explores the struggle between faith and doubt. The music lands solidly in the Americana/Folk/Rock genres, with songwriting and production kudos to such artists as Bob Dylan, Roy
- [A New Jewish Movement Emerges – Announcing the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC)](https://simshalom.com/a-new-jewish-movement-emerges-announcing-the-union-of-jewish-universalist-communities-ujuc/) - In response to the evolving needs of Jews, a new paradigm for worship comes forth. The Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC) is a new Jewish movement- one that embraces the diversity of the Jewish world without judgment, conditions or requirements and asserts that all paths to the divine are equally holy. The Union of
- [Sim Shalom e-Synagogue Offers Passover Seder Fit For Wandering Jews](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-e-synagogue-offers-passover-seder-fit-for-wandering-jews/) - (PRWEB) MARCH 28, 2017 On Tuesday April 11, Sim Shalom will host a second night Seder much the way Moses journeyed, on the go and portable, albeit with wi-fi. The second night Seder will include festive freedom songs including Dayenu and readings from the Haggadah, to retell the story of liberation. But this Seder plate,
- [A Rabbi-Cantor to Offer Song All Summer with Sim Shalom's Global Ma'ariv Service](https://simshalom.com/a-rabbi-cantor-to-offer-song-all-summer-with-sim-shaloms-global-maariv-service/) - Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, will keep its virtual windows open for all to sing with summer weeknight Ma'ariv services. Rabbi Galit to orchestrate Thursdays at 7:00pm EST. Rabbi-Cantor Galit Levy -Slater is one of six Sim Shalom Rabbis that will offer Ma 'ariv weeknight services Monday thru Thursday at 7:00pm EST throughout the summer.
- [Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Serves Up A Plethora of Purim Tastes, Virtually,](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-online-synagogue-serves-up-a-plethora-of-purim-tastes-virtually/) - Beginning Monday March 6th, Sim Shalom Online Synagogue will offer a week of flavorful festivities from sunny Florida, served on Facebook live to the global community. The offerings will include the pursuit of the most scrumptious hamantashen, joyful music and a Purim Shabbat complete with groggers. The hamantashen contest will be judged for creativity and
- [Cyber Synagogue Challenges Convention](https://simshalom.com/cyber-synagogue-challenges-convention/) - Article in the Washington Jewish Week. https://washingtonjewishweek.com/36387/cyber-synagogue-challenges-conventions/featured-slider-post/
- [Nashville Rabbi Brings Country Warmth to Global Online Sim Shalom Ma'ariv Summer Services](https://simshalom.com/nashville-rabbi-brings-country-warmth-to-global-online-sim-shalom-maariv-summer-services/) - UJUC Rabbi, Nancy Tunick, will affirm her spiritual voice to bring the world-wide community a little closer in joyous song, prayers for healing, in honoring a Yahrzeit or mourn the loss of a loved one, on Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm EST. Just a click away join her and other Sim Shalom Rabbis for summer Ma'ariv
- [A Rabbi of Color Builds Bridges with Global Summer Ma'ariv Service](https://simshalom.com/a-rabbi-of-color-builds-bridges-with-global-summer-maariv-service/) - As a scientist, educator, and one of seven children raised in a close African American Jewish family in upstate New York, Rabbi Deborah fulfills her childhood dream to become a spiritual leader, and shepherds summer Ma'ariv Monday services for Sim Shalom the online synagogue, to refresh spirituality each week. Rabbi Deborah is one of six
- [An Opera-Singer Rabbi to Conduct Operettas of a Different Type All summer with Sim Shalom's Global Ma'ariv Service](https://simshalom.com/an-opera-singer-rabbi-to-conduct-operettas-of-a-different-type-all-summer-with-sim-shaloms-global-maariv-service/) - Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, continues to create innovative programming this summer with Ma'ariv services week nights at 7:00pm EST. International performer Rabbi Judy Caplan Ginsburgh is one of six Sim Shalom Rabbis who will offer congregants a space to connect with Ma 'ariv week night services Monday thru Thursday at 7:00pm EST throughout the
- [Sim Shalom Maariv Healing Services Uninterrupted All Summer Like Life and Loss](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-maariv-healing-services-uninterrupted-all-summer-like-life-and-loss/) - Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, will offer the world-wide community the ability to participate in honoring a yahrzeit, pray for healing, or mourn the loss of a loved one with the collective energy of a global minyan by continuing its interactive and virtual Ma'ariv Service Monday through Thursday at 7:00 pm EST. For those mourning
- [What is Jewish Universalism and Why Does it Matter?](https://simshalom.com/jewish-universalism-matter/) - Rabbi Blane writes: To answer those questions, I need to revisit a bit of personal history. "When I first conceived of Jewish Universalism, it was during a transitional period when I declined my synagogue’s offer of a contract renewal in January, and I had to remain in my position until July. For Rabbis and Cantors,
- [At Shavuot Jews by Choice Update 3,000 Years of Tradition with Sim Shalom Online Conversion](https://simshalom.com/shavuot-jews-choice-update-3000-years-tradition-sim-shalom-online-conversion/) - On May 30th, several Sim Shalom Jews by Choice will celebrate Shavuot as the "newest" members of the tribe. Their conversion takes on special meaning for the Shavuot holiday which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai and rebirth. Drawn to Judaism for a variety of reasons the new faithful worked with Sim
- [Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Ordains 6 New Rabbis Trained Untraditionally Online.,](https://simshalom.com/jewish-spiritual-leaders-institute-ordains-6-new-rabbis-trained-untraditionally-online/) - JSLI - Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, the Online Rabbinical and Cantorial School of Sim Shalom, celebrated freedom in diversity and flexibility on July 4th weekend at the 13th Class Ordination weekend. The six (6) new Rabbis, from a range of backgrounds, four (4) from the United States and two (2) from Canada shared a classroom
- [Sim Shalom Broadcasts "Live from Winnipeg" at Installation of Two Newly Ordained JSLI Rabbis](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-broadcasts-live-from-winnipeg-at-installation-of-two-newly-ordained-jsli-rabbis/) - On Saturday, November 4th Rabbi Steve Blane installed Rabbis Matthew Leibl and Anibal Mass at an installation ceremony at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Winnipeg Canada before a congregation of 500. Rabbi Alan Green, the Senior rabbi, is retiring and is implementing a seamless transition. Rabbis Leibl and Mass studied with Rabbi Blane at Jewish Spiritual
- [A Tree Grows in Florida as Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Plants the Seeds of Wisdom](https://simshalom.com/a-tree-grows-in-florida-as-sim-shalom-online-synagogue-plants-the-seeds-of-wisdom/) - Sim Shalom Online Synagogue and Rabbi Steve Blane held a virtual Tu B’Shevat seder in anticipation of the holiday that begins at sundown on Tuesday night, January 30th. And the tree planted by the Blane family in honor of Tu B'Shevat last year is thriving even in post hurricane Florida. Tu B’Shevat is a little
- [Sim Shalom Online Synagogue and Rabbi Steve Blane Celebrate Passover Freedom](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-online-synagogue-and-rabbi-steve-blane-celebrate-passover-freedom/) - On Friday night, March 30th Rabbi Steve Blane of Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, led a Passover seder to a sold out crowd at the Knickerbocker Bar and Grill in New York's Greenwich Village. Dozens of wandering Jews enjoyed a typical Passover meal while also celebrating a joyful seder with Blane on the ukulele. Watch
- [Shofar and Saxaphone Provide Awesome Sounds for the High Holidays 5779](https://simshalom.com/shofar-and-saxaphone-provide-awesome-sounds-for-the-high-holidays-5779/) - On Monday, September 10th and Wednesday, September 19th Jews of all denominations searching for a vanguard place to celebrate the High Holidays will be offered a jazz service with vocals led by Rabbi Cantor Steven Blaneaccompanied by saxophone, piano, flute, drums, bass and fiddle. The participatory service will elate the spiritual uplift of new beginnings,
- [Shofar Blower, Evan Kremin Joins Rabbi Steve Blane and Sim Shalom at the Bitter End](https://simshalom.com/shofar-blower-evan-kremin-joins-rabbi-steve-blane-and-sim-shalom-at-the-bitter-end/) - Sim Shalom Online Synagogue will hold live High Holiday services at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, New York featuring Rabbi Steve Blane and his quintet: Jack Glotman on Piano, Carol Sudhalter on Sax and Flute, Liz Taub on Fiddle, Kevin Hailey on Bass and Frank Levitano on Drums. We are thrilled to announce that
- [Sim Shalom High Holiday Services a Big Hit for a Sold Out Crowd](https://simshalom.com/sim-shalom-high-holiday-services-a-big-hit-for-a-sold-out-crowd/) - The Jewish High Holidays, the holiest time of the Jewish Year, begin with Rosh Hashana (New Year) and conclude with Yom Kippur (Day of Repentance). Rabbi Steven Blane and Sim Shalom online synagogue celebrated awesome jazz inspired services in this year 5779 with participants live in New York at two (2) sold out services. Set

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- [What is Sim Shalom?](https://simshalom.com/about-us/) - Sim Shalom is an interactive online synagogue. We are Jewish Universalist, progressive in thought and traditional in liturgy. JU teaches that God equally chose all nations to be lights unto the world.
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- [Yom Kippur Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/yom-kippur/) - Yom Kippur is one of the most important celebrations for Jews. It is held during the tenth day of Tishri and was first established in Leviticus. The name translates into “Day of Atonement” and this is essentially what the holiday is about. It is an event reserved for the affliction of the soul, for the
- [Tu Bishvat Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/tu-bishvat/) - Tu Bishvat is a holiday observed by the Jews which is held during Shevat (a Jewish month) on the fifteenth day. It is sometimes referred to as the New Year for Trees and in Israel it is considered a day of environmental awareness, where trees will be planted as a form of celebration. Origin and
- [Sukkot Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/sukkot/) - Sukkot is a Jewish festival which starts on Tishri the 15th, 5 days after the conclusion of Yom Kippur. It is perhaps one of the most joyful holidays observed by the Jews. It is the third Festival of the “Shalosh R’galim,” one of three festivals related to pilgrimages (the other two are Shavuot and Passover).
- [Simchat Torah Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/simchat-torah/) - Simchat Torah (“Rejoicing with the Torah”) is a Jewish celebration which signifies the end of the yearly public readings of the Torah, and the start of another cycle. It occurs after the Sukkot festival and will occur primarily within the Synagogue in mornings and evenings. Among Orthodox Jews, this is often the only point of
- [Shemini Atzeret Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/shemini-atzeret/) - Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish celebration which succeeds the Jewish celebration of Sukkot and is sometimes referred to as the eighth day (since Sukkot lasts for 7 days). However, Shemini Atzeret is a distinct celebration which commemorates the spiritual attributes of the Sukkot festival. Within Israel Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are observed on the
- [Shabbat Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/shabbat/) - Shabbat, which is also known as the Sabbath, is a weekly holy day which occurs on Friday nights and Saturdays until sunset, in which all forms of work are prohibited. Jews consider it to be a gift given by God, a day of happiness that is highly anticipated in the week preceding it. During
- [Rosh Hashanah Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/rosh-hashanah/) - Rosh Hashanah is considered by Jews to be the “Jewish New Year. “ It is also referred to as the birth of the universe. It is the day when God brought Adam and Even into existence. It is held within the first two days of the Jewish New Year, which is Tishrei one and two.
- [Shavuot Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/shavuot/) - Shavuot is the second of three Pilgrimage Festivals (the others are Sukkot and Passover) which have historical and culinary significance to the Jews. It is also referred to as the Festival of Weeks and is a celebration of the period in which the Jews harvested the first fruits which were taken to the Temple. More
- [Purim Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/purim/) - Purim is an important Jewish holiday which celebrates the time in which the Jews were saved from annihilation while living in ancient Persia. The history behind this event is revealed in the Book of Esther. The Origin of Purim Esther was a Jewish woman who lived in Ancient Persia and she was raised by her
- [Passover Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/passover/) - Passover, which is also known as Pesach, is one of the most prominent Jewish holidays. It is celebrated even by Jews who are not members of a formal synagogue. Passover starts during Nissan (which is a Jewish month) on the fifteenth day. It is the first of three pivotal Festivals within Judaism (Shavu’ot and Sukkot
- [Jewish Holidays Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/holidays/) - Also known as “Yamim Tovim,” Jewish holidays are sprinkled across the Hebrew Calendar. These festivals are derived from different Jewish origins, and are observed by all who practice the Judaism faith. Because a Jewish day is deemed to begin and end during the sunset, all Jewish holidays start during the evening before the specified date
- [Hanukkah Online Service](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/hanukkah/) - Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration which honors the Holy Temple rededication (the 2nd Temple) within Jerusalem during the period when the Maccabean Revolt erupted in opposition to the Seleucid Empire. This holiday lasts for a period of 8 days and nights, beginning on Kislev 25th in the Hebrew calendar, which in the Gregorian calendar will
- [High Holiday Guests](https://simshalom.com/high-holiday-guests/) - Join us for our special High Holidays - all online - with a socially distanced Jazz trio and special guests Rabbis and Cantors. Read more below: *Selichot- Friday Sept. 4 7pm (streamed free on Simshalom.com) with Guest Cantors * Erev Rosh Hashana- Monday Sept. 6 7pm (attend only with link) with Guest Cantor
- [How much do Jewish conversion classes cost?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/how-much-do-jewish-conversion-classes-cost/) - At Sim Shalom, you can begin your courses whenever you’re ready, and can complete them in a time frame that is most convenient for you. With us, you don’t have to worry about traveling to a physical synagogue as all the conversion classes can be completed over the web. You will also get the opportunity
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- [Learning Center](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/) - Welcome to our Learning Center at Sim Shalom! We aim to help you understand more about the Jewish life, and that's why you can find a series of articles here that explain how different life events are handled in the Jewish community as well as the different holidays that Jews celebrate. Learning Center Spotlights Please
- [Schedule of Services](https://simshalom.com/calendar/) - Our Online Synagogue Service schedule can be found here.
- [Weddings](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/weddings/) - Jewish weddings are marriage ceremonies which adhere to the practices of Judaism. Some of the things which make this event distinct from non-Jewish weddings include the signing of the “ketubah,” the shattering of glass and the “Chuppa” or wedding canopy. A Jewish wedding has two broad phases, the first of which is called kiddushin or
- [Bar & Bat Mitzvah](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/bar-bat-mitzvah/) - Bar & Bat Mitzvah is a term which is used to describe a boy and girl who has come of age, and the ceremony which is held to honor the event respectively. The laws of Judaism state that children are not required to adhere to its commandments, although they are expected to learn them so
- [Death & Funerals](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/death-funerals/) - Jews have death and funeral rites which are specific to our faith. As with all religious groups, death is considered a serious and major event as it marks the end of one’s life. When a death occurs in a Jewish family, the very first person who must be contacted is the rabbi or another synagogue
- [Pregnancy & Birth Ceremonies](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/pregnancy-birth-ceremonies/) - Traditional Jews (Orthodox and some Conservative) have distinct practices and customs when it comes to pregnancy and the birth of children. Liberal Jews (Reform, Reconstructionist and other progressive movements) have pretty much accepted the modern practices of our secular culture. Many traditional practices were first developed during ancient times and have been passed down
- [Life Events](https://simshalom.com/learning-center/life-events/) - In the Jewish faith, there are unique traditions and practices that are observed when it comes to life events such as weddings and funerals. At Sim Shalom, we understand that it may be your first time getting to know about the Jewish life. Here's a section about the Jewish customs that surround different life events
- [How is Sim Shalom different from other online Jewish learning centers?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/how-is-sim-shalom-different-from-other-online-jewish-learning-centers/) - Sim Shalom provides an interactive, online Jewish synagogue which stands out from others due to our liberal philosophy. Although we adhere to classical Jewish teaching and liturgy, we are a pluralistic organization that is constantly growing and evolving. Our greatest distinction from other synagogues is our open arm policies which invite people from around the
- [When are the Jewish Holidays?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/when-are-high-holidays/) - In Judaism, the years and months which comprise the Jewish calendar were first established during Biblical times, and are based on the cycles of the sun and moon. Over the ages, a number of holidays are established to commemorate important events that have occurred throughout Jewish history. Here are some of the most important: Chanukah
- [What is a Ketubah?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/what-is-a-ketubah/) - The Ketubah is a type of prenuptial agreement which is commonly used by Jews. It is a crucial part of our marriages, and designates the obligations and rights of the groom for the bride. It was first established during antiquity and was primarily designed for the protection of the woman. The Ketubah is a system
- [What is the Jewish conversion process?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/what-is-the-jewish-conversion-process/) - Once you’ve completed our eight online courses, you will next want to visit a Mikvah and meet with the Bet Din (which is a group of Rabbis). When you’ve done this, you will be considered a part of K’lal Yisrael (the Family of Israel). You will receive a conversion certificate by mail and will from
- [How long does Jewish conversion take?](https://simshalom.com/faqs/how-long-does-jewish-conversion-take/) - There is a dedicated process involved when it comes to converting to Judaism. By completing our classes, you will demonstrate that you understand the core concepts associated with this religion, such as the Torah, Shabbat, Kosher Law, Jewish Holidays, and more. This is not something that you should expect to learn overnight. However, taking our

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- [Gabriel Anisz](https://simshalom.com/wall/gabriel-anisz/) - (Gabriel ben Yehuda) Another uncle I never knew. Died in Birkenau concentration camp at the age of three. (1941-1944) Donated By: Antonio Anisz
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