Sim Shalom News

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…