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Welcome to Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, founded in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1864
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We welcome and encourage congregants to get involved in all aspects of the synagogue
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Our temple is a welcoming Reform congregation, enabling all to establish a personal connection based on spirituality, Jewish education, and a sense of community
  1. 22 Nov

    Shabbat Speaker Series- Cindy Chronister

    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  2. 25 Nov

    Torah Study

    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Next dates: 02 Dec | 09 Dec | 16 Dec |
  3. 27 Nov

    Interfaith Celebration of Gratitude

    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

December Shabbat Dinner

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Please join us and Cantor Binder on Friday, December 6 for dinner immediately following our 6pm service. Please RSVP by Tuesday, December 3rd.

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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd jemerman

Israel and Its Neighbors
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For many generations, the Beta Israel had longed to reach Jerusalem in a quest to renew their covenant with God and for spiritual redemption. So strong was their desire that they created a holiday as a time to pray for this miracle. They called it Sigd (meaning "worship") and celebrated it on the 50th day after Yom Kippur. This year it is celebrated today, November 4.

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman

Death and Mourning
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As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat jemerman

Entree Recipes
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As the weather begins to get chillier, many home cooks pull out their trusty slow cookers to create easy yet warm dishes. Slow cooking is nothing new. It hasn't had staying power with Jewish communities just because the resulting food is delicious; it also allowed observant Jews to keep Shabbat by kindling a fire before sundown on Friday and keeping food warm until Saturday afternoon.

The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land jemerman

Secular Holidays
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When I was a child growing up in the 1980s, the story I learned about Thanksgiving followed the classic script: it highlighted amity between the Pilgrims and their Indigenous neighbors. Due to this connection, the hunger of the European settlers was met with squash and turkey.

Jewish Date

Yom Rivii, 19 Heshvan 5785

Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom

555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing PA 19610
610.375.6034

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