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was being
constructed.
“From day
one, one thing I
appreciated seeing
in the mission
statement was the
idea of inclusion.
Everyone has a
voice; everyone
has something to offer;
everyone is valued here,”
Moskowitz said.
Rabbi Daniel A. Schwartz
and Cantor Penny Steyer are
also integral parts of Shir
Shalom’s clergy.
The temple hosts many
special events and programs,
including interactive holiday
services, themed and outdoor
Shabbat services, a variety of
adult education opportunities
as well as community-
building and charitable
activities.
Shir Shalom’s Learning
Center Preschool
provides individualized,
developmental, relationship-
based Jewish education for
families with children ages 2½
to 5.
SHORESH (Shir Shalom’s
Religious School) offers a
comprehensive Hebrew and
Judaic education for children
in preschool through high
school. SHORESH utilizes
a “camp model,” striving to
make Sunday school like
Jewish summer camp.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
A major part of Shir Shalom’s
future is Project All Together,
a multimillion-dollar
expansion that will create
multi-purpose spaces for
programming and services
both inside and outside the
temple walls.
The expansion will bring
Shir Shalom’s preschool
on-site, which means all
of Shir Shalom’s children,
religious school students
included, will be under
one roof. Shir Shalom had
previously rented space at
Adat Shalom Synagogue for
its preschool.
Also part of the plan is a
renovated social hall, a new
studio/adult learning space
to enhance Shir Shalom’s
virtual connections, a second
sacred space allowing for b’nai
mitzvah and congregational
services to happen
simultaneously, new multi-use
outdoor spaces and a patio
and pavilion area.
Construction is in
progress, and the Shir Shalom
community is excited. The
plan is for everything to be
ready by the new year.
“It’s bringing new energy
to us,” Moskowitz said.
“Everything is getting
refreshed.”
It was always envisioned
that the building Shir Shalom
moved into in 1995 was Phase
One. There were already
sketches of Phase Two at that
point.
“We knew we never had
enough room for all the
things we’ve wanted to do
here,” Moskowitz said. “As
we’ve grown, and as we’ve
strengthened our community,
this opportunity has come to
fruition.”
Rabbi
Michael
Moskowitz
LEFT: A view from
above as work was
being done at Temple
Shir Shalom.
BELOW: A rendering
of a classroom in
Temple Shir Shalom’s
expanded facilities.