Sim Shalom, the prayer for peace traditionally recited at the end of the Amidah in most Jewish prayer services, will get a new interpretation when it is performed at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in ...

Almost everyone should notice that times are changing; however, the changes are not making us better. The threat of violence and the absence of peace are widespread and should cause concern in every ...

We Jews cherish the allusions, aspirations and emotions intimately associated with certain Hebrew words. One such word is shalom, which, in everyday usage, can mean either “hello” or “goodbye.” The ...

An Advent reading for December 5. Amid the pain and violence of our world, we hold fast to this hope: One day Jesus will usher in true and ultimate peace. He also brings us spiritual peace in the here ...

I was 20 years old when I visited Israel for the first time. Shalom was one of the very few Hebrew words I learned after spending 15 days in that country. Anyone visiting Israel understands that ...

Each week I have the honor and privilege of teaching a class at Temple Shalom. After each class I am reminded of the passage from the Talmud, "I have learned much from my teachers and even more from ...

We often pair it with “quiet,” suggesting peace is an absence of sound. As a former teacher, I remember calming a wild and crazy, wound-up classroom by playing a game of alternating “make noise” and ...