On Friday, September 9th Rabbi Steve Blane and Sim Shalom Online Synagogue installed 5 associate Rabbis at its virtual Friday night service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sim Shalom, the uniquely created online synagogue, installed five (5) Associate Rabbis on Friday, September 9th. Sim Shalom Online Synagogue, established in 2009 has continued to grow its community.
In 2005 four (4) Rabbis joined the team to offer weeknight services. These JSLI trained Rabbis, Rabbi Deborah McKenzie of Maryland, Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo of Florida, Rabbi Nancy Tunick of Tennessee and Rabbi Galit Levy-Slater of California have provided inspirational and musical services for Sim Shalomers each weeknight at 7:00pm EST. These services are "live" on zoom and streamed via Facebook and YouTube. Additionally those who can't make the time slot can view the recordings afterwards.
Inspired by the addition of Rabbi Elias Zwang of California to the team, Rabbi Steve Blane decided to formalize the involvement of this dedicated group. Rabbi Zwang will be joining Rabbi Blane on Friday nights to facilitate guest speakers, and Cantors and provide overall support. Over the past year Rabbi Blane has evolved the services to include others which makes for rich and vibrant services.
Sim Shalom was created pre-Covid to be a virtual shul. It is not a birds eye view of a brick and mortar service but rather developed to "speak" directly to the attendees. As technology has evolved it now allows for intimate and social engaging services for congregants from around the world.
"The closest synagogue to me is 3 hours away. It's not possible for me to attend regularly. Sim Shalom has been a welcome addition to my life and provides a much needed and constant connection to Judaism," notes a congregant from Louisiana.
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About Sim Shalom
Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected. Rabbi Blane leads accessible, joyful, musical Shabbat services every Friday night using a virtual interface and additionally Sim Shalom provides Jazz High Holiday services, conversion and life-cycle ceremonies along with weeknight services at 7:00PM EST led by Rabbis of this online community.
Rabbi Blane is also the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, http://www.jsli.net, the online professional rabbinical program and co founder of the UJUC (Union of Jewish Universalist Communities) http://www.ujuc.org.
Sim Shalom, a non profit 501 © (3) tax-exempt organization, nurtures a Jewish connection through its mission of innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community. For more information visit http://www.simshalom.com or call 201-338-0165.
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