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Temple Shalom Calendar of Events

August 1, 2022/in /by Temple Shalom

	March 2026
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1 Purim Extravaganza @ AJ Purim Extravaganza @ AJ March 1, 2026 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Adath Jeshurun Preschool, 2401 Woodbourne Ave, Louisville, KY 40205, USA See more details •	2 Erev Purim Erev Purim March 2, 2026 Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Ta’anit Esther Ta’anit Esther March 2, 2026 Fast of Esther Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City March 2, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Bingo City At Breckenridge, 3441 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details • • •	3 Purim Purim March 3, 2026 Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details •	4 Shushan Purim Shushan Purim March 4, 2026 Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Hebrew Class @ TS Hebrew Class @ TS March 4, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details “A History of Jews in Louisville from 1760 to the Present,” a lecture by Sonny Meyer “A History of Jews in Louisville from 1760 to the Present,” a lecture by Sonny Meyer March 4, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Trager Family Jewish Community Center, 3600 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40205, USA “A History of Jews in Louisville from 1760 to the Present,” a lecture by Sonny Meyer, director of the Herman Meyer and Son funeral home, will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 6 p.m., at the JCC. Tickets are free for members of the Filson Historical Society, and $10 for prospective members. This talk recounts important local institutions and people from the earliest settlers through multiple waves of immigration to recent events. Meyer brings a wealth of knowledge and years of experience interacting with generations of folks in the Jewish community, and combing through local history in books and primary resources at the Filson and other Kentucky institutions. See more details • • •	5	6 Popeye Purim & Shabbat Evening Services Popeye Purim & Shabbat Evening Services March 6, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA The BLT Players will perform a Purim shpiel based on the famous cartoon. RSVPs are appreciated and help us with the planning. Email LaTonya at the Temple Shalom office if you can make it: information@templeshalomky.org. After the shpiel, join us for a Purim Shabbat oneg featuring (what else?) hamantaschen. Services streamed online on Temple Shalom's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@templeshalomky See more details •	7 Parashat Ki Tisa Parashat Ki Tisa March 7, 2026 Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 \| Shabbat Parah Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 36:16-36 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/21?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat Parah Shabbat Parah March 7, 2026 Shabbat of the Red Heifer. Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 36:16-36 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-parah-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service March 7, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details • • •
8 Special Congregational Meeting Special Congregational Meeting March 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	9 Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City March 9, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Bingo City At Breckenridge, 3441 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	10	11 Hebrew Class @ TS Hebrew Class @ TS March 11, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	12	13 HIAS/Refugee Shabbat Evening Services HIAS/Refugee Shabbat Evening Services March 13, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA Come to celebrate a segment of our population that has truly made America great, not to mention the world's oldest refugee agency. There will be a guest speaker, reading selections pertaining to refugees and a speaker to be named soon. Elliot Eckel will be the music leader for the evening. An oneg will follow the service. Services streamed online on Temple Shalom's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@templeshalomky See more details •	14 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei March 14, 2026 Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’s command, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan. Torah: Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 \| Shabbat HaChodesh Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/22d?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat HaChodesh Shabbat HaChodesh March 14, 2026 Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Read in preparation for Passover Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hachodesh-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details BLT: Bagels, Lox, and Torah Study at the J BLT: Bagels, Lox, and Torah Study at the J March 14, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Trager Family Jewish Community Center, 3600 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40205, USA BLT: Bagels, Lox, and Torah Study at the J All are welcome to study Torah with Rabbi Beth Jacowitz-Chottiner as Temple Shalom comes to the Trager Family JCC. We will have bagels, lox, and juice along with study and lively discussion. Everyone from the community is invited. We will be meeting in the Trager Family JCC's board room. Please note that there will not be Shabbat morning services at Temple Shalom that day. See more details • • •
15	16 Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City March 16, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Bingo City At Breckenridge, 3441 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	17	18 Hebrew Class @ TS Hebrew Class @ TS March 18, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	19 Rosh Chodesh Nisan Rosh Chodesh Nisan March 19, 2026 Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year (8th on leap years) and the 1st month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to March or April on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Torah: Numbers 28:1-15 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-nisan-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details •	20 RSVP Deadline for TS Passover Seder RSVP Deadline for TS Passover Seder March 20, 2026 See more details Shabbat Evening Services Shabbat Evening Services March 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA Join us for evening Shabbat Services every Friday starting at 6:30 PM. Services streamed online on Temple Shalom's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@templeshalomky See more details • •	21 Parashat Vayikra Parashat Vayikra March 21, 2026 In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/24?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service March 21, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details • •
22	23 Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City March 23, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Bingo City At Breckenridge, 3441 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	24	25 Hebrew Class @ TS Hebrew Class @ TS March 25, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	26	27 Shabbat Evening Services Shabbat Evening Services March 27, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA Join us for evening Shabbat Services every Friday starting at 6:30 PM. Services streamed online on Temple Shalom's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@templeshalomky See more details •	28 Parashat Tzav Parashat Tzav March 28, 2026 In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks. Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Mishkan. Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 \| Shabbat HaGadol https://hebcal.com/s/5786/25?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat HaGadol Shabbat HaGadol March 28, 2026 Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hagadol-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Yom HaAliyah Yom HaAliyah March 28, 2026 Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haaliyah-2026?uc=ical-louisville See more details Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service March 28, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Rd #1531, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details • • • •
29	30 Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City Bingo @ Breckinridge Bingo City March 30, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Bingo City At Breckenridge, 3441 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40220, USA See more details •	31