Congregation Beth Sholom

Congregation Beth Sholom is an inclusive Orthodox congregation located in the beautiful East Side of Providence, Rhode Island.  

Beth Sholom is a synagogue that prides itself on dedication to Torah learning, community building, social action and Religious Zionism.  We join together in a shared love for our tradition and our commitment to living that tradition in a modern world.

Torah Learning:

Every week you we have the opportunity to study every aspect of rich texts and tradition.  From Gemara shiurim to contemporary thinkers it is all here.  Guest speakers from around the world have spoken from the Beth Sholom pulpit at our many annual Shabbatonim. Some of our scholar-in-resident shabbatonim have featured Professor Nathan Aviezer, Rabbi Ozer Glickman, Rabbi David Horwitz, Rabbi Natan Slifkin, Dr Marc Shapiro and similar luminaries. As a community we have studied together a variety of ancient and modern writings. Please click HERE for more information about our learning opportunities (and come back often, as this site is updated frequently).

 

Community Building:

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive shul where each person is valued for who they are. Our members include people who send their children to public school and people who send their children to yeshivot. Our shul hosts two annual days of learning that bring together Torah teachers from across the spectrum of the Providence Jewish community. Every year we also host a “This I Believe” Shabbat where a member of the community speaks from the pulpit in a very personal way. Please click HERE for more information about the Providence Jewish Community

 

Social Action:

Judy’s Kindness Kitchen at Beth Sholom is our primary chesed (social action) program.  Every week hundreds of kosher sandwiches and gallons of delicious soup are prepared at the shul kitchen and delivered and served to the homeless and the hungry at the Crossroads Homeless Shelter in Rhode Island.

 

Religious Zionism:

The tone of our shul is Zionist. Many of our members have family living in the State of Israel and we pray for the state’s welfare. We recognize and celebrate the modern Jewish holidays associated with the State of Israel.