Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) is observed by Jews around the world each spring. It is a day to remember and grieve for the 6 million of our people whose lives were taken by the Nazis and their collaborators before and during World War II. In 1995 Temple Beth Shalom invited all residents of Spokane for the first Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust. The Community Observance has been presented every year since as a time to remember and grieve, but also to honor the survivors and rescuers and, most importantly, to learn lessons about how to make genocide a tragedy of the past.
The Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust includes annual Writing and Art contests that challenge secondary school students all over our region to compete for scholarships by composing essays and poems or submitting artwork that respond to the theme of the year.
This year’s theme is:
Young Heroes of the Holocaust
Here are some important links for this year's contests:
2024 Writing Prompt and Instructions
Fri, April 26 2024
18 Nisan 5784
Calendar
Week at a Glance
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Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 9:45a to 11:15a
Purpose: To learn basic prayerbook Hebrew grammar and vocabulary. Intended audience: Those who are comfortable reading/sounding Hebrew words and are interested in beginning to understand Jewish prayer. Book to purchase: Prayerbook Hebrew The Easy Way by Anderson, Motzkin, Rubenstein, and Wiseman form EKS Publishing Company -
Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 11:30a to 12:30p
Purpose: To learn to read and pronounce Hebrew(not for comprehension). Intended audience: Those who know none or only some of the Hebrew letters and vowels. Book to purchase: "L'Shon ha-Kodesh" by D.M. Rowe from Torah Aura Productions -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 30 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 30th 9:30a to 10:30a
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Thursday ,
MayMay 2 , 2024
Thursday, May 2nd 5:30p to 6:30p
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Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024
Sunday, May 5th 9:45a to 11:15a
Purpose: To learn basic prayerbook Hebrew grammar and vocabulary. Intended audience: Those who are comfortable reading/sounding Hebrew words and are interested in beginning to understand Jewish prayer. Book to purchase: Prayerbook Hebrew The Easy Way by Anderson, Motzkin, Rubenstein, and Wiseman form EKS Publishing Company -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024
Sunday, May 5th 11:30a to 12:30p
Purpose: To learn to read and pronounce Hebrew(not for comprehension). Intended audience: Those who know none or only some of the Hebrew letters and vowels. Book to purchase: "L'Shon ha-Kodesh" by D.M. Rowe from Torah Aura Productions -
Friday ,
MayMay 10 , 2024
Friday, May 10th 5:30p to 6:00p
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Friday ,
MayMay 10 , 2024
Friday, May 10th 5:30p to 6:00p
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Sunday ,
MayMay 19 , 2024
Sunday, May 19th 6:30p to 8:30p
$7 per individual $14 per family -
Sunday ,
JunJune 2 , 2024
Sunday, Jun 2nd 11:30a to 12:30p
Purpose: To learn to read and pronounce Hebrew(not for comprehension). Intended audience: Those who know none or only some of the Hebrew letters and vowels. Book to purchase: "L'Shon ha-Kodesh" by D.M. Rowe from Torah Aura Productions