Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
432 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 07079
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TSTI Greening on Baristanet

Our Greening Certification program was highlighted in Baristanet. Read the article  SO Temple Selected for GreenFaith Certification Program here.
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Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Selected for GreenFaith Certification Program

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Selected for GreenFaith Certification ProgramShareby Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel at 11:53AM on Tuesday, October 26 2010How Green is Your House of Worship?  Since 2005, the Green Team at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (“TSTI”) has been integrating environmental awareness and activities throughout the synagogue’s physical plant, education programs,
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Fulfilling the 613th Commandment

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel “writes” its own Torah scrollBy Edie Sachs From the South Orange PatchDuring the recent Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, when synagogues read the last words of the Torah and then start again at the beginning, the congregants of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel celebrated the occasion in the usual fashion, by dancing and singing with the precious scrolls in their arms. This
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From the NJJN-- S. Orange temple on the run

S. Orange temple on the runRabbi’s regimen leads to 5k event to benefit the environmentby Rabbi Ellie MillerSpecial to NJJNOctober 20, 2010Last June Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange downloaded a “Couch to 5k” application on his iPhone and began running. He mentioned to me that he had decided to train for a run. My immediate response: “I’ll do it
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RUNNING WITH THE RABBIS

Laura Griffin October 10, 2010RUNNING WITH THE RABBIS It wasn't Pamplona, but it was a lot safer, too. More than 100 people came out to run through the streets of South Orange with the rabbis and the senior staff of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Sunday morning. The money raised by TSTI's Run, Walk and Roll will go toward planting trees in Israel and in South Orange, and the race and training
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Rabbis on the Run- from SouthOrangePatch October 5, 2010

Rabbis on the RunTemple Sharey Tefilo-Israel answers a fitness challenge with a congregation-wide 5kBy Marcia Worth View full size    PHOTOS (3)Your photos, videos & PDFs: AddThe senior staff of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israelis investing heavily in sneakers this week. They're preparing for a Sunday 5K run through the streets of South Orange which will raise
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The L'Dor Va'Dor Torah Project in the New Jersey Jewish News

The L'Dor Va'Dor Torah Project in the New Jersey Jewish News
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Completing Our New Sefer Torah

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel of South Orange Completes Writing New Torah in Time for New Year CelebrationBy Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel9/16/2010The congregation and community participated in a yearlong project writing 304,805 letters in a brand new Torah scroll under the guidance of scribe Zerach Greenfield. The Torah writing will be completed and celebrated on Sunday, September 26th at 10 am by the
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES: Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Welcomes New Cantor

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Welcomes New CantorCantor Joan Finn has worked and worshipped at the Temple for years, but in May she took on a new role.View full size    PHOTOS (2)Your photos, videos & PDFs: AddAfter being invested on May 13, 2010 by the Academy of Jewish Religion, South Orange resident Joan Cantor Finn joins Cantor Ted Aronson as a part-time member of the
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Local rabbis reject one-sided criticism of Israel New group supports two states, opposes unilateral pressure

by Johanna Ginsberg NJJN Staff Writer August 11, 2010The original article can be found here on the New Jersey Jewish News website.More than a dozen local rabbis have signed on to a new group supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but critical of Jewish groups they consider too quick to criticize the Jewish state.Founded by a Reform rabbi based in Israel, Rabbis for Israel
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Fitting In (August 12, 2010)

by Johanna Ginsberg NJJN Staff Writer August 11, 2010When Brian Schlesinger of Livingston pulled his three children, Brett, Shay, and Andie, out of Jewish day school in 2007, he enrolled them in the religious school of his synagogue, the Jewish Learning Center at Congregation Beth El in South Orange.Brett was 12, Shay was nine, and Andie was seven. All had attended Solomon Schechter Day School
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