Sim Shalom, the prayer for peace traditionally recited at the end of the Amidah in most Jewish prayer services, will get a new interpretation when it is performed at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in ...

Almost everyone should notice that times are changing; however, the changes are not making us better. The threat of violence and the absence of peace are widespread and should cause concern in every ...

Each week I have the honor and privilege of teaching a class at Temple Shalom. After each class I am reminded of the passage from the Talmud, "I have learned much from my teachers and even more from ...

An Advent reading for December 5. Amid the pain and violence of our world, we hold fast to this hope: One day Jesus will usher in true and ultimate peace. He also brings us spiritual peace in the here ...

Tune in as host Candace Dellacona speaks with Father Patrick about Shalom Center and their work across Eastern Africa to build sustainable peace through dialogue, mediation, grassroots peacebuilding, ...

I was 20 years old when I visited Israel for the first time. Shalom was one of the very few Hebrew words I learned after spending 15 days in that country. Anyone visiting Israel understands that ...

Someone would probably be labeled a hippie if he or she were to use the English word “peace” as a greeting or an expression when parting. Yet in Hebrew, the standard “hello” or “goodbye” is shalom ...

We often pair it with “quiet,” suggesting peace is an absence of sound. As a former teacher, I remember calming a wild and crazy, wound-up classroom by playing a game of alternating “make noise” and ...

Each week I have the honor and privilege of teaching a class at Temple Shalom. After each class I am reminded of the passage from the Talmud, "I have learned much from my teachers and even more from ...