Congregation Am Shalom the Jewish Congregation of Bowling Green Kentucky

CONGREGATION AM SHALOM
The Jewish Congregation of Bowling Green
A REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION

Shabbat Service & Potluck, Friday, January 9

Please join us for a Shabbat Service and potluck on Friday, January 9, at the Presbyterian Church. The Potluck will begin at 6 p.m. in the 2nd floor conference room. Please bring a dish to pass. Dinner will be followed by the Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. in the 2nd Floor choir room. At the conclusion of the service, we will have a desert Oneg and Torah discussion.

Got questions? What to R.S.V.P. or coordinate food? Contact.

We will be using the Evite System to coordinate food for Temple events. You will receive an email from Evite. Follow the link, and you will be take to a webpage with details about the event and places to R.S.V.P. and to indicate what foods you will bring, whether you are available to help set up or clean up, etc. This is a legitimate email from the Temple, and is not a virus or spyware. Using the Evite system will allow us to better coordinate our menus for these events.

Why is Am shalom unique? Because of the closeness of our community and our ability to allow participation for everyone. As a lay-led congregation, we all work together to foster Judaism in South-Central Kentucky.

Am Shalom is the Jewish Congregation of Bowling Green, Kentucky. We follow the practices of Reform Judaism, and are a member of the Union for Reform Judaism (formerly the Union of American Hebrew Congregations). Am Shalom serves the population of a wide area of South-Central Kentucky and the northern portion of the Nashville Metropolitan Area, including Robertson and Sumner Counties in Tennessee. We are located 55 miles north of downtown Nashville. Am Shalom is a member of the Nashville Jewish Federation.

Bowling Green, the 3rd-largest city in Kentucky, is the most rapidly-growing city in the state. The Bowling Green Metro Area, with a population of 105,000, is the home of Western Kentucky University (one of the top comprehensive universities in the Southeastern United States), Mammoth Cave National Park, the National Corvette Museum, and the Kentucky Library & Museum.

Spring 2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, Jan. 6
Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Friday, Jan. 9 Shabbat Service & Potluck, Presbyterian Church
Potluck, 6 p.m., 2nd floor conference room
Shabbat Service, 7 p.m., 2nd Floor choir room
Followed by a desert Oneg and Torah discussion

Tuesday, Feb. 3 Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Sunday, Feb. 8 -
Monday, Feb. 9
Tu Bish'vat
(The New Year of the Trees)

Friday, Feb. 13 Tu Bish'vat Seder, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
2nd floor conference room

Tuesday, March 3 Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Saturday, March 7 Purim Party & Hammentaschen Bake, 2 p.m.
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Friday, March 13 Shabbat Service & Potluck, Presbyterian Church
Potluck, 6 p.m., 2nd floor conference room
Shabbat Service, 7 p.m., 2nd Floor choir room
Followed by a desert Oneg and Torah discussion

Tuesday, April 7 Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Wed., April 8 -
Wed., April 15 Passover begins at sundown and
continues through Wednesday, April 15

Thursday, April 9 Second Night Community Passover Seder
TBA
For information, contact 270-846-1727 or

Monday, April 20 - Tuesday, April 21 Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

Friday, May 8 Shabbat Service & Potluck, Presbyterian Church
Potluck, 6 p.m., 2nd floor conference room
Shabbat Service, 7 p.m., 2nd Floor choir room
Followed by a desert Oneg and Torah discussion

Sunday, May 17 Bagel Brunch
Social, Annual Meeting, Elections
TBA

We have a Membership Application available for download in PDF format. If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, please download it for free.

Most services take place at:
Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green, 2nd floor Boardroom (elevator available).
1003 State Street (corner of 10th and State)
Please enter from the 10th Street entrance.

Directions

From Scottsville Road:
Follow Scottsville Road until it becomes Broadway, and eventually dead-ends into State Street. Turn Right on State Street. The Presbyterian Church is at the corner of 10th and State. Because 10th Street is one-way from College to State, you will need to go around the block to get to the parking lot across the street from the building. Continue down State Street, go Left on Main Street (at the Square), turn Left on College Street, then Left on 10th Street.

From Western Kentucky University:
Normal Avenue becomes State Street. Take State Street downtown to the Square. Because of one-way streets, turn Left on Main Street (at the Square), Left on College Street, and Left on 10th Street.

From I-65 North or South:
Take the Cemetery Road, State Route 234 exit (Exit 26). Cemetery Road becomes Fairview Avenue, then the name becomes 6th Street. Turn Left on College Street and Left on 10th Street.

From the West/Natcher Pkwy/Russellville Rd (Hwy 68/80):
Take Highway 68/80 (Russellville Road) to University Blvd. Turn Left on University Blvd. The road will curve to the Right and become one-way. You will see the Kentucky Museum & Library on the Right. In front of the museum, the road will spit in two. Take the fork to the Left, which becomes Kentucky Street. Turn Right on 13th Street, then Left on Center Street. Turn Right on 10th Street.

Parking Information

Please enter the building from the 10th Street entrance. You may park on State or 10th Street, or across the street in the “Reserved Parking” lot (which is entered from 10th Street). Please note that 10th Street is one way, with traffic coming from College Street to State Street.

For more information, please contact:

Congregation Am Shalom
The Jewish Congregation of Bowling Green
(270) 846-1727
P.O. Box 70186
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42102

Currently meeting at the Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green
1003 State Street (on the corner of State & 10th streets).
Most services take place on the 2nd Friday of the month.